Magic Crystal Garden! Fun for Kids and Grownups alike!  (It’s REAL Science!)
Posted: 29 October 2009 08:42 PM   [ Ignore ]
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If you are older than 40 or so, you might remember this;

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I’m going to relive some childhood memories for Halloween with this.  (Oh, if only some cable channel would show reruns of “Dark Shadows”.)

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Posted: 30 October 2009 12:51 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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I did something similar, with epsom salts, as a kid.. only to find out that the hard water of our town really interferes with crystal growth. raspberry

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Posted: 30 October 2009 10:10 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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I remember those.  We used to get them for presents every now and then.  I was much more interested in the Sea Monkeys because they were alive.  smile

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Posted: 30 October 2009 10:11 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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I did something like this long, long ago.  It worked out okay for a little while, then some salt-resistant bacteria got into it and turned the thing into a green mess of ick.

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