Make a non-toxic lava lamp at home

Jan 06, 2009 No Comments by Carl

This is one of our most popular do at home activities! With just a few items from your kitchen you can create a bubbling version of a lava lamp. To get started gather up some vegetable oil, water, food coloring, a plastic bottle and some effervescing (the bubbling kind) antacid tablets. Start by cleaning out [...]

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The Amazing expanding bar of soap

Jan 05, 2009 No Comments by Carl

Who would have thought that soap could be so much fun? Not only does Ivory soap float in water, but if you heat it in a microwave it will expand into a mass of soap about three times larger than the bar. This experiment also generates some strong soapy smells – so be prepared! What [...]

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How to make a shrunken head

Dec 30, 2008 1 Comment

Making a shrunken head for Halloween, or anytime for that matter, is fun and it only takes a apple and a few other items from around the home.

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Cookie mining

Dec 26, 2008 1 Comment

Cookie mining is a fun activity that might get you thinking about what it take to mine for minerals in the Earth’s crust. Can you extract the minerals without making a mess or destroying the materials around it?

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Hoop Gliders

Dec 26, 2008 1 Comment

Hoop gliders are pretty cool cause they look like they shouldn’t really be able to fly as well as they do. Two hoops of paper taped to a soda straw actually fly pretty well. This is a pretty simple activity that you have to try just to see how well it really works!

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Make a balloon flinker

Dec 26, 2008 No Comments

A balloon flinker is a fun thing to create if you happen to have some birthday party balloons just floating around the house. The idea is to add just enough weight to the balloon to balance out the lifting force of the helium gas in the balloon.

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Bubble makers

Dec 26, 2008 No Comments

Here’s a way to make a simple make bubble making device using things around the kitchen.

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Ink Marker Chromatography

Dec 22, 2008 9 Comments

Are black inks all the same? This experiment will allow you determine what colors are combined to make black ink in some common water based markers.

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Make a Mentos Fountain

Dec 22, 2008 No Comments

This is the now classic “mentos fountain” experiment with a little twist … we use lifesaver candies. Since Lifesavers have a hole in the middle they are just begging to be strung on a paper clip, held in place with a binder clip and then dropped into a 2 liter bottle of soda! Check out [...]

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Fake Blood and Flesh Recipies

Dec 22, 2008 No Comments

This stuff is great fun around halloween, but who says you have to wait till October for some fun with fake wounds and fake blood? Mix up a batch and see how gross you can make it look!

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