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How to Make The Best Salt Crystal Feathers

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Of all the simple science experiments for kids we’ve made, we absolutely love this one using salt to cover feathers with crystals to make salt crystal feathers. So pretty for any time of year!

We’ve kind of gone a bit nuts here recently with salt crystals. We started with salt crystal witch tools for Halloween, then we made salt crystal leaves. But when we saw these colorful feathers, we absolutely knew we had to cover them in salt crystals.

What we love the most about salt crystals is how easy they are to make.

We’ve tried other kinds of crystals, but they just haven’t worked as well or held up as well. Epsom salt crystals look pretty, but they disintegrate quickly.

We tried making sugar rock crystals a few weeks ago, and we just couldn’t get them to crystallize. Our alternative is salt crystals, and they make one of our favorite simple science projects.

As a bonus, salt is super cheap, making this one of the least expensive thanksgiving science projects you can make.

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HOW TO MAKE SALT CRYSTAL FEATHERS

Follow this guide and learn how to make these beautiful salt crystal feathers during the fall or any time of year!

They are so pretty, kids will want to make them over and over!

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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SALT CRYSTAL EXPERIMENT

If you're looking for simple science projects, the salt crystal feathers are so much fun! These homemade salt crystals are the perfect salt crystal project and you can learn how to make salt crystals fast for any salt crystals science project. #scienceprojects #science #scienceexperiments #stemactivities

Salt crystals form due to the high concentration of salt in the water. When the water evaporates, the salt has to go somewhere.

When the feather is placed in the water, the salt molecules (NA and CL) bond together around the feather. Over time, the salt crystals get bigger.

Salt crystals always form a square or rectangular shape, which we think is quite pretty!

Simple science projects for the win!
stem challenge worksheet

Salt Crystal Science Project: How to Make Crystal Feathers

Follow along with these directions to make your very own salt crystal feathers!

Here is what you’ll need to make your own crystal feathers:

Of all the simple science projects we've made, we absolutely love this one using salt to cover feathers with crystals. So pretty for any time of year!

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    • Faux feathers
    • Salt (1 regular size box of salt makes enough for 3 feathers)
    • Mason jars
    • Clothespins
  • STEM challenge worksheet

HOW TO DO THE SALT CRYSTAL FEATHER EXPERIMENTS

First, make your salt crystal water. We started by filling our mason jars with water. We then poured that water into a pot and added our Salt. Boil the water until the salt dissolves.

Keep adding salt until the pot forms a layer of crystallized salt on top of the boiling water. It looks a bit like ice.

When you have that much salt in the water, you know it will work. In fact, it works quite quickly.

Of all the simple science projects we've made, we absolutely love this one using salt to cover feathers with crystals. So pretty for any time of year!

Pour the salty water into the mason jars. At this point, you’ll have a layer of salt in the bottom of the pot.

You can leave that out of your containers. They will crystallize just fine without it.

Grab the end of your feather with a clothespin so you can suspend it over the center of the jar.

Dip the feather into the jar and set it in a sunny window.

Of all the simple science projects we've made, we absolutely love this one using salt to cover feathers with crystals. So pretty for any time of year!

Your crystals will start to form in just a couple of hours.

However, for the level of crystal in our photos, we left our feathers in the water for about three days.

After three days, remove the feathers from the water. Let them dry overnight.

The next day, your feathers will be encrusted in square salt crystals.

Look at them with a magnifying glass for even more sciencey-fun.
Use our STEM challenge worksheets to record your results.
stem challenge worksheet

More Fall Activities for Kids

If you're looking for simple science projects, the salt crystal feathers are so much fun! These homemade salt crystals are the perfect salt crystal project and you can learn how to make salt crystals fast for any salt crystals science project.

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Filed Under: Fall STEM Activities, STEM Activities

About Brenda Priddy

Brenda grew up thinking she hated science.

But when her 4-year- old daughter was more interested in reading science facts than fairy tales, Brenda realized she had to learn more about science to keep up with her daughter.

Through simple at-home science experiments, Brenda developed a passion for science and now acts as an advocate for STEM education for kids at her website STEAMsational.com.

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