Materials
- Large, heavyweight white paper
- Cardboard or thick brown cardstock
- Scissors
- Glue
- Baking soda
- Spoon
- Food coloring (red, orange, or yellow)
- Liquid dropper
- Vinegar
Instructions
- Draw a tree trunk on cardboard or cardstock, cut it out, and glue it onto the white paper.
- Pour baking soda in the area where leaves would be on the tree.
- Use a spoon to press down the baking soda, making bowl shapes.
- Add food coloring to vinegar to create your “paint.”
- Suck up this “paint” with your liquid dropper and squeeze it onto the baking soda on your tree. Watch the leaves fizz!
- Let dry and display as beautiful fall artwork.




