Noah has been asking us to buy him a fancy crystal growing kit. I thought it would be a fun idea to grow crystals but didn't want to pay for the kit. So we looked online and found all kinds of great ideas for growing crystals from stuff we already had around the house (salt, sugar, borax, and alum). These pictures were the crystals made with borax and water. They grow in about 12 hours, so we started them in the evening and when the kids got up in the morning they were all ready. They were very excited about them. It's also been great for Noah to learn all about how they are formed and all the different kinds of crystals there all in the world. He told me he now wants to make a diamond! I wish!
Noah has been asking us to buy him a fancy crystal growing kit. I thought it would be a fun idea to grow crystals but didn't want to pay for the kit. So we looked online and found all kinds of great ideas for growing crystals from stuff we already had around the house (salt, sugar, borax, and alum). These pictures were the crystals made with borax and water. They grow in about 12 hours, so we started them in the evening and when the kids got up in the morning they were all ready. They were very excited about them. It's also been great for Noah to learn all about how they are formed and all the different kinds of crystals there all in the world. He told me he now wants to make a diamond! I wish! 
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When you figure out how to make diamonds, be sure to send some my way.
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