Make cool Halloween jack o lanterns using chemistry to up the excitement. Make colored flames, smoke, and glow in the dark pumpkins.
Halloween
The dancing ghost science experiment is a fun Halloween project for kids that explores the effects of static electricity.
Dancing Ghost Science Experiment for Halloween
Learn about the fake blood chemical reaction and see how to perform three easy chemistry demonstrations, including the bleeding knife trick.
Fake Blood Chemical Reaction – 3 Chemistry Demonstrations
See how to preserve a carved pumpkin. Get tips to make a pumpkin last longer and learn which methods don't work.
How to Preserve a Carved Pumpkin
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 […]