My sister-in-law took one look at this and asked if we were making caterpillars 🐛 . While the reality couldn’t be further from the truth, I could see why she thought so and recommend this activity as part of a STEM station during a butterfly 🦋 unit (or anytime, really). To start, I had B help me set this up. She selected the placement of the toilet paper rolls (great…
While engaging on #festiveseasonplayideas I came across two different posts, one from @r.lees_mumma_to_the_sullivans and another from @apprenti509 that inspired me to try my own love potion water sensory play with B, which proved to be a big hit. Instead of dying the water with food coloring, we used passion fruit tea bags which smelled delicious, provided lots of opportunities for language, and gave way to natural science experiments throughout…
If you recall, earlier this week we made snow 2 different ways (baking soda and shaving cream vs. cornstarch and conditioner). Because I’m a fan of revisiting activities, we saved it and went out on a limb to attempt to make “fizzy snow” with it by adding vinegar. We knew baking soda and vinegar would react, but had no idea how this would work out because there was corn…
I have tried multiple ways to make snow over the last few months, and none of them have impressed me. So, I decided to try 2 more ways…at the same time. Today we used baking soda and shaving cream for recipe #1 and cornstarch 🌽 and white conditioner for recipe #2 (using tinted conditioner may change the color of your snow). I asked a lot of guiding questions and B…
So because I’ve received two DMs today stating (quite accurately, may I add) that these look like tampons 🤣, let me assure you that they are not. 🙅🏻♀️ They’re actually biodegradable packing peanuts purchased in bulk from Amazon. They sell colored ones which are also wonderful, but since we’re studying winter and the arctic, the white ones made more sense. And if you want to simulate a melting snowman…
My daughter as of recently has been insisting that M&Ms are not made out of chocolate. By my logic, since they’re covered in a hard colorful shell, she doesn’t immediately associate them with brown chocolate. Enter the M&M Meltdown experiment. First, I explained the activity, discussed the safety concerns over touching things that are hot (IMPORTANT), and had her form a hypothesis (yes, I…