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Kool-Aid Play Dough: Monster Gifts

Kool-Aid Play Dough: Monster Gifts

Posted by on Oct 15, 2013 in Activities for Halloween, Fall Crafts and Activities, Gift Ideas, Halloween, Playdough | 1 comment

M and I made these cute Kool-Aid Play Dough Monsters, as gifts for his friends at preschool, to help celebrate him turning 4! Usually his teachers advise against bringing in treats (due to allergies, etc.) so I thought it would be fun to mix up some Kool-Aid Play Dough for each of his classmates, and package them up as silly monsters.

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Puking Pumpkins

Puking Pumpkins

Posted by on Nov 1, 2012 in Activities for Halloween, Halloween, Science Activities | 0 comments

 Well, Hallowe’en is over, now what to do with our left over jack-o-lanterns? We could just wait for them to rot, leaving them outside until their moldy, ghastly carcasses freeze to the steps, and then throw them away once the stench becomes too unbearable as they begin to thaw… but that’s no fun! So why not use them as part of a classic science experiment instead? When I saw this post from Growing A Jeweled Rose on Pinterest, I knew I had to try it!
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Slime!

Slime!

Posted by on Oct 31, 2012 in Activities for Halloween, Halloween, Science Activities | 0 comments

This looks like a cup of spilled, green, oozing liquid but it’s actually solid to the touch… it’s SLIME! M and I put the slime into a glass and left the cup tipped on its side overnight to see what would happen. In the morning we peeled the slime off the parchment paper and it came out as one big chunk from the glass.

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