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Special Effects

Fake Blood

Ingredients

Cornstarch

Red food coloring

Water

Monster Face

Ingredients

Unflavored gelatin

Water

Cereal

This is a good recipe for halloween. Mix together gelatin and water. Gob the mixture onto face and let dry. For added effect, try sticking cereal to your face.

Studio-Quality Face Makeup

Ingredients

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon cold cream

1/2 teaspoon water

Food coloring

This is a great recipe for face painting. Put all ingredients in a paper cup and mix. Add one drop of food coloring and mix with a stick. Make sure you avoid your eyes when you apply the face makeup. Make a bunch of different color. Remove with a tissue and soap and water.

Home Face Makeup

Ingredients

Nonfat powdered milk

Water

Food coloring

This is an edible paint that is easy to make. Mix powdered milk and water to a thick consistency. Paint on your face with your fingers or a makeup sponge. Add food coloring if desired.

Thick Face Paints

1 tablespoon solid shortening

2 tablespoons cornstarch

Food coloring

This is a thick spreadable face paint that works well on larger areas. Mix together all ingredients and apply with a sponge.

Creepy rubbery modeling compound

Ingredients

Unflavored gelatin

Active Volcano Lava

Ingredients

1 teaspoon baking soda

Red food coloring

1/2 cup vinegar

Have you seen the Brady Bunch episode? Place baking soda inside the cup in the volcano. In a separate container mix food coloring and vinegar. When you want your volcano to erupt, pour the vinegar into the cup and stand back!

Movie set snow

Ingredients

Instant mashed potatoes

Did you know that instant potatoes look just like snow! Movie producers even use potatoes for snow. The trick is to sprinkle the snow evenly. Use a large paper oatmeal container with holes punched in the bottom. Shake for a gentle snow.

Shiny Wet Snow

Ingredients

Powdered soap

Water

Beat together two parts powder soap to one part water. Spread a thin layer of the mixture onto a piece of cardboard. The mixture will dry smooth and shinny like snow.

Super Duper Foaming Volcano Lava

Ingredients

6 drops liquid detergent

1 16 oz plastic pop bottle of water

Baking soda

Vinegar

[directions to come]

Volcano Clouds

Ingredients

Dry coffee creamer

Balloons

This is a great movie special effect. The clouds look like real ashes. Fill balloons with a half a cup of dried coffee creamer. Pop the balloon.

Magical Changing Cabbage Ink

Ingredients

Cabbage

Water

1 teaspoon vinegar

Amaze your friends and family with this ink that changes color. Tear up cabbage leaves and put in a plastic bag. Squish the leaves until there is blue stuff in the plastic bag. Add a tsp of vinegar and watch the mixture change colors.

Secret Detective Disappearing Ink

Ingredients

4 drops lemon juice

4 drops onion juice

17 grains sugar (Yes you have to count them!)

You will also need a small mixing jar with a lid, toothpicks, paper and a bright lamp.

Mix the lemon juice, onion juice and sugar grains together in the jar. Dip a toothpick and write a message on a piece of white paper. (Do not press too hard. If you do the grooves will show through and give away your secret message!) The ink will disappear when it dries. To see the message, hold the paper over a bright light bulb.

Double Agent Disappearing Messages

Ingredients

Wax paper

Drawing paper

Place wax paper on top of drawing paper. Use a blunt object to press lines onto drawing paper. Paint over with water color. The lines that were pressed onto the paper will appear.