Adult Supervision Required... MaterialsLiquid dish soapWaterCookie tray12" Metal wire Directions1. Mix one part liquid soap with six parts water. (For example: 6 cups of water with 1 cup of dish soap, or 3 cups of water with 1/2 cup of dish soap.)2. Pour the liquid into a large cookie tray.3. Make a 12 inch loop out [...]
Adult Supervision Required... MaterialsEmpty soda or water bottle (any size)BalloonBaking SodaVinegarPaper TowelDirections1. Tear the paper towel in half. Take one half and tear it in half again. You will use one of these smaller squares as your "wrapper".2. Place about a tablespoon of baking soda on your wrapper. Fold it up and twist the ends [...]
Adult Supervision Required... Materials1/3 cup pancake syrup1/3 vegetable oil1/3 cup waterA glass jarPiece of plasticA grapeA small corkDirections1. Pour the syrup into the glass jar.2. Pour the oil into the jar.3. Then pour the cup of water into the jar.4. Wait a few minutes for these substances to settle in the jar.
Adult Supervision Required... MaterialsOilWaterPlastic cupFood coloringEmpty soda or water bottle Directions1. Fill a bottle 3/4 full with vegetable oil. A clear bottle will work best. 2. Fill a plastic cup with water and add a few drops of food coloring. Stir.3. Add the colored water to the bottle with the oil, and screw the lid on tight.4. [...]
Adult Supervision Required... Materials1/4 cup Epsom salts bath crystals (You can buy Epsom salts in most drug stores.)1/2 cup waterShallow container or dishSponge (optional)Directions1. Boil water. Remove from heat and add Epsom salts. Stir until the Epsom salts are dissolved.2. Pour the mixture into a shallow container or dish, just enough to cover the bottom. [...]
Adult Supervision Required... MaterialsNewspaperMeasuring cups1 Cup of dry cornstarchLarge bowl or panFood coloring (optional)1/2 Cup of waterDirections1. Put newspaper down on the table top.2. Put the cornstarch into the bowl. Add a drop or two of food coloring. Add water slowly, mixing the cornstarch and water with your fingers until all the powder is [...]
Make lightning in your mouth... Go into a dark room and chew up a few Wint-O-Green LifeSavers while looking in the mirror. (This is one time when it’s okay to chew with your mouth open!) Can you see the flashes in your mouth? Crunching the candy breaks the sugar crystals and builds up opposite electrical charges on [...]
Adult Supervision Required... MaterialsClear soft drinkDrinking GlassSaltJell-O MixDirections1. Pour the soft drink into the glass2. Add some salt and then some powdered Jell-O mix into the glass3. Watch the Jell-O bounce up and down inside the cup as the Jell-O clings to the air bubbles.
Adult Supervision Required - Must be done in an outside location Materials1/4 of an Alka Seltzer tablet1 Fuji film canister - the kind where the lid fits inside the canister. The others don't work!Warm water Directions1. Fill the film canister 1/2 full with warm water. 2. Drop in 1/4 tablet of Alka Seltzer - no more.3. [...]
From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. Alohomora- Door unlocking spell. Aparecium-Spell to make invisible ink visible. Disapparate-To disappear at will. Dissendium-A spell that opens entrance to secret passage to Hogwarts. Ennervate - Spell to [...]