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A 5–10 minutes craft for ages 3–12, using supplies you likely already have — Pipettes, Drinking Glasses, and Shaving Cream.

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    A cartoon of Pipettes
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    A cartoon of Drinking Glasses
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    A cartoon of Shaving Cream
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    Allergen
    A cartoon of Food Coloring
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    A cartoon of Spoons
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    A cartoon of Glass Jars
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    A cartoon of Water
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    Make Shaving Cream Cloud In a Jar

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    "Are you as excited to make this as I am?"

    Heads up! Some supplies may trigger allergies. Check with a grown-up before using them.

    Step 1: Set up your cloud jar

    May need grown-up help
    Fill your glass jar about 2/3rds full. Spray a fluffy shaving cream cloud on top of the water.

    Step 2: Set up your rain

    May need grown-up help
    Add a few drops of food coloring into a small bowl or drinking glass. Mix with a spoon.

    Step 3: Add the rain

    May need grown-up help
    Slowly drip blue food coloring onto the shaving cream (use a dropper or a spoon). After a few drops, the color will start to sink through the shaving cream and fall into the water like rain.

    Step 4: Tips + Variations

    May need grown-up help
    Try different colors to make “storm clouds.” Ask: “How many drops until it rains?” and count together. Use less shaving cream for a “thin cloud” and compare results.

    Step 5: Why this works

    May need grown-up help
    The shaving cream acts like a cloud. The colored water is like water vapor collecting in the cloud. When the “cloud” gets too heavy, it starts to “rain” down into the jar. This experiment mimics the water cycle we see around us every day. Heat from the sun makes water from oceans, rivers, and lakes evaporate into the sky. The cooler temperatures in the atmosphere make the water vapor condense into clouds. When the clouds get too heavy, precipitation falls to the ground as rain, snow, or sleet, where it collects again.
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    Clean up

    Put things away so your space is tidy for next time.

    Reminder, this project used supplies that may trigger allergies. Store them safely!

    Tidy up our space

    Put away our supplies

    Check off each supply when it is put away — and any clean-up tips underneath are done too. You might find a fun surprise!

    • A cartoon of Shaving Cream
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Food Coloring
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Replace all the food coloring caps.
    • A cartoon of Glass Jars
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Water
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Pipettes
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Drinking Glasses
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Spoons
      Where they belong:

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