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One of the neatest things my dks have ever done was put on a magic show at Thanksgiving for all our relatives.  Now before you start throwing God's word at me about magic - this wasn't that kind of magic.  Every trick we did made my dks realize that magic is just a trick of the eye and it was a really good lesson on how Satan can easily trick us if we aren't watching carefully.  We also used some chemical experiments that had to be tried and practiced to make sure they would work.  It was another way of getting science into our days in a fun way. 

In this post I thought I would list some of the great science books we have found that you can use to make your science fun.  Check your library:   

• Magic Science: 50 Jaw-Dropping, Mind-Boggling, Head-Scratching Activities for Kids by Jim Wiese ISBN: 0471182397 (This is the book we used for our magic show.  Many more by this same author.)
• Gizmos & Gadgets by Jill Frankel Hauser ISBN 1885593260
• Science Experiments You Can Eat by Vicki Cobb ISBN 0064460029
• Super Science Concoctions: 50 Mysterious Mixtures for Fabulous Fun by Jill Frankel Hauser ISBN: 1885593023
• Science Wizardry for Kids by Kenda & Williams ISBN: 0812047664
• Rocket Science: 50 Flying, Floating, Flipping, Spinning Gadgets Kids Create Themselves by Jim Wiese
• The Mad Scientist Handbook by Joey Green ISBN: 0399525939 (also Mad Scientist II ISBN: 0399527753 )
• The Science Chef: 100 Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids by Joan D'Amico ISBN: 047131045X  (includes lots of recipes as well)
• Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less by Jean Potter (Fabulous for making science kits)
• Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly, and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects by Neil A. Downie ISBN: 0691009864 (Good for older kids.  There are others written by him as well)