I was inspired by this site to host a mad scientist birthday party. Job is my science kid. he loves science. He reads an animal fact file and then stores all that information in his brain. He reads science books like Can You Feel the Force. He loves it. What better way to celebrate his birthday than with a party. So I ordered materials from Steve Spangler Science store, and bought the others from our local grocery store. As the kids arrived, they received a lab coat and safety goggles. We first made rainbow cupcakes with cake mix and sprite, then we used these polymer balls to make jelly marbles in our test tubes. We blew up balloons with baking soda and vinegar. We made slime with other polymers and food coloring. John taught them about Newtonian fluids. I learned a few things too. Then we brought out the most fun thing of all - dry ice. I'm not kidding. This was the best thing as far as the kids were concerned. We put pennies on the ice and listened to the sound it made. John was great because he explained everything. The kids wanted to freeze their jelly marbles, their slime, pour water both warm and cold on the dry ice. We had to shoo them outside to set off their mentos diet pop fountains. I really thought that they would like this the best but it was the dry ice. Finally we had the cupcakes the kids made and opened presents. Wow, two hours went by fast and it took the rest of the day to clean up. But John and I looked at each other and thought that was the best birthday party we've had. It really helped that all the kids were really into it.
I was inspired by this site to host a mad scientist birthday party. Job is my science kid. he loves science. He reads an animal fact file and then stores all that information in his brain. He reads science books like Can You Feel the Force. He loves it. What better way to celebrate his birthday than with a party. So I ordered materials from Steve Spangler Science store, and bought the others from our local grocery store. As the kids arrived, they received a lab coat and safety goggles. We first made rainbow cupcakes with cake mix and sprite, then we used these polymer balls to make jelly marbles in our test tubes. We blew up balloons with baking soda and vinegar. We made slime with other polymers and food coloring. John taught them about Newtonian fluids. I learned a few things too. Then we brought out the most fun thing of all - dry ice. I'm not kidding. This was the best thing as far as the kids were concerned. We put pennies on the ice and listened to the sound it made. John was great because he explained everything. The kids wanted to freeze their jelly marbles, their slime, pour water both warm and cold on the dry ice. We had to shoo them outside to set off their mentos diet pop fountains. I really thought that they would like this the best but it was the dry ice. Finally we had the cupcakes the kids made and opened presents. Wow, two hours went by fast and it took the rest of the day to clean up. But John and I looked at each other and thought that was the best birthday party we've had. It really helped that all the kids were really into it.
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