How to do it
- 1
Freeze water with food coloring to make primary-colored ice cubes ahead of time.
- 2
Drop two cubes of different colors into a clear cup.
- 3
Ask the kid to predict what color they'll mix into.
- 4
Pour warm water over the cubes and watch the colors swirl together.
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