Milk Magic Color Swirl
Pour milk into a plate, add drops of food coloring, then touch it with a soap-dipped cotton swab and watch the colors explode into beautiful swirls! Kids are amazed every single time by this simple kitchen science experiment.
How to do it
- 1
Pour enough whole milk into a shallow plate to cover the bottom.
- 2
Add several drops of different food coloring around the plate with no need to mix.
- 3
Dip a cotton swab into a small cup of dish soap.
- 4
Gently touch the soap-covered tip to the center of the milk and hold it still for a few seconds.
- 5
Watch the colors swirl and explode outward.
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