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How to make home made color chalk from Sue Hannah's book "Crafty Concoctions."

Colored Chalk

Here's what you need
Medium mixing bowl
5-10 drops food coloring
2 1/2 tablespoons warm water
Mixing spoon
1 cup powdered laundry detergent
Wax paper
Plastic wrap

Here's How You Make It
1. In the bowl, mix the food coloring and warm water with the spoon.
2. Add the powdered laundry detergent and stir the mixture well.
3. Form the mixture into a log shape and roll a piece of wax paper around it.
4. Place the chalk in the freezer to harden for about 1 hour.

Here's How You Use It
Use your chalk stick to draw or write on a patio floor or sidewalk.

Here's How You Store It
Wrap the chalk in plastic wrap and store it in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

Variation
Firmly pack the mixture into sections of an ice cube tray. Place it in the freezer to harden for about 1 hour. When hard, pop the chalk out of the ice cube tray.


How to create color mixing bottles from Lori Lenz, the Science Lady.

Color Mixing Bottles

Ingredients:
Candle coloring wax
Food coloring
Mineral or baby oil
Water
Small bottle

Preparation:
Color Mixing bottles are part of our "Chemical Concoctions" class.

Use candle coloring wax, tint mineral or baby oil one of the three primary colors. Fill a small bottle half way with water and use food coloring to tint the water a second primary color. Pour the colored oil into the bottle, filling the bottle about 1 inch from the top. Securely, put the cover on the bottle. Shake the bottle. The two primary colors will mix together to form a secondary color. Since oil and water don't mix, the colors will separate after a few minutes. The bottle will last for years.