The National Geographic scientific magic activity kit is a fun and educational tool for children to explore the world of science and magic. This kit includes a variety of activities that engage children in hands-on learning experiences, allowing them to discover the principles behind various scientific and magical phenomena. With this kit, children can perform 20 different experiments and tricks that are designed to captivate their imagination and spark their curiosity. The activities cover a range of topics such as optics, magnetism, chemistry, and physics, giving children the opportunity to learn about these scientific concepts in an interactive and entertaining way. Each activity in the kit comes with clear and easy-to-follow instructions, making it accessible for children of different ages and skill levels. The materials required for the experiments are also included in the kit, eliminating the need for additional purchases or searching for specific items.
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Witch Hat Cupcakes
Hello friends, today I am sharing with you how to make these fabulous Witch Hat Cupcakes. These cupcakes are the perfect Halloween treat. They are spooky in the most adorable way, and super fun to make. Chocolate cupcakes, filled with caramel, topped with buttercream and a witch hat made out of ice cream cone and cookies! This recipe was sponsored by Domino® Sugar.
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Witch Hat Cupcakes
Camila HurstThese Witch Hat Cupcakes are the perfect Halloween treat. They are spooky in the most adorable way, and super fun to make. Chocolate cupcakes, filled with caramel, topped with buttercream and a witch hat made out of ice cream cone and cookies! These are the perfect Halloween cupcakes because they are easy to make and will be a hit with all the trick or treaters!
5 from 2 votes Prep Time 40 minutes mins Cook Time 20 minutes mins 0 minutes mins Total Time 1 hour hr Course Dessert Cuisine American Servings 14 cupcakes Calories 300 kcalIngredients
Caramel Sauce
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 100 grams
- 1/4 cup heavy cream 60 ml
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter 42 grams
- 1/2 tsp salt
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 127 grams
- 1 cup Domino® granulated sugar 200 grams
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 33 grams
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk 120 ml
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil 80 ml
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup brewed coffee or hot water (120 ml)
Buttercream Frosting
- 1 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened (282 grams)
- 4 1/2 cups Domino® powdered sugar 562 grams
- 1/4 cup heavy cream or milk (60 ml)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- One drop yellow food coloring
- A few drops purple food coloring
- A few drops green food coloring
Witch Hats
- 2 1/2 cups chocolate or black candy melts 425 grams
- 1 cup black sanding sprinkles 200 grams
- 14 round chocolate cookies
- 14 ice cream cones I used mini ones
Instructions
Caramel Sauce
Place the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly with a spatula to ensure the sugar is melting evenly.
Once the sugar has melted entirely and it’s a light amber color, reduce the heat to medium-low and add the heavy cream. Be careful when doing that because the mixture will bubble up and splash.
Continue stirring for another few seconds until the bubbles subside a bit. Then add the butter. Continue to mix until the butter melts entirely. Don’t overcook or the caramel will be too hard once it cools down, as soon as the butter melts, remove the pan from the heat.
Add the salt and stir. Then pour the caramel in a small bowl and let it cool down completely at room temperature.
Chocolate Cupcakes
Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF and line 14 cupcake tins with paper liners. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. In another bowl, or in a measuring cup, mix together the egg, milk, oil, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients over the sifted dry ingredients and whisk until combined.Add the hot coffee or hot water and whisk until the mixture is smooth. The batter will be very runny, and that’s ok.
Fill each cupcake tin about halfway full with batter, and bake in the pre-heated oven for about 18 minutes, until you can touch the surface of a cupcake and it springs right back, or a toothpick inserted into the cupcake comes out clean.
Buttercream Frosting
Beat the butter with an electric mixer for 3 minutes on medium-high speed.Sift the powdered sugar, and with the mixer off, add it to the bowl with the butter. Turn the mixer on a low speed.
While the butter and powdered sugar get mixed in together, slowly add in the heavy cream or milk, and vanilla to the bowl.
Raise the speed of the mixer to medium-high and beat the ingredients together for 1 minute, scraping in between, until fluffy and creamy. If the frosting is too stiff, add another teaspoon of heavy cream or milk at a time until it comes together. If the frosting is too runny, add a bit more sifted powdered sugar until it comes together nicely.
Remove about 1/3 cup of frosting and set aside. Divide the rest of the frosting between two different bowls. To the 1/3 cup of frosting, add the yellow food coloring, and mix to combine. Place the frosting in a piping bag fitted with a number 1 round tip.
To one half of the remaining frosting, add the purple food coloring, mix to combine. Place the frosting in a piping bag fitted with a number 3 tip. And to the other half, add the green food coloring and mix to combine. Place the frosting in a piping bag fitted with a number 3 tip.
Witch Hats
Place the chocolate or candy melts in a shallow bowl, place in the microwave for 15 second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted. Also place the sanding sprinkles in a shallow bowl and set aside.
Dip the top of the chocolate cookies on the melted chocolate and place on top of a baking sheet. It’s best to work with a few at a time, so the chocolate doesn’t dry before you get to the next step.
With two fingers inside the ice cream cone to hold it, roll the sides of the cone around in the melted chocolate, coating it completely, and make sure to lightly scrape off the sides of the cone to drip off the excess.
