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Help with homework (you might actually enjoy this one in a MN kind of way...)

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SlightlyMadSecret · 17/04/2007 22:27

DTDs have to fill an empty treat-size smarties box with as many different items as possible.

First Q - do I send them with identical boxes - there is a prize and I woudl like them to have the best chance (by assisting) but feel I can't give one more ideas as the other IYSWIM.

Q 2 - what to go in it. Ideas I have so far...

  1. Raid my sewing box - I have wedding style pearl beads & crystals of various styles, buttons, press studs, short length of ribbon &/or cotton...anything else I can find
  2. Raid DPs tool box - nails, screws, bolts, washers, a fuse maybe, short piece of wire......anything else I can find
  3. Pollypocket shoe
  4. Raid the kitchen. Not sure I would get away with grains of salt/sugar etc. as the items have to be counted but probably do rice, cornflake (I might even by baby pasta )
  5. Staple
  6. Paperclip
  7. Raid teh craft box, sequins, googly eyes...
  8. small pea shingle pebble

I think there will still be space - any other ideas?

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JackieNo · 17/04/2007 22:28

A seed.

zephyrcat · 17/04/2007 22:29

Seeds?

Hathor · 17/04/2007 22:29

Eat the Smarties and let them fill the boxes

llareggub · 17/04/2007 22:30

a strand of hair
piece of sellotape
a stamp
blu tack
blade of grass
daisy

funnypeculiar · 17/04/2007 22:30

blade of grass?

Surfermum · 17/04/2007 22:31

Earring back

Spidermama · 17/04/2007 22:32

Fingernail.

Spidermama · 17/04/2007 22:32

Scab.

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SlightlyMadSecret · 17/04/2007 22:32

They have eaten the smarties...there were 30 (apprently) and they have to fill it with more than 30 items...with a prize for the person that gets the most...

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SlightlyMadSecret · 17/04/2007 22:33

Spidermama [blueghh]

Had thought of belly button fluff actually but nobody has any at the moment

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Spidermama · 17/04/2007 22:34

Grain of rice.

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SlightlyMadSecret · 17/04/2007 22:34

I was going to

scrunch up a small piece of easter egg foil...

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zephyrcat · 17/04/2007 22:34

How many have you got so far?

Crocky · 17/04/2007 22:35

sequin

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SlightlyMadSecret · 17/04/2007 22:35

I have yet to raid the sewing box & tool box. I reckon it will come to 1/2-3/4 full

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Surfermum · 17/04/2007 22:35

Tiny elastic band

sammac · 17/04/2007 22:35

hair slide, kirby, small photo of child's face, bit of pencil sharpening, sweetie wrapping, candle from birthday cake, cake decoration

hippipotami · 17/04/2007 22:36

A dried tiny drop of candlewax, the round bit of paper made with a holepunch, tiny bit of blue tack, grain of rice, the pointy broken off bit of a pencil (the bit that breaks off when using a pencil sharpner for too long).....

run out of ideas, sorry...

Surfermum · 17/04/2007 22:36

Ooh ooh what about combing their hair and putting a nit in

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SlightlyMadSecret · 17/04/2007 22:36

Small piece of lego

(I am adding my own as this thread will be a record of my ideas - I just hope no-one in their class is watching )

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sammac · 17/04/2007 22:36

1p, 5p, 20p all fit in

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SlightlyMadSecret · 17/04/2007 22:37

They don't have nits (yet [preen])

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Surfermum · 17/04/2007 22:37

Shall I send you one then ?

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SlightlyMadSecret · 17/04/2007 22:37

Will do a coin....will try and get as many smaller items as poss first...

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SlightlyMadSecret · 17/04/2007 22:38

Errrrrr

NO

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