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DIY Beach Hacks! Throwing a beach party this summer? Let’s hack some essentials to keep you cool! The portable AC, snackable speaker and mermaid ice cream are some real show stoppers. Perfect for girls, kids, beginners, makers, crafters, lifehackers, and young engineers… let’s do this!!
DIY portable Air Conditioner. For this DIY you’ll need a cooler, an elbow pipe, a little fan, duct tape and ice. Grab an adult to help you cut out two holes at the top of the cooler, one that fits the elbow pipes and one that fits the fan. Let your inner artist loose and decorate your AC unit however you like! I thought it kind of looked like a sea monster, so I turned mine into Loch Ness! Throw in some ice, turn the fan on and VOILA! Your personalized AC to chill out with at the beach.
DIY snackable speaker. Ready to pump up the jams on your iPhone? Let’s hack this! Grab yourself a can of Pringles (eat or dump out all the chips), 4 beads, 5 sheets of toilet paper and glue. Have an adult help you cut a slot big enough to hold your phone (works for iPhone, Android, any mobile device, just cut the right size), at the end of the can. Decorate the outside of the can, glue the beads on for feet to keep it steady. By placing the toilet paper in the can, this helps amplify the sound!
DIY mermaid ice cream!!!! WHAAAAT?! Gather the following: milk, whipping cream, sugar, vanilla, salt, a mixing bowl, ziplock bags, food coloring and rubber gloves. Mix together the ingredients. In a separate ziplock, put together ice and salt. The salt helps lower the freezing temperature of the ice. In smaller bags, pour in your milky mixture and some food coloring and seal. Place this bag in the bigger one and SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE! Now for the engineering! The liquid milk mixture turns into a solid. The salt mixture steals energy from the milk mixture, which is why the little molecules of milk start slowing down and locking into each other, making a solid. Sprinkle with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
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Post time: Jun-28-2017