Pond Scum?

A while back I purchased some loose leaf tea that required sealed containers to put it in. So I've been washing and reusing old glass jars as they make their way through the kitchen. Normally not a big deal. The last jar however had previously held peanut butter. Turns out even after washing it by hand and the dishwasher the peanut scent persisted. So this was the obvious solution in my mind.

What you see is roughly two infusers of used tea leaves dumped into the jar with water added. After a few days it got nice and murky. The kids found this really fun to swirl around and see how long the leaves took to settle. To the best of our knowledge nothing came to life and invaded the house in this process either. Best of all, it seems like this worked in cleaning out the peanut scent and replacing it with some good old fashioned Market Spice cinnamon goodness.

Turn Into A Volcano

A quick science project is always a great way to end the day.  This particular day we started out with some aluminum foil and a paper cup sent home from school with a youngster anxious to share what she had learned with the rest of the family.

The obvious thing to add to this is some baking soda and vinegar...

And maybe we should put some food coloring and dish soap in before we add the rest of the ingredients.

It looks like something is starting to happen.

And there she goes!

After a few more additions of vinegar and baking soda we've managed to establish a pretty decent mess.

Hurray for science!