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Be it in the practical salt shaker or in the cardboard packaging: salt is available in just about every household. But instead of just cooking with it, you can use it to do much fancier things that look great on the one hand, but are also extremely practical:
1) Deco tree
For that you need:
Cardboard (DIN A4)
pencil
Cuttermesser
red food coloring
Monopotassium phosphate
That is how it goes:
1 1) Draw the outline of two trees on a craft box with a pencil. Then mark the middle of one of the two trunks lengthwise with a narrow rectangle.
1 2) Cut out the trees and the narrow rectangle with the help of a cutter knife.
1 3) Paint the treetops on one side with food coloring. Paint the back after drying and wait until it has dried.
Then nest the trees by sliding the slashed tree over the other.
1 4) Place the deco tree in a dish or on a plate and pour it over with monopotassium phosphate.
Tip: Monokaliumphosphat, also known as potassium dihydrogen phosphate, you get in pharmacies or florists. Usually it is sold as a powder, which you can then simply dissolve in water.
1 5) During the next 24 hours, you can now watch your deco tree blossom, is not that cool?
2 ) Wash money
For that you need:
1 glass of vinegar
1 medium bowl of salt
That is how it goes:
Fill a glass with vinegar and add the salt. Then dip a dirty coin in and rub on the two surfaces for a few seconds. If you then bring out the coin, it shines in a completely new shine.
3 ) Oil-salt experiment
For that you need:
1 glass of water
oil
4 drops of food coloring
salt
That is how it goes:
3.1) Fill a glass about three-quarters with water and fill up the last quarter with oil.
3 2) Wait for the oil to settle on top and then add three drops of the food coloring.
3 3) If you pour salt into the glass, you will experience a spectacle that you will never forget.
Both the blossoming tree and the oil-salt experiment are great for making with children. But even clean coins are very practical, because as you can see right away always the right coin because it illuminates you so in your wallet.
Would you like to try more in the kitchen? Then try this colorful candy , which is not only pretty to look at, but also delicious.
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