Grow crystals

Learn what the best materials are for growing your own crystals at home. This goes over different kinds of crystals and how the grow.

It's easy to grow magnesium sulfate or Epsom salt crystals. Follow this simple recipe and learn how to color and preserve the crystals.

Creating these DIY crystals is a lot of fun! When crystals such as amethyst are too expensive to buy, create your own using household items.

To make beautiful geodes in your own kitchen you need more patience and time than anything else! Here is the basic recipe to start you off in the world of beautiful geodes.

Grow your own "Kristal's Crystals". Grow in 2 to 7 days and can be kept growing by adding solution. NYC Toy Fair 2008 (non-toxic).

I love it when kid-friendly activities have an educational twist to them. It’s always tons of fun to play “mad scientist” with my kiddos – especially on a rainy afternoon. Today, I’m going to show you how to grow crystals. With a few simple materials (and some very easy steps!), you’ll see crystals form before […]

These borax crystals are SO COOL and beautiful! Use pipe cleaners and a simple borax and water solution to grow your own crystal gems. This is such a pretty and fun science experiment! Borax Crystals Making borax crystals is such a cool science experiment. It takes a bit of patience to let the crystals grow, but the results are amazing! Borax crystals are a great chemistry experiment showing the recrystallization process. Kids can see how molecules react to different temperatures, and…

Try a fun kitchen science experiment with your kids. Learn how to make rock candy crystals with Kool-aid! Teach about supersaturated solutions, too.

Hey, I'm Chase. I first fell in love with growing crystals in high school chemistry class. My teacher asked us to prepare copper sulfate salt.

Growing crystal geodes is very simple, but it requires a bit of time. It's a cool science experiment that kids as young as 5 can help with.