A partial list of activities for this weekend's children's science fair (re: this post), followed by the inappropriate items I briefly considered while gathering supplies from my apartment.

Activity: Mystery smells - guess the item in the box by sniffing through holes in the box lid
Inappropriate items:
* glue
* white out
* ammonia
* cabernet sauvignon (Ravenswood, Sonoma County)
* gorgonzola
* gin
* martini olives

Activity: Touch boxes - With and without gloves, reach inside the box and guess the object inside.
Inappropriate items:
*nail clippers
*scissors
*hermit crabs

Activity: Mystery Sounds - shake the container and guess what item is inside
Inappropriate items:
*Midrin
*Xanax