You will need
A wooden skewer (you can also use a clean wooden chopstick)
A clothespin
1 cup of water
2-3 cups of sugar
A tall narrow glass or jar
What to do
Clip the wooden skewer into the clothespin so that it hangs down inside the glass and is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) from the bottom of the glass. (as shown)
Remove the skewer and clothespin and put them aside for now.
Get a helpful adult!
Pour the water into a pan and bring it to boil.
Pour about 1/4 cup of sugar into the boiling water, stirring until it dissolves.
Keep adding more and more sugar, each time stirring it until it dissolves, until no more will dissolve. This will take time and patience and it will take longer for the sugar to dissolve each time.Be sure you don’t give up too soon. Once no more sugar will dissolve, remove it from heat and allow it to cool for at least 20 minutes.