Post on 21-Sep-2020
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
ScissorsStanley knife
ERUPTING VOLCANO
Plastic bottle Thick cardboard
(50cm x 50cm)
Newspaper
White vinegar (1 cup)
Red food colouring (5-10 drops)
Baking soda (2-3 tsp)
Craft paintPaint brushes
Dinosaur figurines
Bostik Clag Paste
Bostik Craft PVA Glue
Cut the top and bottom off the plastic bottle. Get an adult to assist with using the safety knife.
Note: Adult assistance required for this step!
To begin building the volcano, scrunch strips of paper into balls, apply clag and stick them
around the base of the bottle. Repeat this step, working your way around and up the bottle to
form a base for the paper mache.
Shred the newspapers into long strips.
Use Bostik Craft PVA Glue to stick the plastic bottle to the centre of the cardboard.
Make sure the plastic bottle is upright.
STEP 1: STEP 2:
STEP 4:STEP 3:
ERUPTING VOLCANOPROJECT SHEET:
Next, apply glue to a strip of paper and lay it onto the scrunched-up paper - from the top of the
bottle to the bottom. Continue this process until the entire volcano is covered. Repeat step 5 twice - you’ll need at least three layers of paper! Leave the
volcano to dry for 48 hours.
Paint the volcano.
Decorate the volcano with dinosaurs. Make Your Volcano Erupt.Take your volcano outside - this could get messy! Pour the baking soda into the top of the volcano.
Add the red food colouring to the white vinegar, tip it into the volcano, and watch it erupt!
STEP 5: STEP 6:
PROJECT SHEET: ERUPTING VOLCANO
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