Crystal Garden

Tonight, we broke in to one of the presents we’ve been saving for a rainy day…my crystal growing kit! Mommy helped us get all of the ingredients out and carefully read the instructions. Parker chose to make some green crystals, but I wanted to make a red geode. Actually, Parker just ended up playing with water in the sink, but I’m sure he’ll love the crystals once they’re done.

It was a little crazy for a minute when some red dye spilled out of the bowl and got all over the counter top…that stuff can stain! But, Mommy and Daddy jumped on it right away and avoided disaster, and we quickly re-focused our efforts back to the mysterious geode. It will take a day or two for these things to really take off, but I’m sure it will be worth the wait. Check back for our results, but until there, here are a few quick shots of the creation process:

Growning Crystals