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💎 Grow a Crystal Garden

⏱ about 20 min ⚡ challenge Science & Magic

Dissolve salt or sugar in warm water and let it sit for a few days to grow sparkling crystals. Watch them appear like tiny gems.

🧺 What you'll need

👣 Steps

  1. Stir salt or sugar into warm water until no more will dissolve (grown-up help for hot water).
  2. Pour it into a jar and dangle a string from a pencil into the liquid.
  3. Put the jar somewhere it won't be bumped.
  4. Check each day for a few days and watch crystals grow on the string.
💎 Track it & earn Stardust

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