Grow Salt Crystals Overnight

Materials

• Epsom salt

• Clean glass jars

• Food coloring

• Bowl or glass measuring cup

• Spoon

• Pebble or sand

• Microwave

Directions

1. Add 1 cup of Epsom salt to your jar

2. Add 1 cup of water to a microwave safe bowl. Heat the water in the microwave for 45 seconds

3. Add a dash of food coloring to the water

4. Pour the water into the jar with the salt. Stir the salt and water for 1-2 minutes to dissolve the salt

5. Drop in a pebble or a few grains of sand (crystals need something to grow on)

6. Place the jar in the back of your refrigerator & leave overnight in the fridge

adapted from Babble Dabble Do