Grow Your Own Geodes

3 Tablespoons Borax

1 Cup boiling water

Food coloring

Pipe cleaners

Large jar, glass or pitcher

Dish cloth

Skewer, butter knife, chop stick

Fishing line or curling ribbon

Shape the pipe cleaner(s) and thread fishing line or curling ribbon through the edge.

Put it in your empty container and using a skewer, butter knife or chop stick, tie the ends around it so that your pipe cleaner shape doesn’t touch the sides or bottom of your container. Once you’ve got it tied off at the right height, remove it from the container before you add your water.

Bring water to a boil and carefully pour into your container. Add the Borax and food coloring (if needed), stirring until the Borax is completely dissolved.

Add your pipe cleaner shape tied to the skewer, butter knife or chop stick and cover with a dish cloth.

Let sit overnight or about 5 hours. Uncover and be amazed!

Carefully pull out the fishing line or curling ribbon from your finished geode.