A fun easy experiment for all age group but for the young
ones age 3 and under a little assistance with snipping the liquid bag and
pouring it in the little case will still fascinate the little
hands. They don't supply a lot of solution so it’s ideal to be careful and
not to spill so your tree will be a full grown tree.
I have seen
this experiment at many dollar stores such as Dollarama. Take a stroll to
the toys aisle and see if you get lucky, if not you can easily purchase a
packet like this through amazon. I would even try a regular toys store such as
Toys R Us it may be called a Crystal Tree, Mystical Tree or Magical Tree
it’s all the same experiment.
When you open the box and spread out all the pieces you can tell
the magic to the growing the tree is the solution. The solution is made out of Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate which is a soluble salt which is used as a fertilizer, a food additive and a fungicide. Best to keep a close eye to young children when using it so they don't consume it by accident.
I didn't experiment it on my own with Jaylin yet but I wonder if
we poor the solution to a regular piece of cardboard what will happen, will we
get the same result?
If you look closely to the tips of the tree you, it comes in
different colors….some packets may contain one color ie: one of my trees is pink
and the other is rainbow. It depends on the color you received and that will be
the outcome of your tree. The solution is clear/colorless I am guessing its
food coloring on the tips of the tree, that’s another good experiment to try
out in the future. To dip the tips of a regular cardboard box with food coloring
then add the solution. I may need to do more research on the solution to see if
it’s possible to mix on your own with household products. I will update post if
I figure out the solution mix.
The instruction is quite easy:
1. Attach the two pieces of tree together
then spread out the branches.
2. Pour the solution into the base (bottom of
the tree) and not directly on the branches.
3. Let it stand and allow the cardboard to
soak up the solution. The tree will begin to grow shortly but it may take up to
a few hours to fully grow.
As simple as that you are done, the box states the tree will last
3-4days but the tree we have been the same as day one. But keep in mind since
the solution is all dried up and the cardboard is dry as well the crystal will
easily fall off or break. To keep the tree intact I suggest you leave it as
display and not touch it nor shake it.
No comments:
Post a Comment