For Science Nerds - Random Envie!

Take a medium sized envelope (approx the same size as when you take a standard sheet of paper and fold it in half - I understand this can vary slightly from country to country) and cram it full of science-themed goodies for your partner. Put at least 5 different things in it.

I'm not setting a dollar value (since you can incude handmade or found items and how can you value that, really?), but please put things in there that you'd find nice or interesting. You want to put a big grin on your partner's face.

So, what are science-themed goodies? Glad you asked! They could include (but are not limited to)

• Science-themed stickers
• Postcards about science
• Pocket protectors
• Mini giant microbes from giantmicrobes.com
• Amigurumi style sewed or crocheted microbes or organs
• Fossils
• Gemstones
• Random things you've swiped from the lab (nothing hazardous!)
• Interesting articles or abstracts
• ATCs or artwork depicting scientific themes
• Zines about science
• A letter about something nerdy you do
• Images or pages from textbooks (useful for collage or altered art)
• Astronomy posters or images
• Scented hand sanitiser (check profile for allergies)
• Sciencey snacks (astronaut ice cream, rock candy, those mints that come in a test tube, etc)
• A ballpoint pen that looks like a syringe
• A shiney new pair of forcips
• A laser pointer
• A jello mould that makes brain-shaped jello
• A microscope-slide keychain
• Science-themed bookmark
• A build-your-own model dinosaur skeleton
• Photographs from the lab
• A bonsai potato kit
• A sciencey book
• Prints of anatomical or botanical drawings
• Souvenirs from the Body Worlds exhibit or some other cool sciencey or anatomical exhibit

oh my god! just think of the possibilities!

Now, since science is such a broad and encompassing term, you could end up with gifts related to all sorts of topics; biology, anatomy, astronomy, geology, paleontology, forensics, medicine, chemistry, microbiology, genetics....Be prepared for random surprises :)

Please be sure to seal your envelope well with packing tape or consider using a bubblewrap envelope so that there is less chance of having the envelope tear in transit. You could also put the contents inside of a bagggie before putting it in the envelope.

To join: A rating of 4.8 or above and at least five rated package swaps. I will check profiles!

Flakers will be mailed a gob of the Serratia marcescens colony I found growing on old tofu in the back of the fridge. Well, not really, but I will shake my fist menacingly in your direction unless you have a damn good excuse. :)