The Recycled CD Disco Ball

Teens love this one, and I have to admit - they are really cool!
All you need are a bunch of old CD's, old scissors, a styrofoam ball, sturdy string, and glue guns.

First, cut up all your old CD's into little squares - about a half an inch to an inch.  The CD's will be way easier to cut if you boil them for 30 seconds to a minute first, and cut them while they are hot.  It will pretty much ruin scissors, so don't use your best pair.
Then you just glue the pieces on with glue guns, and glue a string under a piece at the top, and voila - you have a disco ball!  Hang it, spin it, have a party!
Need more info?  Check out this website.  I especially love the cat that helped with this project in that site!
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Disco-Ball-with-CDs

I made a 12 inch ball for my teen room, and the kids made smaller ones.  Styrofoam is surprisingly expensive!

Glitter Globes

Snow globes are awesome - especially when you make them yourself!

Here is what you will need for each snowglobe:
A jar - a small one like a baby-food jar works well
Lid from a water/plastic bottle or similar
Glitter
Plastic toy or trinket to put inside
Ribbon or rick-rack to decorate the outside
glue - must be non-water-soluble

Pick your toy, then pick a jar that it will fit into.  Glue your toy to the lid from a plastic bottle (on the top), then glue that to the inside of your jar lid.  Wait for it to dry COMPLETELY!!!  Then add water, glitter, put the lid on, and decorate the outside.  You can glue your jar lid on if it makes you feel better!
Check out this website:
http://www.starwars.com/kids/do/crafts/f20090130.html

Bath Salts and Bath Fizzies

Bath Salts
1/2 cup Epsom Salts
1/2 cup Baking Soda
Mix Together
Add 4 to 6 drops of Fragrance (you can find this at craft stores in the soap making section)
Mix well
Add 4 to 6 drops of food coloring
Mix well
Stir in 1/2 spoonful of very fine glitter
Makes one cup

Directions for bath:
Add 4 spoonfuls of salts to running water for one full tub.

It is fun to package these in little plastic bags tied with ribbon or raffia and little tags.

Bath Fizzies
Bath salts are a piece of cake - bath fizzies are a little more complicated.
1. Mix 2 Tbsp Citric Acid with 2 Tbsp cornstarch and 1/4 cup baking soda in a bowl.  Add glitter to dry mix if desired.
2.In a separate bowl, mix just less than a 1/4 cup of grapeseed oil with 10-12 drops of fragrance, and 1-2 drops of color (if desired).
3. Slowly pour small amounts of wet mixture into dry mixture until it is the texture of cookie dough.  (You may not have to use all of the wet mixture.)
4. Form mixture into balls and place on waxed paper.
5. Spritz each ball with 1 or 2 sprays of witch hazel.  They will fizz a little at first, but eventually dry to a crust.
6. Allow to dry for 48 hours.

Seems simple, right?  I recommend trying this yourself before doing it with a group.  The trick is finding citric aced.  And nothing else will do.  Really.  I have tried many bath fizzy recipes that don't use citric acid, and they just don't work.  Some say you can find citric acid at the grocery store, or at soap making stores, but I found it at a homebrew/wine making shop.
Good luck!