(I’m pretty sure Shannon’s “five ingredients or less” request was supposed to be edible. I wouldn’t eat this one, but I strongly encourage you to try it anyway. And a scrumptious edible suggestion is at the bottom of the post. Enjoy!)
If you’re looking for a fun activity/experiment to do with the kids, this one is a hit. It’s not my idea - Darla first saw it done at school. All you need is a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke (diet works better) and a pack of Mentos.
Unscrew the sealed cap on the soda and insert the Mentos. The more Mentos, the better, and it helps to use a funnel or rolled paper to insert the Mentos quickly.
Then RUN!!! Apparently the air bubbles in the candy hyperfizz with the carbonation in the soda. The geyser only lasts for a short while, so have your camera ready.
For a total of about $2.50 in supplies, this was a fun diversion. (Mamacita tells me this is a Steve Spangler original - find lots more fun activities here.)
If you’re actually looking to eat your five ingredients or less, I recommend this:
Five slice-and-eat discoveries at a farmer’s market or grocery store. This plate served four and includes canary melon, blackberries, strawberries, sweet corn and summer sausage. The fresher the better — and the less cooking the better. Only the corn was hot in the pic. (P.S. The wine is mine. Get your own;)))
For more fun ideas, visit Rocks in My Dryer on Wednesdays.
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9:43 pm
Oh, we LOVE the Mentos Geyser at our house! I signed up for Steve Spangler’s Experiment of the Week, and the Mentos Geyser is just one of DOZENS of fun experiments we’ve done. We’ve always loved science here, but our budget is small and there isn’t much extra to buy “supplies” or kits. Steve Spangler’s experiments - the Mentos Geyser is his original idea - can be done with stuff already in my kitchen most of the time. Can you tell that we’re huge Spangler fans here?
Oh, and the Mentos Geyser is even more fun if you use the Geyser Tube! http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/2072
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week.html?source=blog
11:50 pm
Oh my gosh what a blast!
12:35 am
Oh this is right up our alley! Thanks!!!
7:46 am
My hubby is a Cokeman (delivers and works there) and yet we’ve never done this. we are SOOOO going to this weekend now.
8:24 am
Hey kiddo, my friend Vicki found out about this “fun” thing when the police brought Brett home for exploding the mento and coke thing in the Famous Dave’s parking lot. Kinda took a lot of the fun out of it, but we all found out what this experiment was anyway……..
1:44 pm
I think I saw the mentos thing on Leno! What messy fun!
Love the other recipe - was thinking maybe I was a bad mom for doing dinners like that, then thought, Eh, the French do it, right?
2:50 pm
The Mentos/Coke “experiment” is such a hoot! You’ve got good snaps here, too! Have you ever seen the GIGENDOUS Mentos Geyser on YouTube? It think it’s choreographed to one of Beethoven’s symphonies! I have another idea to keep you in a festive mood–Make sure to visit my blog on Sunday–I’m running another silly sweepstakes, & you’re a pretty good funny caption-writer!
3:28 pm
We’ll have to try this! My kids would love it.
3:37 am
While I’m trying the Diet Coke/Mentos thing can I have a bite of all that lovely summer produce? Please? I’ll even share my glass of wine!
11:03 am
My boys would love the Coke and Mentos explosion. We may have to try that sometime.
5:40 pm
How have I not seen your blog? These photos are awesome. I did this with my kids last summer, but missed the eruption on camera.
1:41 pm
You’d probably enjoy this Youtube video featuring mentos and coke and a bellagio style fountain!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znoSaHwbHYg