I saw this neat idea this summer on Learn With Play at Home and just had to give it a go. It's a water bottle fountain and this experiment using...
Water bottle fountain
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Mini-Hovercraft on Water
Oct 9, 2012
Yesterday I posted about making a mini-hovercraft. I forgot to tell you about Cutie Pie wanting to experiment, seeing if it would float across the...
How to make a mini-hovercraft
Oct 8, 2012
Another fun thing we did this summer was make tabletop hovercrafts! Wierd Science Kids has great instructions for how to make these using a hot glue...
Another Gummy Bear experiment
Oct 4, 2012
In addition to the Yummy Gummy Bear experiment from the other day, I decided to pull the gummies out again before they were all eaten and do a...
Gummy Bear Experiment
Oct 2, 2012
Another idea I found this past spring for us to try on our Science days! Thank you, Ms. Baker! This Yummy Gummy experiment was originally for middle...
A Scientist is…
Sep 24, 2012
I couldn't resist copying these down as we walked through the Exploration room at the Buffalo Museum of Science. I want to frame them for Cutie Pie!...
Close-up Science
Sep 7, 2012
Sweet Pea really enjoyed using the magnifying glass to examine his butterfly wings and feather. (See this post.)© Photographer: Gina Rothfels |...
Science Invitation
Sep 6, 2012
Sweet Pea, my 3 year old preschooler, is taking an interest in science, but in his own time. I'm fine with that, but sometimes put a little...
Car Race Experiment
Sep 4, 2012
Do your kiddos ever take an activity to the next level? Maybe when doing an experiment they offer an alternative to how to carry it out? Possibly...
Letter of the Day – Letter L (post 2)
Aug 31, 2012
After reviewing the letter L a little and doing some fun things with LEGOs (posted here) we began talking about our experiment of the day ~ (and...
Letter of the Day – letter L (post 1)
Aug 21, 2012
We've been a little lax about reinforcing learning this summer, instead doing experiments and 'sneaky' learning through talking about our various...
Measuring with Duplos
Aug 20, 2012
Cutie Pie was so into building with his LEGOs in the beginning of summer that I thought I'd put a spin on it and measure with Sweet Pea's...