Necessities:
- 1 - 8oz Package of Crayola Model Magic Clay (in white)
- Acrylic Paint (in colors you want to paint your volcano)
- Small Paintbrush (like the ones that come with watercolors)
- Baking Soda
- Vinegar
- Cake Pan
- Cookie Sheet
Directions:
I have three boys, so I split the 8 oz package into 3 even pieces.
Roll them into balls, to get the sizes as even as possible.
No, it doesn't need to be pretty.
Mold the balls into mini volcanoes.
Shaping them into cylinders first and then use your thumb to press sides down at an angle to form them into slanted mounds.
Make sure to have a big crater on the inside.
Once they are molded you have 2 options:
- Let them air dry, which can take a few hours to a whole day, depending on the thickness of your volcano.
- Set your oven to Convect and cook on a non stick foil lined cookie sheet at 200with door cracked open for 10 minutes, rotating top to bottom, until fully cooked. Ours took roughtly 30 minutes.
Let them cook completely.
After they have completely cooled you may paint your volcanoes as you wish.
(When painted they seem more realistic)
Here is how my boys did them:
Wait for paint to dry.
I placed each of the volcanoes in their own cake pan, since it's going to get messy. Plus, it makes for an easy clean up!
Add 3-4 tsp. baking soda inside the bottom of your volcanoes.
Slowly pour desired amount of vinegar into the volcano. (We added 4 tsp at a time, to watch it happen over and over)
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| Not the best picture, I forgot to get it when it first started exploding. |
