Information

• milk
• vinegar
• food coloring
• cauldron (pot)
• food coloring
• measuring cup
• wooden spoon
• oven mitts
• Parent Wizard

Casting the Spell

Pour 1/2 cup of milk into the cauldron.

Add a few drops of your favorite food coloring.

Use your oven mitts to hold onto the handle of your cauldron.

Stir the milk as you bring your milk to a boil. (You will see the milk bubble as it boils).

When the milk boils, slowly stir in 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Keep stirring.

Within a few seconds, the mixture will become hard and rubbery.

Let the rubbery glob cool. Once the glob has cooled, rinse it under cool water.

Check it out - you can now play with your home grown plastic.

 The Science Behind the Spell:

Vinegar is an acid.

When the vinegar is added to the warm milk, a chemical reaction occurs.

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