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Fantasy Tornado Bottles
from Making Make-Believe
Making Make-Believe
Materials
  • Several clear plastic water bottles (one for each tornado) with tight-fitting lids
  • liquids to fill the bottles, such as: colored water• metallic Liquid Watercolors • oil • shampoo • vinegar • water
  • materials to add to the bottles, such as: bits of foil • buttons • chopped Easter grass • colored paper clips • glitter, sequins • marbles • metallic confetti • pieces of corks • sand • shaved crayons • shredded cellophane
Create fantasy tornadoes from all kinds of amazing materials. How beautiful and mysterious they look as they swirl in their containers!
Steps
  • Partially fill bottles with any of these liquids:
    • clear shampoo
    • half water, half oil
    • Liquid Watercolor, metallic variety
    • shampoo and oil
    • water
    • water, oil, vinegar
  • Then add floating, swirling materials from the materials list. Try just one or a combination. Some favorite combinations to experiment with are:
    • gold Liquid Watercolor paint (about 1 oz.) with water
    • half-colored water, half oil
    • long crayon shavings in water
    • oil with marbles
    • shampoo with oil
    • water with glitter and sequins
    • water with paper clips
  • Screw on the cap nice and tight. Swirl to create fantastic tornadoes!
Making Make-Believe by MaryAnn Kohl
Paperback $14.95

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