TUTORIAL: How to Make Water Fireworks PLUS Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids Book Review and Giveaway

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I was contacted at the beginning of summer to see if I'd like to review the new book, Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids, and as y'all know of my love for a.) my kids b.) Martha Stewart and c.) crafting well of course I was all, 'heck ya, baby! We are always on the look out for some fun crafting ideas this summer' :-)

I gotta tell ya that I really love this book.  It is right up my alley and just perfect if you happen to have children...grandchildren...maybe teach children...or even babysit children! Hello! It's the perfect summer accessory! 

Check out how thick this book is! It really is an amazing collection of creative and educational crafts that parents as well as kids will love to do. The book focuses on children ages 3-12 and, depending on the craft project, adults may want to help the younger age set with some of them.

The book is full color with detailed photograph instructions.  There is also a photo glossary of items needed to make a well-stocked craft shelf and even a section on basic craft skills (how to make a simple running stitch, etc).

I mean, how fun are these craft projects?!?

I have been dying to get some fun duck tape and now I have the perfect reason to go hog wild in that section on my next trip to my local craft store, yee-haw!

The Water Fireworks project caught my kids' eye when we first flipped through the book so naturally it became our first crafty project!

It is a really neat science experiment and so fun to watch.
Let's make some fireworks, shall we?

Water Fireworks
Supplies
1 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable, canola, olive, etc)
1 clear, glass jar
water to fill jar
liquid food coloring
fork
small bowls

First place one tablespoon of oil to a small bowl.  Then add a few drops of food coloring and mix it into the oil with a fork.  It'll look like the picture above on the right!

Then pour the oil/food coloring mixture into the jar of water and watch as streams of food coloring fall into the water. Neat, huh?

The reason this works is because food coloring is water-soluble meaning it cannot dissolve in oil, only water.  When you first pour the mixture into the water, the food coloring is trapped in the oil.  Eventually it will sink once it makes contact with the water and dissolves.

I love when crafting and science meet!

If you want to see some more projects from Martha Stewart's Crafts with Kids video collection click here.

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