Kids Fun Science Experiment Borax Snowflakes

string
wide mouth jar
white pipe cleaners
blue food coloring (optional)
boiling water
borax

Cut a white pipe cleaner into 3 equal sections.Twist the sections together in the center so that you have a "six-sided" star shape.

Pipe cleaners and string form a snowflake base for the crystals to grow on. If your points are not even, trim the pipe-cleaner sections to the same length. Now attach string along the outer edges to form a snowflake pattern (I didn't do this part but you can if you would like)

.Attach a piece of string to the top of one of the pipe cleaners and tie the other end to a pencil (this is to hang it from). Fill a widemouth jar with boiling water. Mix borax into the water one tablespoon at a time. Use 3 tablespoons of borax per cup of water. Stir until dissolved,

(don't worry if there is powder settling on the bottom of the jar). If you want you can add a little blue food coloring now to give the snowflake a bluish tinge. Insert your pipe cleaner snowflake into the jar so that the pencil (or paddle-pop stick)