🍀Leprechaun Potion🍀

Leprechaun Potion

St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect time for a little hands-on, screen-free STEM magic! This Leprechaun Potion activity combines science, sensory play, and imagination into one bubbly, fizzy adventure. You can use simple kitchen ingredients. Kid can create their veryb own sparkling, green potion that reacts and fizzes like real magic. Plus, by adding a hint of minty or vanilla scent, this activity engages all the senses for a truly magical experience! Ready to mix up some leprechaun mischief? Let’s get started! 🌈🔬

Enjoy a fun, fizzy experiment with a magical St. Patrick’s Day twist!

What You Need:

✅ Baking soda (about ½ cup)
✅ Vinegar (about ½ cup)
✅ Green food coloring
✅ Dish soap (optional, for extra bubbles)
✅ Gold glitter (optional, for a sparkly effect)
✅ Mint or vanilla extract (for a fun scent)
✅ Small bowl or cup
✅ Spoon or dropper

How To:
1️⃣ In a small bowl, mix baking soda with a few drops of green food coloring and gold glitter.
2️⃣ Add a few drops of mint or vanilla extract to give your potion a magical scent! 🌿
3️⃣ For extra bubbly fun, mix in a small squeeze of dish soap.
4️⃣ Slowly pour vinegar into the bowl and watch the fizzy, foamy reaction bubble up like leprechaun magic! 🌈✨
5️⃣ Talk about how the baking soda and vinegar react to create carbon dioxide gas—like a real magic potion!

🌟 Sensory Boost: Let kids touch, smell, and even listen to the fizzy sounds for a full sensory experience.

🍀 Magical Question: What do you think a leprechaun would use this potion for? Let their imaginations run wild!