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Halloween
Wow students with the Halloween clock reaction, also called the Old Nassau reaction. This color change reaction goes from orange to black.
Halloween Clock Reaction – Old Nassau Reaction
It’s easy to make a glow in the dark pumpkin with a jack-o-lantern face. Because you don’t have to carve the pumpkin, it lasts a long time. The eerie glow looks really spooky! Glow in the Dark Pumpkin Materials It’s very easy to make a glow in the dark pumpkin […]
Glow in the Dark Pumpkin for Halloween
Illuminating your Halloween jack o’ lantern with green fire is way more interesting than using a candle. Green fire just looks witchy! The effect is easy to achieve and yields fantastic results. Green Fire Jack o’ Lantern Materials You only need a few basic materials to put green fire in […]
Make a Green Fire Jack o’ Lantern
Many commercial face paints contain chemicals you don’t want, such as perfumes, parabens, heavy metals, or allergens. They are also expensive for what you get. Here is a simple recipe for a homemade white face paint you can make that uses natural, non-toxic ingredients. White Face Paint Materials You only […]
Easy White Face Paint Recipe
First, there was the green fire pumpkin. Then, I made a rainbow flames pumpkin. That was cool, but then there was the flamethrower jack o’ lantern. How could I top that? Well, this black flames Halloween jack o’ lantern is less likely to require a fire extinguisher, and actually way […]
Black Flames Halloween Jack o’ Lantern
If you mix dry ice and water, you can make fog come out of a carved pumpkin. That’s great if you have dry ice, but it’s not always easy to get or keep for when you need it. A similar cool option is to burn a smoke bomb inside a […]
Smoke Bomb Halloween Jack o’ Lantern
Frankenworms are gummy worm candies that seem to move with a zombie life of their own. Making the worms dance is a fun science experiment, perfect for Halloween. The project uses candy, baking soda, and vinegar, so it’s safe enough for young children. Frankenworms Materials There’s nothing magical about gummy […]
Dancing Frankenworms Gummy Worm Science Experiment
October is the perfect month for spooky Halloween science projects and experiments. Here’s a collection of projects to make gooey slime, glow in the dark items, and creepy pumpkins. Halloween Science Projects Ectoplasm Slime – Whether or not you believe spirits generate ectoplasm (ala Slimer in the movie Ghostbusters), slime […]