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Child's play

By Paul Marks

16 November 2002

OR PERHAPS you fancy crunching up snail shells before fizzing them to nothingness with vinegar? These are just two of the charming tricks your kids will learn if Santa leaves them a “gross-out” science package.

Artificial vomit features in the Horrible Science Experiments Pack by Nick Arnold and Tony De Saulles. This is not a book but a pack of cards with instructions for home-based experiments bundled up with a pair of good, strong magnets and some balloons. While the package desperately needs improvement, the horrible experiments have their educational value. Not all the experiments are gross. There’s a recipe…

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