{"id":858,"date":"2015-10-18T00:07:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T13:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/?p=858"},"modified":"2016-02-11T23:24:27","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T12:24:27","slug":"castle-clouds-science-imaginative-small-world-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/castle-clouds-science-imaginative-small-world-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Castle in the Clouds: science &#038; imaginative play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-871 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Castle-in-the-clouds-blending-science-and-imaginative-small-world-play-by-Go-Science-Girls.jpg\" alt=\"Castle in the clouds - blending science and imaginative small world play, by Go Science Kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"1750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Castle-in-the-clouds-blending-science-and-imaginative-small-world-play-by-Go-Science-Girls.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Castle-in-the-clouds-blending-science-and-imaginative-small-world-play-by-Go-Science-Girls-51x150.jpg 51w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Castle-in-the-clouds-blending-science-and-imaginative-small-world-play-by-Go-Science-Girls-103x300.jpg 103w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Castle-in-the-clouds-blending-science-and-imaginative-small-world-play-by-Go-Science-Girls-309x900.jpg 309w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Castle-in-the-clouds-blending-science-and-imaginative-small-world-play-by-Go-Science-Girls-250x729.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The kids have been asking to do some more fun acid-base reactions ever since we made our <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/erupting-volcano-prehistoric-small-world-play\/\">erupting volcano<\/a> a few months back. Did you know that by adding a small amount of dishwashing liquid, you can turn the classic baking soda and vinegar <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/fizzy-science\/\">bubbly reaction<\/a> into a frothy, foamy one instead? We used this theory to combine fun science with imaginative play, changing a castle moat into a &#8216;castle in the clouds&#8217; small world scene. Fun!<\/p>\n<p class=\"hide-in-excerpt\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">This post contains affiliate links<sup>*<\/sup>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>To make a &#8216;castle in the clouds&#8217; small world scene<\/h2>\n<p>We used:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000RO08L0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000RO08L0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gosciencekids-20&amp;linkId=VRZAT2IS2JBXG5GF\" rel=\"nofollow\">White Vinegar<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gosciencekids-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000RO08L0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<li>blue food colouring<\/li>\n<li>dishwashing liquid (aka dish soap \/ liquid dish detergent)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00032BPCM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00032BPCM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gosciencekids-20&amp;linkId=HZHFCSAOKI7NXHRH\" rel=\"nofollow\">baking soda<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=gosciencekids-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00032BPCM\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> (aka sodium bicarbonate \/ bread soda \/ cooking soda \/ bicarbonate of soda)<\/li>\n<li>a large bowl<\/li>\n<li>a smaller bowl<\/li>\n<li>castle &amp; various figurines<\/li>\n<li>blu-tack<\/li>\n<li>jug and spoon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/safety-glasses-adjust-kids\/\">kids safety glasses<\/a> (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The girls built a Lego Duplo castle on a small mat, which I blu-tacked to the underside of a small green bowl. I then put this in a larger bowl, so that it looked like a castle sitting on a grassy green hill (if you use your imagination&#8230;.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-863\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Setting-up-a-princess-castle-moat-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Setting up a princess castle moat\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Setting-up-a-princess-castle-moat.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Setting-up-a-princess-castle-moat-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Setting-up-a-princess-castle-moat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Setting-up-a-princess-castle-moat-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I mixed a few cups of white vinegar, some blue food colouring and a small squirt of dishwashing liquid (the magical extra ingredient) in a jug, and let the girls pour the mixture into the larger bowl to make a moat. (Normally the smaller green bowl would float at this point, but luckily our castle was heavy enough to weigh down our &#8216;hill&#8217;.)<\/p>\n<p>Now, here comes the fun part. The girls added small amounts of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) with a teaspoon, and watched their moat froth up and turn into foamy, fluffy clouds!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-873\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Adding-baking-soda-to-turn-the-castle-moat-into-fluffy-clouds-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"Adding baking soda to turn the castle moat into fluffy clouds\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Adding-baking-soda-to-turn-the-castle-moat-into-fluffy-clouds.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Adding-baking-soda-to-turn-the-castle-moat-into-fluffy-clouds-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Adding-baking-soda-to-turn-the-castle-moat-into-fluffy-clouds-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Adding-baking-soda-to-turn-the-castle-moat-into-fluffy-clouds-250x131.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-862\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Princess-castle-with-foaming-moat-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Princess castle with foaming moat\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Princess-castle-with-foaming-moat.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Princess-castle-with-foaming-moat-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Princess-castle-with-foaming-moat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Princess-castle-with-foaming-moat-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The kids then lost themselves in about an hour of imaginative play. <em>(Something about a dragon who, upon waking up from a thousand year sleep, negotiates with a princess about the price of food in exchange for safe flight over magical clouds&#8230;. )<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-860\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fun-Science-Princess-castle-imaginative-play-with-foaming-moat.jpg\" alt=\"Fun Science Princess castle imaginative play with foaming moat\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fun-Science-Princess-castle-imaginative-play-with-foaming-moat.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fun-Science-Princess-castle-imaginative-play-with-foaming-moat-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fun-Science-Princess-castle-imaginative-play-with-foaming-moat-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fun-Science-Princess-castle-imaginative-play-with-foaming-moat-250x375.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Is there a diplomatic princess living at your house, who could charm a hungry dragon into giving her safe passage across magical clouds? Yeah, I thought so&#8230;.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3 class=\"fun-fact\">Fun Science Fact<\/h3>\n<p>This is a variation of a classic acid-base chemical reaction between vinegar (a mild acid) and baking soda (a base), which creates carbon dioxide gas (among other things). Normally you see the carbon dioxide gas bubbling up out of the mixture for a few seconds, before subsiding. In this instance, the carbon dioxide gas bubbles mix with the added dishwashing liquid, making the mixture froth and foam up instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I should also mention that the <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/safety-glasses-adjust-kids\/\">kids safety glasses<\/a> are not really 100% necessary for this experiment, but they are <em>oh so cute<\/em>! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3 class=\"warning\">Please note&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>All kids&#8217; activities on this blog require attentive adult supervision. Parents and carers will need to judge whether a particular activity is appropriate their child\u2019s age and skill level. Click <a href=\"\/copyright-disclaimer-disclosure\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><sup>*<\/sup> This post contains affiliate link(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising revenue if you make a purchase through my link, <em>without any extra cost to you<\/em>. Thank you so much for your support, I really appreciate it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kids have been asking to do some more fun acid-base reactions ever since we made our erupting volcano a few months back. Did you know that by adding a small amount of dishwashing liquid, you can turn the classic baking soda and vinegar bubbly reaction into a frothy, foamy one instead? 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