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Want to know how to make a volcano with your kids? Making a volcano that erupts is one of those good old classic science projects that kids just love doing! I am surprised that I don’t have this one on my site yet, because it’s a favorite! Also, grab your free printable Volcano Diagram Worksheets, too!

My husband found an old book this past week for my son called  101 Cool Science Experiments  by Glen Singleton. We flipped through the book together marking all of the pages of the experiments that we want to try. He is a little bit of a science fanatic like me. We both get excited about new experiments! He was most excited to try making a volcano!

It’s funny, so many of my experiments were done with my two older kids and now we are really enjoying recreating them with the younger half of the family. This was a favorite of my oldest son snd now the younger kids had a blast with it! Get ready for mess.

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How to Make a Volcano

Watch it all here, or read on for the written instructions.

We made our volcano model with salt dough. Salt dough is super simple to make and can be air dried if you want to make it ahead and save it for a science fair project.

Salt Dough Recipe

6 cups of Flour

2 cups of Salt

2 cups of Water

2 Tbsp of Cooking Oil

Coloring (you can use food coloring or liquid water color)

Mix the best you can with a spoon, but you may need to just dig in with your hands. That’s what I had to do. This is a hard dough so you can mold it and make it stand up around the bottle for your volcano filling. You may need to add a little bit more water depending on your climate. I added 1/4-1/3 cup more after I got into it.

You may notice the gray swirls in our dough. We tried to color our dough with some black  liquid watercolors , but it would have taken the whole bottle, so we gave up!

Building the Volcano

You will need a bottle in the center. You can use a soda bottle a water bottle or a glass bottle like we used. Whatever you have on hand that has a smaller opening on top should work just fine!

Place the bottle in the center of a large cookie sheet. Mold the salt dough into a volcano shape around the bottle making sure to leave an opening at the top to add your volcano’s “lava” filling.

This is tons of fun to shape it to look like an amazing volcano. My kids were creating paths for the lava to flow through.

How to Make a Volcano Erupt (With Baking Soda & Vinegar)

Now to make the eruption solution! Making the volcano erupt is fun, messy and is over pretty quick, so don’t blink! 😉

Ingredients to Make your Volcano Erupt:

Red Food Coloring- Or red  liquid watercolors

A few drops of Dish Soap- about a Tablespoon

2 Tbsp Baking Soda

Mix the red coloring, water, and some dish soap together. We used about 2 cups of water, but you’ll just need to fill your bottle about 3/4 of the way full.

Put 2 Tbsp of baking soda into the bottle.

Pour in your vinegar and watch the eruption go! Now is the perfect time to teach about the chemical reaction between the baking soda and vinegar.

Can we do it again?!  (That’s what your kids will say.)

I am loving that I captured their excited expressions!

Have you done this fun, classic experiment with your kids?

Volcano Variations:

Make a volcano erupt with smoke by adding dry ice! Check out my  smoking dragon post  for tips.

Make a thicker lava by trying  elephant toothpaste  in the bottle!

Volcano Diagram Worksheets

Extend the learning with these Printable Volcano Diagram worksheets!  This printable set includes color and black and white diagrams with both labeled and unlabeled versions. You can use them for learning and for quizzing later!  Download your Volcano Diagrams now!

Learn about Real Volcanos and how they really erupt by reading some books on Volcanoes!

Volcanoes! Mountains for Fire by Eric Arnold is a great place to start.

We also like the Magic School Bus Blows its Top by Gail Herman

You may also enjoy:   30 More  Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiments! It has some more fun ways to experiment with this chemical reaction.

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How to Make a Volcano

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A volcano is a fun science project, especially for kids. You can easily make a volcano if you need a project idea for a science fair! Make your own dough out of common household items and shape it into a volcano. Then, paint the volcano to make it more life-like, and add your ingredients for the eruption!

Mixing the Dough

• The dough will be hard to mix after a few minutes, so you might want to ask for help from a parent, teacher, or older sibling.
• Make sure to knead the dough on a sturdy surface, such as a table or counter. 4
• Using a rolling pin to flatten and knead the dough may also be helpful.
• If the dough is still dry, add 1 teaspoon of water at a time until it sticks together.
• Be careful not to add too much water or the dough may become sticky!
• If the dough still feels sticky, add 1 more tablespoon of flour and knead. Keep doing this until it feels smooth and does not stick to your hands.
• Don’t add too much flour or the dough will not stick together.

