September 23, 201213 yr Cool things to do with the kids thread. Tip top. I've done this before. When its fucking freezing in winter fill some balloons up with water and food colouring. Leave overnight and remove the balloons. Voilá, giant marbles!!!
September 23, 201213 yr Cool things to do with the kids thread. Tip top. I've done this before. When its fucking freezing in winter fill some balloons up with water and food colouring. Leave overnight and remove the balloons. Voilá, giant marbles!!! I am going to do that, when the weather is right.
September 23, 201213 yr Cool things to do with the kids thread. Tip top. I've done this before. When its fucking freezing in winter fill some balloons up with water and food colouring. Leave overnight and remove the balloons. Voilá, giant marbles!!! Not got kids but I'm well doing that
September 23, 201213 yr Baz, that's ace. I'm going to so that. Well, I'll get someone to do it for me as I'm scared of balloons.
September 23, 201213 yr Lets get all blumenthal about this You would have a flat spot as the water freezes Therefore the marble wouldn't be round. I suggest putting the balloon in a bucket of a liquid that has a lower freezing point, that allows the balloon to remain almost buoyant. But then does that insulate anything sitting within that liquid?
September 23, 201213 yr Lets get all blumenthal about this You would have a flat spot as the water freezes Therefore the marble wouldn't be round. I suggest putting the balloon in a bucket of a liquid that has a lower freezing point, that allows the balloon to remain almost buoyant. But then does that insulate anything sitting within that liquid? Pack it in snow and itd be reet.
September 23, 201213 yr Hark at Homer the research scientist! Once you've taken the balloon off, glue the know back and leave them at the front of your house, just to see if anyone kicks them.
September 23, 201213 yr They arent perfectly round no, neither are balloons, although the kids didn't crack out the protractors and start dividing by pie tbf. If its snowing and its an issue, scoop a hollow out, it'll be reet.
September 23, 201213 yr I would be using them as art, being perfectly round wouldn't be an issue for me:
September 23, 201213 yr If you filled the balloons with hot water and sat them in snow wouldn't they form their own round mould prior to freezing?
September 23, 201213 yr Pack it in snow and itd be reet. You mean as it looks on the picture Yup, simple solution to a problem that wasn't actually there No need for over complication Homo
September 23, 201213 yr I want to see proof of concept please. I bet you're a right laugh playing shop with your kids.
September 24, 201213 yr That's ace! (the video I mean). If I had a garden I'd probably do the marble thing too ... and not be too anal about whether they're perfectly spherical or not. Edited September 24, 201213 yr by DazBobParr
September 27, 201213 yr This looks like a pretty biz thing to do, but the name of the activity is one to conjure with You're a student, you work it out... http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/puffmobile.html Substitute 'lifesavers' with Polo Mints (not the fruity ones, despite being more aptly named, they stick).
September 27, 201213 yr Cool things to do with the kids thread. Tip top. I've done this before. When its fucking freezing in winter fill some balloons up with water and food colouring. Leave overnight and remove the balloons. Voilá, giant marbles!!! you could drop one on someones head and then the murder weopon will melt, perfect crime never get caught
September 27, 201213 yr you could drop one on someones head and then the murder weopon will melt, perfect crime never get caught You could do that, perhaps that bloke who played Al in Quantum Leap? Perfect place to commit the crime would be when they're swimming - then the evidence would melt quicker, leave no puddle of water and you'd only have to knock them unconscious - just hope the case isn't assigned to Columbo. Edited September 27, 201213 yr by Youri McAnespie