Mad Scientist

Our son got a science kit from his grandmother for Christmas. We performed some experiments today, including some involving volcanic eruptions. My son couldn't get enough of it. He would mix things on his own to try and make more eruptions. When I was ready to put things away, he begged me to do more experiments. On the one hand, I was starting to get worried that he had latent mad scientist tendencies. That remains to be seen. On the other hand, the thought that he could be a mad scientist actually made me proud--to be a mad scientist, he must be brilliant!