Balloon Skewer Everyone knows that a balloon’s worst fear is a sharp object... email to friend
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Some things in this world just don’t mix... dogs and cats, oil and water, needles and balloons. Everyone knows that a balloon’s worst fear is a sharp object... even a sharpened, wooden cooking skewer. With a little scientific knowledge about balloons under your belt, you’ll be able to perform a seemingly impossible task... pierce a balloon with a wooden skewer without popping it. Piercing takes on a whole new meaning! Recommended for children ages 8 and up.

What's included?

• 25 Latex balloons
• 15 Bamboo cooking skewers
• 1 sheet of sand pape

What does it teach?

Learn all about molecules and polymers with this mind-boggling kit! You will amaze and surprise your audience as you literally skewer a balloon, but your new-found knowledge of the elasticity of molecules will make this an easy trick to perform!