At the end of the year it is always fun to look back and see which posts were the biggest favorites. This year learning activities were a HUGE hit here on the blog. In case you missed them the first time, here are the top 5 kids activities from 2015. The top […]
Candy Science Turkey Craft
Kids love science! Kids love crafts! This week we combined the two for a fun turkey craft! It all started with a bit of candy science…. This Halloween the kids got lots of little packets of Gobstoppers (mini jaw breakers), and since I think they are a choking hazard at the […]
Color Changing Juice
We’ve had fun in the past with baking soda and vinegar, even creating mini volcanoes with the mixture. This time around I decided to put a slightly different twist on it. We “magically” changed the color of grape juice! We had 2 different types of grape juice in the pantry: white […]
Kids Science Experiment: Ivory Soap Explosion
When I was a little girl I was always fascinated by the fact that Ivory soap could float. All that air inside, along with the extra moisture found in the little bar of soap, also causes a super fun reaction when you put Ivory soap in the microwave for this simple kids experiment: Ivory […]
Oobleck with a Peppermint and Glitter Twist
One of my daughter’s favorite activities that we’ve done is our cornstarch and water experiment. (Some call it Oobleck.) She asks for it quite often. This past week we gave it a new twist: a couple drops of peppermint oil and glitter! We started off mixing 1 1/2 cups of cornstarch with […]