As the saying goes April Showers Bring May Flowers, May is here and wouldn’t it be fun to teach our children about flowers to reinforce concepts like how flowers grow, colors and different types of flowers? How flowers grow Flower Garden -Sing to the tune of “The Farmer In The Dell”. – author unknown The [...]
If you haven’t already made a baggie garden with your kids, what is stopping you? Chances are you already have all the materials and the beans grow so quickly that young children will remember participating in the activity as they watch their beans grow. Here is a picture of one of my daughters baggie garden [...]
Trying to make bubbles from plain dish soap and water doesn’t always turn out so great. The secret ingredient is corn syrup. Here is a recipe to make the perfect bubbles: 4 1/2 cups of water 1/2 cup of dish soap 1/2 cup of corn syrup Bubbles are a wonderful introduction to science and provide [...]
Perform the following expieriment infront of your children, explaining what you are doing as you do it. Encourage them to guess what will happen! Take a large clear mixing bowl or fish bowl. Fill the bowl halfway with vinegar then add one drop of blue food coloring. Then add several small pices of softened noodles. Next add 1/4 cup [...]