Make a rainbow January 21, 2019
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Here’s a short, simple, and fun experiment you can try. All you need is a bag of Skittles, a flat-bottomed plate, and some water.
Line the Skittles around the edge of the plate, in whatever kind of pattern you want. Slowly pour warm water into the center of the plate. Watch as the water seeps to the edge and under the Skittles. Color will leak out and make a rainbow.
So why does this happen? The water dissolves some of the candy and coloring, which causes the color to mix with the water and create a rainbow effect.
Grow a candy garden January 10, 2019
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Hi, and welcome to a New Year! Over Christmas, I decided to grow a candy cane garden with my kids, just for fun. And now, you can grow a candy garden too, and explore various stages of plant growth.
Background
Plants start out as seeds. When they sprout, they’re called seedlings. And finally, once they’ve grown, you get a full sized plant.
Instructions
To make your own candy garden, first you start with the “dirt”. To do this, make a dirt cake by mixing some chocolate pudding in with an already baked chocolate cake. Place the dirt cake in a dish. You are now ready to plant your “seeds”. Since I did candy canes, my seeds included small peppermints (and other small candies to grow other flavors). Since candy cane season is over, you may wish to try something like licorice or a chocolate bar, in which case you would want to use licorice bites or a small piece of chocolate such as chocolate chips or something similar. Once you’ve chosen your seed, plant it in the dirt cake.
To represent the seedling, you will need a small version of your candy, such as half a piece of licorice, half a candy bar, etc. For my candy cane, I used mini candy canes.
And finally, to represent a full grown plant, use an entire piece of licorice, a full sized candy bar, or in my case, I used a regular candy cane.
Play around with different candies and have fun. Once you’ve explored plant growth, enjoy eating what you’ve grown!
Candy cane seeds, in various flavors
Candy cane seedlings
Full sized candy canes, ready to harvest
Note: Candy canes, unlike normal plants that need sunshine and warmth to grow, only grow in cold dark places, which is why you find them in season at Christmas time. They also grow very quickly. If they get too big, they become all plastic-y and aren’t good for eating, but they make wonderful yard decorations!
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