After rolling the cone in the melted chocolate, and removing any excess, immediately roll the cone in the sanding sprinkles to coat it completely. Then place the cone on top of a cookie dipped in the chocolate, this way the cone will stick to the cookie. Grab a spoonful of sprinkles and sprinkle it over the sides of the cookie to coat the sides of the witch’s hat. After doing this to every 14 cones, place them in the fridge for 10 minutes to harden up.
Use the green or purple frostings in the piping bag lined with the number 3 tip, and go around the bottom of the hats, drawing a line to decorate the witch’s hat. Then using the yellow make a square in the front of the hat on top of the purple or green line.
To assemble and decorate the cupcakes
Lay out a piece of plastic wrap on the counter. Remove the number 3 piping tip, and spread out the remaining green and purple frosting next to each other on top of the plastic wrap.
Roll the plastic wrap onto itself to form a log. Then place the log of frosting inside of a piping bag lined with the tip of choice. I used a 6B.
Use an apple corer or a spoon to remove the center of each cupcake. Spoon or pipe a bit of the cooled caramel sauce inside each cupcake.
Frost the cupcakes with the bicolor frosting, and immediately place a decorated hat on top. Place the cupcakes in the fridge for a few hours or overnight before serving.Notes
Caramel Sauce: To make the caramel sauce, you have to be careful not to overcook it. If you overcook the caramel sauce it will become hard. And because this is a small batch, it’s very easy to overcook it because it will cook extremely fast. So be aware of that fact.
Chocolate Cupcakes: you can use hot water instead of coffee if you don’t want to use brewed coffee. You can also add 1 tsp of espresso powder to the dry ingredients when mixing them together, if desired.
Buttercream frosting: make sure the butter isn’t too soft. The perfect butter temperature to use to make frosting is 72 Fahrenheit. If the butter is too soft, the frosting might be too runny.
DIY Paper Witch Hat + Halloween Mantel Decoration
Thinking of fun holiday crafts that can double as decorations? Why not try out this DIY paper witch hat that can spook up any Halloween mantel? This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to create this paper witch hat.
There’s just something special about paper crafting that I love so much. It’s crazy that with paper or cardstock you can create pretty much anything!
Table of Content + ShowThe materials required for the experiments are also included in the kit, eliminating the need for additional purchases or searching for specific items. The National Geographic scientific magic activity kit not only provides children with a fun and engaging learning experience, but it also encourages them to think critically and develop problem-solving skills. By allowing children to explore the principles behind various magic tricks, the kit helps them understand that there is a scientific explanation behind seemingly impossible feats.
Paper Witch Hat Craft and our Halloween Mantel Decoration
In my previous post Homemade Front Door Halloween Decoration, I mentioned that it was my first time decorating that big our house and in today’s post I’m sharing my very first mantel, Eeeek so excited to share with you our Paper Witch Hat Craft and Halloween mantel decoration. I’m so happy with how it turned out.
I’ve been really crafty lately and as much as I love my cutting machine I decided to share a few crafts that we can make with our hands without needing any machines, not even a computer .
I must tell you, is so satisfying to get connected again with what our hands can do. It’s totally imperfect which is hard for me, but in the end, you see that the result is perfect anyway just because you put your heart into it.
It reminded me so much of when I was a teen. I used to create everything with my hands and using nothing but some supplies and my imagination. Computers were still in the Word Graphics stage so there was so little we could do with it besides those ugly banners with dot matrix printers, remember them. LOL. I used to use any resource I could put my hands on to create what I had in mind.
So, inspired by those creative days of my life, I decided to create some halloween decor projects using only craft supplies, imagination, and my hands!
Overall, the National Geographic scientific magic activity kit is a fantastic tool for children to explore the world of science and magic. By combining education with entertainment, this kit provides children with an enjoyable way to learn about scientific concepts and foster their curiosity about the world around them..
Reviews for "Ignite Your Curiosity with the National Geographic Scientific Magic Activity Kit"
1. Emily - 1 star
I was really disappointed with the National Geographic Scientific Magic Activity Kit. The description made it sound like it would be full of exciting and educational experiments, but instead it was just a bunch of cheaply made tricks that barely worked. The instructions were confusing and poorly written, making it difficult to understand how to perform the tricks correctly. Overall, I found it to be a waste of money and would not recommend it to anyone looking for a quality science activity kit.
2. Jason - 2 stars
I bought the National Geographic Scientific Magic Activity Kit for my kids, thinking it would be a fun and educational way for them to learn more about science. However, I was disappointed with the quality and content of the kit. The experiments were repetitive and lacked creativity, and many of the materials provided were flimsy and easily broken. My kids quickly lost interest in the kit and moved on to other activities. I would not purchase this kit again and would advise others to look for a more engaging and well-rounded science kit for their children.
3. Sarah - 2 stars
The National Geographic Scientific Magic Activity Kit fell short of my expectations. While the idea of combining magic and science is intriguing, the execution was lacking. The tricks included in the kit were fairly basic and lacked any real "wow" factor. The materials provided were of subpar quality and didn't hold up well to repeated use. Additionally, the instructions were unclear and poorly organized, making it difficult to understand how to perform the tricks. Overall, I was unimpressed with this kit and would not recommend it as a worthwhile purchase for those looking for a fun and educational science activity.