Mad Scientist "Sensory/Feel Boxes" For Halloween

I remember when I was in school my favorite thing that we did at Halloween parties were the "feel boxes".   So, I have made them a few times for Elijah's parties... Trying to pass on the memories, ya know?

Generally, I use the book There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat.  Which works great!

However, since I had already done that for him, I wanted to switch things up a bit this year.  I decided to do a mad scientist theme because he is SUPER into SCIENCE right now.   And I wrote a poem to go along with materials I already had for the most part.  

Here's the poem:

The mad scientist is crazy!

The mad scientist is a loon!

He tip-toes from beaker to beaker

In circles around the room.

Always checking concoctions

that bubble, fizz, and pop.

Shelves upon shelves of goodies

In cabinets from floor to top.

Sneak a peek inside?

You may not like what you will find

Some jars green and gooey

Filled with slime of the Ogre kind.

Dig around a little deeper

And three brown boxes you will see

Each labeled “Hazardous” or “Toxic”

To keep out you and me.

But fear not my little friend

It’s not as bad as all that

In box one you’ll find monster fur

And the wings of a bat.

Box two has a most unique surprise

Cold, slippery and thin

Just wiggly little worms 

Touch them and you will grin. 

Box three is last but not least

Reach in and you will be

Feeling something spectacular

The sharp points of werewolf teeth.

But you better be extra careful

Snooping around the room 

The mad scientist is crazy!

The mad scientist is a loon!

The  materials I used for each:

Ogre Slime- Mystery Matter: 2 cups Corn Starch, about one cup of water, 3-5 drops of green food coloring (Great for science lesson too! It exhibits characteristics of both a solid and a liquid depending on how you use it.)

Monster Fur- Cotton Balls, Pulled Apart

Bat Wings- Dried Apricots or Dried Apples

Worms- Cooked Spaghetti (cook it a long time... it will get very slimy)

Werewolf Teeth - Candy Corn
Another tip- wet wipe containers work well for the boxes! :)

This is an example of the labels that I used for the boxes.

* I'll post pictures tomorrow!! :-)