My boys have become enthralled with tornado's over the last few weeks. They actually got to see the aftermath of a tornado that struck not far from our house which has heightened their interest. We get all kinds of questions from "Where do we go if there is a tornado on the "big road"?" to "Where do you go if a house doesn't have a basement or a bathroom or a middle of the house?" We've talked alot about how a tornado is formed and watched videos on You Tube about all kinds of storms. So, this past weekend we also made this:
Yep, the classic "Tornado in a bottle". All it takes is a couple of two liter bottles and some duct tape. I added blue food coloring to the water for the effect but it isn't needed.
To be honest, the boys were not that impressed. It took about two times of making the "tornado" before they walked away. Oh well, at least we tried!