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Pins don't sound too safe...Tinkertoys are still out there and there's
no choking or stabbing hazard. K'nex is another way to go. I realize
you probably don't want to spend a lot.
Beryl
Dawn Mackety wrote:
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> Little pin cushions.
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> Dawn M. Mackety, Senior Researcher
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> Subject: gumdrop alternative
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> Does anyone have any suggestion to alternatives for gumdrops in the classic
> "gumdrop and toothpick dome" activity? We don't like to use food for
> non-food purposes if we can avoid it...
>
> thanks,
> AD
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> Alissa Daniels, Science Program Manager
> Boston Children's Museum
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> discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..." --Isaac
> Asimov
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