Flower Color Change Experiment

This is one of my favorite experiments. Growing up my Grandma would pick flowers from her peony bushes and let us dye them any color we chose. So keeping up with tradition I decided to show my kids just how much prettier flowers can be (I bet you didn't think that was a possibility did you?).

This is a simple experiment that really just requires patience (something my 4 year old is currently working on). Since both Liv and Bennett had to have their own flowers (per Liv's request) we used two separate vases, filled them with water, and added 6-8 drops of food coloring into each. 

The next morning we woke up too.....

Aren't they pretty! This should work with any white flower (carnations, daisies, peonies). You may also notice that the flowers are photographed in the same vase for the last couple of photos. Being the klutz that I am I accidently tipped over and broke the blue vase prior to taking a picture. Ah well! At least I did it after the flowers had changed colors instead of before!