Volcano Fun

I was making sauce this afternoon and the boys were looking for something to do.  So I taught them how to make salt dough and turn it into an exploding volcano.  My brother Joe and I played with vinegar, baking soda, clay and plastic green army men for hours when we were kids.
Well, at least until the vinegar ran out.
 I loved sharing this activity with my boys.

Salt dough

 1cup salt

2 cups flour

1 cup warm water

Go in your recycling bin and find a container to use for your volcano.

Mold dough around container.

Ideally, wait a day for the dough to harden.  

We didn't wait and used it right away.  

Our volcano is in a box drying now for next time.

Add 1 T baking soda, 1 squirt of food coloring and enough vinegar to make it bubble.  

As you can see, we tried out all of the colors.  Green was our favorite.

Have fun!