Creating a Volcano Shape

• If you are using a tray, make sure to ask your parent or guardian first. Don’t use one that you might want to use again because attaching your volcano to the tray will ruin it.
• The lid of a cardboard box will also work, but make sure to ask a parent or guardian first!
• Ask for help from an adult or older sibling if the dough is too stiff to shape!
• There are several different types of volcanoes. Some have steeper slopes than others, and some are even flat at the top. You can shape the dough to look like a specific type of volcano, but keep in mind that most will have an uneven surface and won't be completely flat.
• This part can be hard. Ask for help from your parents or someone else with strong hands if you cannot get the cup or jar to go down into the dough.
• Make sure to ask for your parent or guardian’s permission before you use a cup or jar! It will become part of the volcano and you won’t be able to use it again.
• Keep in mind that volcanoes are not perfectly smooth! They are rocky and rough on the outside, so it is okay if your dough is a bit bumpy.
• Remember that you can make your volcano look like a specific type of volcano if you want to get technical, or just make a standard volcano. Search for images of volcanoes on the internet to find 1 that you would like to model your volcano after.

Painting the Volcano

• The clay will feel hard to the touch when it is dry. Check it after about 8 hours by pressing it.
• If the dough is still soft after 8 hours, give it a few more hours to dry.
• Make sure to put down some old newspapers or paper towels before painting to protect your work surface.
• You might also want to put on an old t-shirt.
• Opt for a bright orange for a vivid contrast to your brown or black paint on the outside of the volcano.
• You can make orange paint by mixing equal amounts of red and yellow paint.

• Place the volcano out of the reach of pets, such as up on a high shelf or closed room.
• You can touch the paint to see if it is dry. It will feel tacky if it is wet and smooth if it is dry.

Making the Eruption

• Baking soda is a common household item, so you probably have some.
• Ask a parent or guardian before you use the baking soda.
• Any type of dish soap will work! Use whatever is in your kitchen.
• Make sure to ask for permission from your parent or guardian first!
• If you have orange food coloring, you can also use this to color the lava.
• Don’t add the vinegar until you are ready for the eruption! You can leave the other ingredients in the volcano for as long as you need until you are ready to make the volcano erupt.
• You can pour in extra vinegar if there is still some baking soda in the bottom of the jar.

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• If you don’t want to make your own dough and form a volcano, you can add the eruption ingredients to an empty 2 liter (0.53 US gal) soda bottle. The ingredients will cause a volcano-like eruption out of the top of the soda bottle! [11] X Research source Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0

• Ask a parent or guardian for permission before you do this experiment. You may also need help from an adult for some parts of the experiment. Thanks Helpful 17 Not Helpful 8
• Don’t look down into the volcano while it erupts! Thanks Helpful 16 Not Helpful 10
• Stand back after you pour in the vinegar! Thanks Helpful 16 Not Helpful 12

Things You’ll Need

• 3 cups of flour
• 1 cup of salt
• 1 cup of water
• 2 tablespoons of oil

Shaping the Volcano

• A tray or box lid
• A small plastic or glass cup
• Brown paint
• Orange paint
• Paintbrushes

Making the Volcano Erupt

• 2 TBS baking soda
• Red food coloring
• Yellow food coloring
• 1 fluid ounce (30 mL) of white vinegar

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To make your own volcano out of dough, start by adding 3 cups of flour (360 grams) and 1 cup of salt (273 grams) to a large bowl. Then, mix in 1 cup of water (240 milliliters) and 2 tablespoons of oil (30 milliliters). Once the dough is too stiff to keep stirring, shape it into a ball with your hands, and press it into the center of a tray or piece of cardboard. Then, gently shape and mold the dough until it looks like a mountain. You can complete your volcano by pressing a small glass cup or jar into the center of the mountain, which will make the "mouth" of the volcano. When you're done, let the dough dry overnight. Then, paint your volcano brown and black, with yellow and red accents near the opening to look like lava. To make your volcano explode, pour 2 tablespoons of baking soda (14 grams) into the mouth of the volcano. Add 1 teaspoon of dish soap (5 milliliters), and a few drops of red and yellow food coloring to make the foam look like lava. Finally, pour 2 tablespoons of vinegar (30 milliliters) into the opening and wait for the volcano to erupt! Did this summary help you? Yes No

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