Underfoot Studio

"Materials:
- Pipe cleaners
- Baking soda
- Water
- deep dessert cup
- Food coloring (blue and pink)
- Spoon
- Paper towel or cardboard base

Instructions:
Step 1: Twist pipe cleaners into a small tree shape.
Step 2: Place the tree on a piece of paper towel in a deep dessert cup.
Step 3: Mix water with baking soda until fully saturated.
Step 4: Add blue and pink food coloring and stir well.
Step 5: Pour a small amount of the solution into the dessert cup around the base.
Step 6: Add just a few drops of the transparent baking soda solution around the base of the pile.
Step 7: Leave undisturbed for several hours or overnight as crystals form."

"Materials:
- Pipe cleaners
- Baking soda
- Water
- clear prep bowl
- Food coloring (gold and turquoise)
- Spoon
- Paper towel or cardboard base

Instructions:
Step 1: Twist pipe cleaners into a small tree shape.
Step 2: Place the tree on a piece of paper towel in a clear prep bowl.
Step 3: Mix water with baking soda until fully saturated.
Step 4: Add gold and turquoise food coloring and stir well.
Step 5: Pour a small amount of the solution into the bowl around the base.
Step 6: Add just a few drops of the transparent baking soda solution around the base of the pile.
Step 7: Leave undisturbed for several hours or overnight as crystals form."

"Materials:
- White pipe cleaners
- Borax powder
- Very hot water
- Pastel blue food coloring
- Scissors
- Aluminum foil trays
- Spoon
- Paper towel or clay

Instructions:
1. Twist pipe cleaners into four small ice cream shapes and arrange them together.
2. Place the arranged shapes in an aluminum foil tray using paper towel or clay for support.
3. Mix 1 cup very hot water with 3 tablespoons borax until fully dissolved.
4. Add a few drops of pastel blue food coloring.
5. Carefully pour a small amount of solution into the tray to cover the base.
6. Allow the liquid to wick up the pipe cleaners as crystals begin forming.
7. Leave undisturbed for several hours or overnight until fully crystallized and dry.

Pro Tips:
- Ensure the aluminum foil tray is level to avoid uneven crystal growth."

"Materials:
- Pipe cleaners
- Baking soda
- Water
- Clear glass bowl
- Food coloring (blue, pink and purple)
- Spoon
- Paper towel or cardboard base

Instructions:
Step 1: Twist pipe cleaners into a small tree shape.
Step 2: Place the tree on a piece of paper towel in a clear glass bowl.
Step 3: Mix water with baking soda until fully saturated.
Step 4: Add blue, pink and purple food coloring and stir well.
Step 5: Pour a small amount of the solution into the bowl around the base.
Step 6: Add just a few drops of the transparent baking soda solution around the base of the pile.
Step 7: Leave undisturbed for several hours or overnight as crystals form."

"Materials:
- White pipe cleaners
- Borax powder
- Very hot water
- Bubblegum food coloring
- Scissors
- Beakers
- Spoon
- Paper towel or clay

Instructions:
1. Shape pipe cleaners into 4 small turtle shapes and arrange them together.
2. Support the turtles upright using paper towel or clay at the base inside a beaker.
3. Mix 1 cup very hot water with 3 tablespoons borax until fully dissolved in a separate beaker.
4. Add a few drops of bubblegum food coloring to the borax solution.
5. Carefully pour a small amount of the colored solution into the beaker with the turtles to immerse the base.
6. Allow the liquid to wick up the pipe cleaners, facilitating crystal growth.
7. Leave undisturbed for several hours or overnight until fully crystallized and dry."

"Materials:
- White pipe cleaners
- Borax powder
- Very hot water
- Scissors
- Glass jars
- Spoon
- Paper towel or clay

Instructions:
1. Twist pipe cleaners into 5 small lion shapes and arrange them together as desired.
2. Use paper towel or clay to support the lion shapes inside the glass jars, ensuring they don't touch the sides.
3. Mix 1 cup very hot water with 3 tablespoons borax until fully dissolved in a separate container.
4. Carefully pour the solution into the glass jars until the lion shapes are submerged.
5. Allow the liquid to remain undisturbed as the crystals form around the lion shapes.
6. Leave the jars undisturbed for several hours or overnight until the crystals are fully formed and dry.

Pro Tips:
- Ensure the glass jars are clean to avoid impurities affecting crystal growth.
- Make sure the pipe cleaner shapes are not too dense to allow space for crystal formation."

"Materials:
- Pipe cleaners
- Baking soda
- Water
- mini mixing bowl
- Food coloring (rose and sapphire)
- Spoon
- Paper towel or cardboard base

Instructions:
Step 1: Twist pipe cleaners into a small tree shape.
Step 2: Place the tree on a piece of paper towel in a mini mixing bowl.
Step 3: Mix water with baking soda until fully saturated.
Step 4: Add rose and sapphire food coloring and stir well.
Step 5: Pour a small amount of the solution into the bowl around the base.
Step 6: Add just a few drops of the transparent baking soda solution around the base of the pile.
Step 7: Leave undisturbed for several hours or overnight as crystals form."

"Materials:
- Pipe cleaners
- Baking soda
- Water
- Oval glass dish
- Food coloring (cyan and magenta)
- Spoon
- Paper towel or cardboard base

Instructions:
Step 1: Twist pipe cleaners into a small tree shape.
Step 2: Place the tree on a piece of paper towel in an oval glass dish.
Step 3: Mix water with baking soda until fully saturated.
Step 4: Add cyan and magenta food coloring and stir well.
Step 5: Pour a small amount of the solution into the dish around the base.
Step 6: Add just a few drops of the transparent baking soda solution around the base of the pile.
Step 7: Leave undisturbed for several hours or overnight as crystals form."

"Materials:
- Pipe cleaners
- Baking soda
- Water
- shallow crystal bowl
- Food coloring (cyan and magenta)
- Spoon
- Paper towel or cardboard base

Instructions:
Step 1: Twist pipe cleaners into a small tree shape.
Step 2: Place the tree on a piece of paper towel in a shallow crystal bowl.
Step 3: Mix water with baking soda until fully saturated.
Step 4: Add cyan and magenta food coloring and stir well.
Step 5: Pour a small amount of the solution into the bowl around the base.
Step 6: Add just a few drops of the transparent baking soda solution around the base of the pile.
Step 7: Leave undisturbed for several hours or overnight as crystals form."

"Materials:
- Pipe cleaners
- Baking soda
- Water
- mini mixing bowl
- Food coloring (sunset orange and purple)
- Spoon
- Paper towel or cardboard base

Instructions:
Step 1: Twist pipe cleaners into a small tree shape.
Step 2: Place the tree on a piece of paper towel in a mini mixing bowl.
Step 3: Mix water with baking soda until fully saturated.
Step 4: Add sunset orange and purple food coloring and stir well.
Step 5: Pour a small amount of the solution into the bowl around the base.
Step 6: Add just a few drops of the transparent baking soda solution around the base of the pile.
Step 7: Leave undisturbed for several hours or overnight as crystals form."