Lotions, Potions, and Slime: Mudpies and More!

Not for the meek or the overly neat, all of the 80-plus activities in Nancy Blakey's Lotions, Potions, and Slime: Mudpies and More, the third installment in the Mudpies series, are geared for home or outdoor play, and involve creating some degree of mess. Make fake blood, an underwater volcano or a Mighty Mold Garden. Hungry? Cook up some Wiggly Jiggly Gelatin Eggs or some Crash Cookies (""knead, squeeze, squish and rub everything together for as long as you want""). With black-and-white line drawings by Melissah Watts. (Tricycle, $8.95 paper, 120p ages 2-12 ISBN 1-883672-21-X Mar.)