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Afternoon Activities: Volcano part 2

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Munchkin and D were both able to find the parts that they needed to complete their respective projects.  While Munchkin was able to complete her project, D was not so fortunate.  He’s still fighting with his truck, but that’s a different story…. After Munchkin finished assembling the volcano, we located the necessary baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, and dish soap.  We tried 3 different experiments: baking soda, vinegar, dish soap baking soda, vinegar, dish soap, food coloring baking soda, vinegar, food coloring We determined that the dish soap, while creating a slower flow, was making way too many suds.  Thus,…

Afternoon Activity: Volcano part 1

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D was away on a short trip the last couple of days, and I have been dealing with headaches this week.  Munchkin has been very patient and gracious while I’ve needed to rest more than usual.  We’ve cuddled in bed and watched movies.  (Well, she’s watched the movie quietly while I rested.)  While she was okay with this, she eventually needed something to do.  Thankfully, I have various items set aside for times like these. Munchkin decided that she wanted to work on the volcano activity set.  I had picked up this Smithsonian Great Volcano set at a thrift store…