How To Make Your Own Volcano

• A piece of cardboard and plenty of newspaper

• Paper Mache glue

• Paint

• Red food dye

• Plastic drinks bottle

• Vinegar

• Funnel and measuring jug

• Few drops of liquid dishwashing detergent

• Baking soda

Glue your bottle to a cardboard base

Get your glue ready.

UPVA mixed with water works well.

A paint tray makes it less messy

Roll balls of newspaper around in your glue

Build up your volcano from the base….. no rush, take your time !

Keep going until your volcano starts to take shape

Then you need thin strips of newspaper to neaten it all up

You can now mould your volcano to any shape you like

Make sure you leave the bottle opening free from paper

After you glue has dried (Overnight perhaps) Its ready for painting

Again the colours and style is up to you, remember all volcanoes are unique!

You can add texture, twigs for trees, moss for vegetation and even a few buildings nearby if you like

• Vinegar – Fill half the bottle

• A few drops of red food colouring

• 2 tea spoons of baking soda

• Liquid detergent or ground tablets work too.

• Add your vinegar with a few drops of food dye

• Then add your baking soda and detergent

• It should then erupt, if not give it a gentle stir, then stand well back

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