Chemical Reaction

So we did the milk and dish soap with food coloring experiment a couple of days ago. It was interesting to say the least and you do hear a toddler crying at the end because they managed to get a hold of the blue food coloring and dripping it places it has no business being dripped (it landed on his clothes and the table). He was a bit upset that we had to take it away.

So what we used:

2/3 Cup of Whole Milk

Various Food Coloring

QTips

1 Tablespoon of Dawn Dish Soap

Soak the QTips in a small bowl with the dish soap.

Pour the milk in a clear container. We used a glass pie plate so we could see the chemical reaction all the way around. 

Add three to four drops of food coloring in different locations in the milk. Do not mix it up.

Take the dish soap soaked QTip and hold it int he middle of the dish containing the milk for 30 seconds.

Watch the chemical reaction that takes place. We had fun allowing the QTip to drip in various places and watch the chemical reaction that took place. 

These took on an all new look. We thought it appeared like a planet. We also thought it looked like a giant jaw breaker as you wore away at it.

After about 10 minutes, this beautiful array of colors blended and became an ugly gray color.

Before they blended, we got to see how pretty it looked. This is a great way for small children to explore colors. My caution is keep the food color well out of reach of toddlers or any rambunctious preschooler. Well, that is, unless you don't mind certain items to become VERY colorful.