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Kids love to explore different scenes and objects. This neat project will amuse them for a long time.
Steps
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1Get a small plastic bottle. Make sure that it's fully cleaned or rinsed.
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2Fill half with water.Advertisement
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3Add food coloring, glitter, small lightweight plastic items, and confetti shaped like your child's favorite animal or shape.
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4Fill half of the bottle with clear non-toxic oil, such as a light canola oil.
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5Recap the bottle tightly.
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6Let your child play with them to their heart's content.Advertisement
Community Q&A
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QuestionWhy do oil and water do not mix?
Mo.mow.mo.moneyCommunity AnswerThe density of the two is very different, and the two separate into their own kind. The oil floats to the top while the water rests on the bottom. -
QuestionWhich one (oil or water) has more density than the other?
CaeiiaTop AnswererWater. Generally less-dense substances (like oil) float or rise above denser substances.
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