Table of Contents
Introduction
Foreword for Caregivers 1
How to Use This Book 3
What to Keep in Your Cupboard 5
Infusions 13
Elixir of Enlightenment 21
Brew a stunning blue tea that changes color when an edible acid is added to it!
Masked Message 24
Use pH indicators to relay secret messages!
Spectral Breath 29
Use your breath to change the color of a solution!
Color Inversion Spell 33
Create colorful salt-painting art using only one paint!
Sanguine Energy 38
Draw with electricity!
Transfigured Fare 43
Enjoy a color-changing snack!
Illumination 51
Spellbound Circuit 57
Draw the conductors of a circuit using a pencil!
Magic Wand 63
Create a magic wand that will light up when you grasp the stick in a certain way!
Fluorescent Feast 66
Create a meal that glows under a black light!
Astral Invocation 71
Make your own candles with a solar oven!
Extinguishing Effervescence 77
Combine baking soda and vinegar to create carbon dioxide, then use it to extinguish a flame without touching it!
Glowing Gauntlets 80
Create bracelets that light up when you cross your wrists!
Sorcery 89
The Oracle 99
Turn a classic wiggle-bot into a future-predicting game!
Rune Stones 104
Make trick stones that attract and repel each other like magic!
Planet Portal 109
Make a spin art box to create your own multimedia planet-inspired art!
Chaotic Calling 115
Learn about chaos theory by making art with magnets and a pendulum!
North Divination 123
Make a homemade compass!
Magnetic Manifestation 127
Generate a magnetic field using electricity to create an electromagnet!
Alchemy 133
Starch Transmogrification 141
Create a biodegradable bioplastic from household items!
Forge of the Microbes 147
Use microbes in kombucha to grow a biomat, then dry it to create a leather-like material!
Aquafaba Ascension 153
Use the liquid from a can of chickpeas (called aquafaba) to create a stunning and sweet treat!
Primal Pigments
Make your own watercolors and paints using natural products!
Magical Manna 162
Make artisan yeast bread with a twist-a purple center!
Sorcerer's Stone 167
Extract pink dye from avocado stones!
Mimicry 177
Arachnid Revivification 181
Assemble a wiggle-bot that will spin a web with your help!
Forest Nymph Conjuring 184
Craft a movable hand!
Dance of the Druids 189
Use dance to communicate the location of a treasure!
Biomineralization 193
Grow your own beautiful crystals!
Mercurial Larva 199
Create a trick toy that flips and turns when it is tilted!
Bewitching Blossoms 202
Make fluorescent cut flowers!
Glossary 209