{"id":2814,"date":"2017-01-15T12:07:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T01:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2019-08-18T00:32:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T14:32:54","slug":"crystal-snowflakes-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/crystal-snowflakes-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make the best Crystal Snowflakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s the best way to make crystal <\/a>snowflakes? Try this crafty winter science experiment for kids.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Making crystal snowflakes seems to be the ‘classic’ Borax crystal science project. I’ve seen it in a bunch of places (like here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>), but everyone seems to do it slightly differently. Some leave their snowflakes white. Some use coloured pipe cleaners. Some add food colouring to the solution. (And I’d heard of a fourth technique used to make crystal rocks<\/a>, which I was super keen to try out with snowflakes to see if it worked!)<\/p>\n

So, being a science family, we decided to do a little comparison experiment at home, to see which technique yielded the best looking crystal snowflakes.<\/p>\n

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Generally I’d recommend this activity for primary (elementary) aged kids <\/a>(ie 7-9 year olds). Younger kids (5-6 year olds<\/a>) may like to try it too, with assistance. My kids first made Borax crystals when they were 4 year olds, BUT they fully understood the need to take safety precautions and not put any Borax in their mouth. Please see safety notes at the bottom of this post when judging if this activity is right for your child.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Four ways to make crystal snowflakes<\/h2>\n

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