Basic instructions for creating your own exploding volcano. Have used this build design in a 2nd grade classroom.

1. How to Build a Volcano
1) ½ Cup of vinegar
2) ½ Cup of Baking Soda
3) ½ Cup Carbonated Soda (Red Color)
4) Red dye baking
5) 6 tablespoons of liquid dishwashing soap (Red Color)
6) 6 tablets of candy Mentos
Place the baking soda and red dye in a used pickle jar.
Mix these ingredients thoroughly with a spoon. Add the
vinegar, soda and mentos together in the jar and the
reaction takes place.
By increasing the amounts of the batch, the large the
reaction will obviously occur.
The chemical reaction:
NaHCO3 + CH3COOH → Na+ + H2O + CO2 + CH3COO-
Carbon dioxide is released creating the fizz.