Every child likes to pretend to be a spy and send secret messages. The idea that what you are writing can only be read by someone else who knows the secret is too hard to resist. As a child we often sent each other secret messages or mailed them to our cousins. It was as fun to write the message as it was to receive it. So try these cool ways to send secret messages with your kids.
Invisible Ink
To write it you will need:
Lemon juice
Bowl
Paper
Paintbrush or Q-tip
Directions:
Pour some lemon juice into a bowl. Then use the paintbrush or q-tip to write a message on the piece of paper. Be careful that you don’t write over what you have already written. After you have finished your message let the paper dry. Then fold it up and send it off to be decoded. Don’t worry no one will be able to read your message unless they know the secret.
To read it you will need:
The message
Candle
Matches
Directions:
Light the candle using the match. Unfold the paper and hold it a few inches over the flame. Be careful not to get the paper to close to the candle. The candle’s heat will darken the lemon juice and the message will slowly begin to appear. When the lemon juice is brown you can read the secret message.
Mirror Messages
To write it you will need:
Liquid hand or dish soap
Q-tip
Mirror
Directions:
Put a few drops of soap in a cup. Dip the Q-tip or your finger in the soap and then write your message on the mirror. Be sure not to use too much soap. You want the message to be thin enough that it is invisible.
To read it you will need:
Steam from a hot shower OR your own breath
Directions:
After taking a hot shower the steam in the room will build up. But the steam will not stick to the soap so your message will magically appear on the mirror. You can also use your breath and blow on the mirror to see the message.