We went to the library today and found another great hands on experiments book for the boys called Science Play! by Jill Frankel Hauser. This one is for ages 2 through 6. This one is separated into topics with several different activities in each topic as well as conversation ideas, More to Explore sections and Practical sections that carry each idea on. Since we’ve been finding lots of worms lately we decided to get dirty!
Over the weekend my dad gave us some plants from his garden which I planted today. While digging we found 5 or 6 HUGE earthworms, which Cutie Pie carefully picked up and, after examining them closely to make sure I didn’t “slice them”, he placed them in a clear plastic jar which we had filled alternately with moist soil and damp sand. We watched them wiggle their way down between the soil and side of the jar. Then we placed old leaves on top and covered the whole thing with a dark towel. They now reside on our kitchen counter, set out of the way, where we can peek at them to see if they are doing anything. We are expecting to see the nice neat layers we made be a little less neat as they make themselves at home. Of course, we plan to release the worms in a couple of days back to the garden, where, hopefully, they’ll help my plants live!
As a side note, the rest of this section of the book talks about things like adobe molds and mud pies. I’m hoping to make imprints of items and talk about how dinosaur footprints have been found in the mud in similar fashion. We’ll see if he stays interested.
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