Plotting for Holidays

[azurelunatic]

Ooooh. I think I know what a certain Little Fayoumis wants for Solstice -- test tubes, and beakers, and if I mix up cheapass Kool-aid clone with some baking soda, and food coloring with vinegar, that's as safe and dramatic a science kit as a Little Fayoumis could want.

Especially as he keeps talking about his "lab".

Let's see. Lab coat, goggles, test tube rack, test tubes, beakers and flasks, and assorted powders and liquids.

Keep in mind that the Lunatic's doing this on a budget. If I were doing this the way I want to, I'd hie myself over to Edmund Scientific (one of my 'wish list' catalogs from when I was a kid; swallowtayle and I would go through with our pens, hers purple, mine red, and circle the things we were interested in) and equip him properly, with test tubes, a rack, some Erlenmeyer flasks, some beakers, and some assorted other stuff. As it is, I'll probably get myself a few of those Sour Worm Test Tube things, slurp them down, get him some funnels from the dollar store, and one of those measuring beakers from the same place. I think they have goggles there, too... but I'm not sure what to do about a lab coat.

I'll think up something. I'm sure he'll love it...

Comments

[alphafenris.livejournal.com]

Ooo, gonna hafta remember this post. Could use s'more test tubes.

[cissa.livejournal.com]

I bet you could get a white shirt from Goodwill etc., and cut off the sleeves and tails to make a pretty decent "lab coat" for a kid. Maybe add a couple of patch pockets on the front, too?

[azurelunatic]

Ooooooh.

Especially from a former uniform.

[zixi.livejournal.com]

Sorry to be a random person commenting-I read you occasionally on Boojum's webpage.

You might want to check out American Science and Surplus (www.sciplus.com). They have (relatively) cheap glassware. Might still be out of your price range, but may be worth looking at.
As far as labcoats, I'm a chemist so was looking for one and I managed to find one at a thrift store for $1. It looks like it used to be a doctor's coat, but still works.
So you might luck out at thrift stores.

Good luck.

[azurelunatic]

Thanks.

I don't mind random people stopping in. :)

I'll give that a check; however, I'm not going to be getting anything glass because of the age range (7) and the klutz factor (high).

I've already put it on my list of completely shiny... mmm, science toys cheap!

[boojum.livejournal.com]

Actual Kool-Aid has acid, so generics may also. Is there a powdered colored base you can mix with the baking soda?

What about a labbook (plain notebook)? And a cheapie giveaway pen from someplace that sounds suitably scientific or engineering or cool? Rubber gloves might also be fun, but I don't know if they're available cheaply or not.

[azurelunatic]

He's a little under-aware of the finer details of labs, but he's got an imaginary lab with everything in it, much like Dexter's Laboratory.