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jacquie

My son adored this book;

Ultimate Book of Kids' concoctions

when he was younger.

We did a kind of mad scientist themed birthday party for his 7th (or maybe 8th) birthday based on a couple of ideas from it

We had all the kids make their own batch of slime to take home (made from white glue and borax and other non-dangerous household stuff). They got a lot more and it lasted a lot longer than those little egg thingies you get it in and it cost practically nothing. They had a choice of food colourings to put in it too.

Then I made 'treasure stones' and put those expanding sponge "grow your own dinosaurs inside and hid them round the garden. I told the kids we had had a meteor shower and they had to find the stones and break them open to find the treasure. One of the ingredients is used coffee grounds and I discovered, just at the right time, that Starbucks give away theirs free for people to put on their gardens!

It was a very successful party.

There are loads of other ideas in there too, and there is a second volume - we never got that but I bet it is just as good as the first.

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KnittingLadybird · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject:

i love the idea of making my own slime...my kids 9especially Ds loves this stuff)

Cheers!
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Auntie Noo · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:32 am Post subject:

OOh I can't wait til my nephew is a little older (only 2 1/2) 'cos we always have messy fun at Auntie Noo's house and this book seems perfect!!!! (Anyone get the idea that I like it as much as he does??) Wink

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PiratePurls oldest · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:49 pm Post subject:

what age groups is it for?
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jacquie · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:38 pm Post subject:

I am not sure - some of the things appeal to kids of all ages - even me, but here you can see the list of contents and parts of some of the pages:

http://books.google.com/books?id=...p;sig=2u-poT4YpV7Kndlmnlluasz_mFQ

Is there anything there you'd like to make?
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