Preschool Powol Packets

My preschoolers' new favorite thing this week has been how to make crystals -- they have been growing a new set almost every day, so I thought I'd share how to grow crystals with anyone else who might want to give it a try!   There are a lot of ways to grow crystals, but I'm sharing the easiest, fastest, most satisfying way here. It's the only one that gives you awesome, "big," results in less than a day! Growing salt crystals or sugar crystals are both fun because they are common kitchen items, but using borax let's you see the results sooner! PARENT WARNING : This method involves hot water . This is a child-assisted experiment, where you (the adult) does all the dangerous hot-water handling, and the kids help with the safer parts. Don't worry--they still feel very invested, involved, and they love the process! SUPPLIES : ** Mason jars ** Hot pad or tongs ** fuzzy craft stick, cut in half ** wooden craft stick or pencil ** string ** powdered borax **