Snow storm outside? Not cool. Snow storm contained in a jar? Awesome! 

For this activity you will need the following items:

• Baby oil (you can use vegetable oil as well but the liquid will be yellow)
• White paint
• Alka-Seltzer tablets
• Clear glass or plastic jar (empty spaghetti sauce or pickle jar)
• Paper towels (just in case)
• Glitter (optional)
• Blue food coloring (optional)

Now here’s what you do: 

1. Fill up ¼ of the jar with water.
2. Add about a teaspoon of white paint in the water and stir to mix. The mixture should look like milk. If necessary add more paint.
3. Fill up the rest of the jar with baby oil. Let the water and paint mixture settle to the bottom.
4. Add glitter in the mixture if desired (not necessary but it makes the snowstorm prettier).
5. Add a few drops of blue food coloring if desired (to simulate the color of the sky).
6. Let the water/paint mixture settle on the bottom. 
7. Break up an Alka-Seltzer tablet and drop the broken up pieces one at a time into the jar. 
8. Watch the magic happen!

Isn’t this much nicer than a blizzard outside? It’s definitely warmer! Follow the link below to learn about the science of this activity. And share with us your results! Do so on Facebook or Insta using #CMofILHomeFun

 Source: mombrite.com