Raining Cloud in a Jar
Shows kids how clouds hold on to moisture until it gets too heavy, then, it releases it all in a big gush of rain! Shaving cream represents clouds in the air. The water represents the air that we breathe and the atmosphere. The colored rainbow water represents rain. Just like a real cloud, when the shaving cream “cloud” gets too full of colored water, it “rains” the liquid down into the jar just like real clouds rain water back down to earth.
What you need:
- Shaving cream
- Pipette
- Mason jar
- Food coloring in as many rainbow colors as you can find (we found red, yellow, green, blue, and purple)
- Water
- Add a few drops of food coloring in as many rainbow colors you can find (i.e. red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) into a small bowl or cup for each color. Add a little bit of water to dilute it, but not too much to keep the colors vibrant. Add a pipette into each bowl of food coloring. (Tip: You can substitute food coloring with your unused PAAS egg dye).
- Fill your vase or mason jar about 3/4 full of water. Add shaving cream on top.
- Now you can start dropping your “raindrops” into the vase or jar. The drops will slowly make their way through the “clouds” into the water. If you find they are not dropping down, you can also push the pipette a little bit more into the shaving cream (but be careful not to push too far or you’ll end up in the water).
