One of the Cricket magazines CL brought home the other night had an article about making crystal snowflakes with the following :
* Borax (in the laundry aisle at the grocery store)
* hot water
* pipe cleaners
* string
Instructions for growing a Borax Crystal Snowflake.
We got the above dramatic results! It's remarkably easy and cheap entertainment.
When I was a kid, I remember having Magic Rocks. I gave Oliver Magic Rocks for Christmas last month. But the solution must have been old, or something. It just didn't work very well ... That's why we were looking for another crystal-growing project.
I also made this fabric postcard with Angelina fibers :
The Angelina Fibers really sparkle, but are notorious for not photographing well. The technique was reverse applique.
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