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Glowing Halloween Party Ideas

Halloween is our favorite holiday at the Spangler labs. Science and Halloween go hand in hand and there is nothing better than turning off the lights and bringing out spooky, glowing science to make all of the kids ooh and ahh. Whether you are planning a Halloween party, looking for unique decorations, or just wanting to have some fun with your own kids at home, here are some glowing activities you can do.

Phosphorescence vs. Fluorescence
Some materials glow after all the lights are turned off. This type of glow is called phosphorescence. A phosphorescent material absorbs and slowly re-emits energy in the form of light. Our Glow Powder used below is phosphorescent.

Some glowing materials will only work in the presence of ultraviolet light. These materials have a chemical property called fluorescence. Fluorescent materials absorb energy
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Create a Trick or Treater Experience at Your Front Door

Halloween is full of so many activities – costume creation, classroom parties, crafts, carving and the main event – trick or treating. You can’t forget decorating. Halloween decorating is big business and many homeowners take it very seriously.

In October,  tombstones begin to show up in yards along with spider webs, skeleton hands and ghosts hanging from trees. If you like to decorate your yard and front door for Halloween, here are some spooky scientific suggestions to create the ultimate trick or treater experience.

Here is a list of materials you will need to decorate your front door:

• Black lights
• Bowls, Cauldrons, Graduated Cylinders – anything to hold water
• Dry Ice   **Remember use insulated gloves to protect your hands and keep dry ice away from children
• Warm Water
• Pumpkins
• Glow Sticks and Glow Powder (Zinc Sulfide)
• Glow in the Dark Paper
• Mad Scientist Growing Body Parts Jar
• White Lightning Sticks
• Glowing Squidy

Burping, Bubbling, Smoking Dry Ice Cauldrons
First, you must set the scene with burping, bubbling and smoking water. Nothing says Halloween like fog, rolling across the grass and
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The Best Halloween Science Projects – Follow @HalloweenSci on Twitter

Our Spangler Halloween Science lab is filled with the best spooky Halloween ideas and recipes for your mad scientists and party-goers. If you’re on Twitter, it’s as easy as following @HalloweenSci to receive our best, latest and greatest science ideas for Halloween up until the clock strikes twelve on Halloween night.

Looking for FREE Halloween Science ideas? Here are just a few of my favorite Halloween Dry Ice Experiments, or you might want to watch our exploding pumpkins video or cook up some spooky Halloween science recipes. Remember, Halloween isn’t just another day… it’s an unforgettable day to make science come alive!

If you’re looking to get a jump on Halloween and order your supplies now, take a look at our selection of Halloween Science Kits and Party Packs.

Mix up a batch of perfect Slime or make something glow-in-the-dark with Glow Powder. We always stock up on plastic graduated cylinders and plastic beakers at Halloween for your bubbling potions.

Glowing Pumpkins – Martha Combines Arts & Crafts with Science

Hats off to Martha Stewart for job well done on her glow-in-the-dark pumpkins (okay, she called them funkins featured on October 26, 2007, on her television show. Our Media Product Coordinator, Brian Firooz, worked with the segment producer for several weeks to create a very cool effect using our Glow Powder and a little Martha Stewart creativity. The end result was a very cool glow-in-the-dark effect that was enhanced even more by using a black light.