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Milk color movement
Watch color move across a shallow dish of milk.
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A little plan for play
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A shallow unbreakable dish, milk, food coloring, and a drop of dish soap.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Let's make it happen
- Adult pours a shallow layer of milk into the dish and adds a drop of food coloring.
- Watch the color, then adult adds a tiny drop of dish soap near it.
- Observe how the color moves across the surface; discard the mixture and clean the dish.
Adult handles all liquids and checks for allergies; keep soap away from eyes and mouth, do not drink, and wash hands afterward.