Making Rain in a Jar

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This is really simple to do. Kids get a kick out of it. It’s something that you can do any day without a lot of prep before hand as long as you have ice cubes in the freezer.

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– boiling water – ice cubes – a plate – a jar

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You need a jar. Some hot (boiling works best) water, a plate that will fit snug on top of your jar, and some ice cubes.

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Put your ice cubes on the plate. About 4 or so. We used large whiskey ice cubes.

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Fill your jar about a third of the way up with hot water.

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Quickly put your plate on top of the jar.

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What’s happening:

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