My 5 year-old, A, measured out 1/4 cup of borax per cup of boiling water and mixed the solution until the borax dissolved.Ī has done a lot of cooking so I was confident in her mixing and pouring hot water safely, but obviously please use caution when letting your child work with hot, hot water. We ended up making a dozen Halloween shapes and needed a ton of borax solution. If they do touch, the shapes will grow attached to the jar and could break a bit when you take them out. I placed each shape into a glass jar and made sure it didn’t touch any of the sides or the bottom. (Even though the fishing line is a little tricky to tie, crystals won’t grow on it but they will on twine.) I tied each spooky creation to a wooden skewer using fishing line. They decided what they wanted to make, grabbed pipe cleaners and started to bend the them into shape. Once I grabbed all of my materials, I called my kiddos over and told them we were going to whip up glow-in-the-dark crystals. ![]() Blacklight (optional, but makes the glow brighter).Glasses or plastic container (one for each shape).Fishing line (twine or yarn would work, too). ![]() To prep for these glow-in-the-dark crystals, I gathered a few supplies: Growing crystals is a favorite science experiment of ours and these glow-in-the-dark crystals for Halloween make it all the more exciting!Ĭheck out how to make these fascinating crystals below! Then, grab our 30 Science Experiments your kids will love in our shop!
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