Friday, October 23, 2020

Awesome Magic Paper Towel Trick

My kids just love a good magic trick, especially ones that they can do over and over. This magic paper towel trick is the perfect activity to do with kids of any age! Even my teen daughter a gave it a try and loved it too. 





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This is by far the easiest magic trick to do and requires no pre-planning to pull it together. A few simple supplies, which you probably already have at home is all you need. 

Here are the supplies you need in order to do this super fun paper towel magic trick:


Awesome Magic Paper Towel Trick


Here is how to start making the magic paper towels. First, take one sheet of paper towel and fold it in half. Draw a shape or design on the top layer of the paper towel. Press the marker firmly so some of the color bleeds through to the second layer beneath it. Open up the paper towel and fill in the area outlined by the marker that bled through. See my pictures and video for some creative ideas and inspiration. 





Fill the plastic container or Pyrex dish with about an inch of water and set it on a hard flat surface like a kitchen table or countertop. 

Next, take the decorated paper towel keeping it folded in half with the outlined side facing up and set it into the water. Now watch the "magic" happen as the water soaks the paper towel revealing the hidden colors and pictures on the underneath layer.






This trick could be considered a combination science project meets art lesson too if you are using it in your homeschool activities like we did. Here are some educational ideas and questions you could introduce for the science and art lessons related to the magic trick:

1. What happens to the colors if you change the temperature of the water? Does warm or cold water make the colors 
mix faster or slower?

2. What are primary and secondary colors? What happens when certain primary colors mix together in the water? Do you see any new colors?

3. Practice reading sight words by writing one or two letters on the top layer and the rest of the letters to the word on the second layer. Encourage your child to read the word once it is magically revealed. 

Inspiring Idea - Spiderweb & Spider/Bug





My kids absolutely loved this project and I know yours will too. Now it's your turn - leave a comment to tell me what type of drawings your family did! I cant wait to hear all about the fun your kids had with this project. 

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