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  1. Jennifer

    So I would like to do this with a younger group of children. Since the borax has to sit in the jars for quite a while and becomes cool is there any reason that I cant make this solution in the morning before they come so that that morning when we do the craft its cool and I dont have to worry about anyone burning themselves on the hot water? All they would need to do is pour the solution in their contain and lower their ornament into the water. In theory it should work the same, correct?

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    • The ornament needs to be lowered into the water when the solution is hot. The crystals then form as the solution cools. If you lowered the ornaments into an already cool solution, you may still get some crystals, but they would probably be very small.

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  2. Esther weissmann

    I tried this and it was a very .. Good and it was prfct for crismas tree

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    • Awesome, I’m glad you liked it!

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  3. Rachel

    I’d like to try to do this activity with my daughter’s 5th grade class. Will this still work if the jar is covered so they can take it home?

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    • Hi Rachel. It’s a great 5th grade activity! But… they do need at least 24 hours for the crystals to form, and during that time the jars can’t be moved about. Could your daughter’s classmates come and collect their candycanes in a few days time, once the crystals have finished forming?

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  4. hope swansinger

    this is cool I would like it if you could please make it a youtube video that would be great if you can’t I understand.

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