Tie your string to the pencil. If you’re using a pipe cleaner, twist it into a small star or heart shape (this gives the crystals more surface area to grab onto). Dangle the string/pipe cleaner into the jar so it hangs in the middle, not touching the sides or bottom.
You don’t need a laboratory to get started. Most of the best crystal-growing agents are sitting in your pantry or laundry room. making crystals
Grow Your Own Magic: A Beginner’s Guide to Making Crystals at Home Tie your string to the pencil
Best for: Fun, treats, patience testing. Time: 1 to 2 weeks. You don’t need a laboratory to get started
First, a tiny bit of science (I promise it’s fun). Crystals form when molecules of a substance arrange themselves in a repeating, ordered pattern. As a hot, saturated solution cools down or evaporates, the liquid can no longer hold onto all the dissolved solid. So the solid “falls out” of the solution and starts building tiny, perfect geometric structures.