Magic Crystal Game
In Secret Of The Magic Crystals you are a farmer. A horse farmer. You farm horses. It's like agriculture, but with more meat and less veg. That could be a euphemism. I'm not really sure at this point. It's all gone a bit wrong for me.You see, I have a unicorn called Lyndsey. I'm not sure why. Nor am I certain of Lyndsey's gender. To add to my confusion, Lyndsey's arrival leads me to the inescapable conclusion that my stables are capable of immaculate conception. I didn't buy Lyndsey, nor did I plant a horse seed and grow Lyndsey in my nonexistent horse fields. And yet, there was Lyndsey.
The crystal ball is generally used in clairvoyance practices. The person who has the gift will be able to see a form, an image, in the center of the ball. This form can be clear or allegorical, it is an answer to a question or something that can happen in the future. What is an online crystal ball?
Lyndsey wasn't always a unicorn -the horn appeared about five minutes after Lyndsey's emergence from the stable, at which point Lyndsey suddenly mutated into a'fully grown horse. Or unicorn. Whatever.
Now I've got to buy magic crystals for my unicorn, along with potions and horseshoes and all sorts of other objects with which to train and decorate my equine friend.
Sometimes I send Lyndsey out to race or do chores around the village. When she's gone, a clock appears that you can look at. When she returns, I can watch her clop around the corral. I can also choose to breed her to get more horses - an event that's needlessly and explicitly rendered in horrific, thrusting, damp and cacophonic detail.
Very Accurate Free Crystal Ball
That last part isn't true. You never get to see the horses do it. You can, however, brush the horses.
- Use our magic crystal ball to predict your future.
- Play as one of our brave, intrepid explorers on an adventure through five fantastic maze worlds. Collect the crystal shards as you go, unlocking the challenges and using your knowledge of grammar.
- The new way to craft Mystic Ore with Magic Crystal Chunks opens up that cap, allowing players to power-level weapons quicker if they ever find themselves in a scenario where they would need to. For lower-level players, there are much better things to spend your Resin on, like Artifact Domains or Character Ascension and Level-up Domains.
- Magic crystals can be super helpful when trying to create larger items with only two items! For example, if you have two apple sprouts, and you'd like to make a sapling, just drag a magic crystal to the two sprouts, they should merge to create that sapling! Collect and merge the smaller crystal pieces to create a magic crystal.
Typically summer for us means a lot of day adventures like creek crawling and road trips. However with a new baby in the house the amount that we have been able to do this is nowhere near what my older kids are used to. And that’s ok, it’s perfectly fine. It just means that I have a bunch of bored kids on my hands. Easy science experiments such as this Magic Crystal Tree or the DIY Floam that we made the other day have been my sanity!
This simple science project uses items that you probably already have around your home, is an incredibly easy set up, and has almost immediate results. This is a great experiment for kids that are just starting to get curious about science!
Items Needed for a Magic Crystal Tree:
- Household Ammonia
- Sea Salt
- Non-corrugated Cardboard (like from a product packaging)
- Markers
- Bowl/Measuring Spoons
- Water
The bluing will probably be the hardest item to find if you do not already have it at home. It is typically sold in the laundry isle or can be found on Amazon.
When picking out cardboard keep in mind that product print may mess with the results of your experiment. Because of this, I would try to find a cardboard with no print or gloss on it.
How to Create a Crystal Tree:
Using your cardboard you are going to cut two pieces that are identical in size. Cut out your tree shape. In one piece cut a line from the bottom up. One the other piece cut a line from the top down. This will allow you to slide the two pieces together creating a tree that stands up on it’s own. If your tree does not stand up on it’s own game pieces from a game such as Candy Land will help your tree stand.
Using your markers (or food-dye) add some color to your tree. We experimented with coloring just the tips of our tree and made hypothesizes on which color would show the best.
Then you make your “Magic” solution and mix it all together.
Magic Crystal Game
Magic Solution:
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon bluing
- 1/2 tablespoon ammonia
Place your tree into it’s tray or bowl and pour the solution into the bottom of the container. You will immediately see the cardboard begin to pull the solution up the tree.
Within 15 minutes we had crystals beginning to form. It can take anywhere up to an hour. How fast your crystals begin to grow on your tree will depend on the humidity of your location. Also, the more ammonia you use the quicker this will go.
How Does it Work?!
The main principle at work here are capillary action, This is the same process (involving microscopic tubes) that allows plants and trees to draw water and nutrients up from the soil, through their stems, branches, and trunks and into their leaves, flowers, and fruit. Kids also get to witness evaporation, crystaliztion, and saturation with this project.
After the magic solution has been drawn throughout the tree by capillary action, the solution begins to evaporate. The ammonia expedites the evaporation process as it evaporates quicker than water.
The crystals are what is left on the tree as the magic solution evaporates.
We had a blast with this simple science experiment and hope you do too! If you are looking for more fun and simple experiments make sure to swing by our science page!