Did you know that if you put a Skittle in a glass of water the 'S' will float off all in one piece?
Tonight we saw it with our own two eyes!
And it was fabulous!
About a month ago I saw an article in Family Fun magazine about a family that does fun experiments with their Halloween candy.
I have been patiently waiting all month long to try it myself.
Oh ya, and I let the kids watch, too.
Let's not kid ourselves here, we all know I home school my kids and do these fun things for myself.
Sure, they can come along for the ride, but I am the one who wants to do these crazy things.
I really wanted to know what would happen if we filled a tray with candy and put them in the oven.
I'm the one that wanted to watch two atomic war heads bubble over when we dissolved them in water and added baking Soda to the mixture.
I wanted to see the rainbow colors melt away and leave fantastic colors in cups and bowl and dishes.
This activity did not disappoint.
The magazine listed a website with many different activities to try with different candies.
This activity did not disappoint.
The magazine listed a website with many different activities to try with different candies.
Baby watched and ate chocolate covered raisins as Lemon heads and suckers were being smashed to smithereens and sprayed my newly cleaned kitchen floor with tiny shards of sticky candy goodness.
We were not surprised to see that the Atomic War Heads and the Sweet Tarts were the most acidic candies in the mix.
I loved watching the cool patterns and shapes the molten candy made on the cookie sheet.
We loved watching them harden into cool shapes.
It was really cool to see what oozes out of those sugary treats.
For example, Air Heads and StarBursts had pools of oil floating on top of the candy puddle. We touched it with our fingers (once it had cooled of course) and our fingers were totally oily, way worse than eating a basket of french fries.
That really surprised me.
But I think the most surprising thing was that the Twizzlers did not change its shape in any way.
What is that made of?!?!
It did get tiny little blisters on the bottom, but it would not melt, even in a 350 degree oven.
Weirdo Billy!
We loved watching them harden into cool shapes.
It was really cool to see what oozes out of those sugary treats.
For example, Air Heads and StarBursts had pools of oil floating on top of the candy puddle. We touched it with our fingers (once it had cooled of course) and our fingers were totally oily, way worse than eating a basket of french fries.
That really surprised me.
But I think the most surprising thing was that the Twizzlers did not change its shape in any way.
What is that made of?!?!
It did get tiny little blisters on the bottom, but it would not melt, even in a 350 degree oven.
Weirdo Billy!
My favorite part was those sexy hands wielding a hammer.
Yup, that's my man.
Yup, that's my man.
This photo cracks me up. Who needs a television when you have a bucket full of candy and an oven? I love my cute fun loving family!
4 comments:
That's too good...When I was a kid, it was a favorite past-time to sit on my mom's little wooden stools in the kitchen and watch cookies and cakes and dinners with cheese on top bake. We would sit there for hours...just watching things cook. I'm pretty sure that they cooked 10 times slower when we were watching, but it was fun to watch them slowly change nonetheless.
We'll have to try this. It looks like so much fun! Thanks for the site and the ideas!
Looks fun. I almost wish we had gone trick or treating.
Great new look on your blog!
How fun!! The photo of your kids in front of the oven cracked me up. I did have a mini-anxiety attack when you described the lemon heads being smashed and it spraying all over your floor. Next time you do something like that, invite us. :)
I'm excited to have another blog on my reading list. :)
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