How to Make Borax Christmas Trees
Have fun with this borax Christmas tree experiment! Use a borax solution and a bottle brush tree to make these beautiful crystallized trees. It's a fun Christmas science experiment that results in cute holiday decor!
Yield: 1 borax Christmas tree
Cost: $1
Materials
- Boiled water
- Borax
- Bottle brush tree
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Make the borax solution
- Measure out 2 cups of boiled water.
- Add 1/2 cup of borax into the water.
- Stir until the borax is dissolved.
Step 3: Prepare the bottle brush tree
- To do our borax Christmas tree experiment we're using a bottle brush tree.
- Remove the base from the bottle brush tree and tie a piece of twine to the "tree trunk".
- Then tie a popsicle stick to the twine. You'll want to measure your mason jar and tie the popsicle stick so that the tree is suspended in the jar, not touching the bottom.
Step 4: Make a crystal tree
- Pour the borax solution into a mason jar.
- Place the tree into the solution. Make sure the tree is in the middle of the jar, not touching the sides.
- Allow the tree to sit in the solution 8 to 12 hours (overnight).
- Pour out the borax solution and then let the tree hang in the jar again to drip dry.
Step 5: Admire your borax Christmas tree
- Once the tree is dry (after a few hours, at least) put the base back on.
- Your borax Christmas tree is complete! Admire how the crystals shine in the light.
- Enjoy making different sizes of borax trees and experimenting with different strengths of borax solution. Read more about this below!
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Notes
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