A Halloween Potions Party
The kids enjoyed potions class so much from Hogwart's school that my son asked to have a potions birthday party, then we went to the store and he wanted a potions costume birthday party. I gave myself an extra week to plan and we had his birthday party on the 20th. He had a blast! He couldn't wait for the party as he was seeing me set it up. I admit I had quite a bit of fun planning and setting it up. Halloween is one of my favorites and so I jumped at the chance to plan this. Since I had a wide ranges of ages of kids attending, I wanted something interesting for everyone, so I had some science in general type stuff lying around for the older kids to mess with.
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I attempted Metamucil Flubber and I turned it into plastic somehow and ruined a glass dish. :(
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The kids haven't put this one down since I bought it. You become a human circuit by touching one hand on each of the metal ends. When you do, it lights up and makes noise. The fun part comes in when you touch other people and make a big circle and it still works. Then experiment with touching in a pattern and making a song because the second you stop touching, the sound stops.
Just add water and place in a shallow pan to play with. For a really beautiful effect, place in a clear pan on a light box or shine a light into it.
Thinking Putty is like Silly Putty only larger, more colorful and stiffer. The more you work it, the warmer it gets, which loosens it up a bit. It doesn't stick to anything and the kids just liked stretching it and making it pop when you fold it.
This one is fun for older kids. These super powerful magnets can be tossed close together in the air and they attract to each other. When they collide, they rattle and buzz from spinning against each other.
This was a demo I had one of the older kids do. The more you pour it back and forth the slimier it got. Eventually it gets so thick it creates a suction and actually moves opposite gravity.
I found most of these both at Target in the Halloween section and at Cost Plus World Market for less than Amazon, but I think it might be only seasonal. Of course, SteveSpanglerScience.com has these and lots more for sale along with demonstration ideas.
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