Please do not eat the marshmallows: They are for building

Finishing some science demonstrations at Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City would have been challenging if children had eaten the ma...

October 28, 2022
3:24 AM

Finishing some science demonstrations at Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City would have been challenging if children had eaten the marshmallow "connectors" used to build toothpick towers.So, staff had a sign that warned: "Please do not eat the marshmallows, they are for building."Children enjoyed numerous brain-challenging activities during Mad Science Day at MRRL on Saturday, which the library hosted with help from Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association.The young scientists participated in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) related activities and managed to (mostly) sit through the Fire and Ice Show, offered by Mad Science of St.

Joe Gamm