Blow Dart Painting
We love creating art in all types of ways using all kinds of materials. In the past we have created art using milk, painted on ice, and used our salad spinner to make spin art decorations. Today we invented a [...]
March 2016
Leprechaun Ice Cream for St. Patrick’s Day
This St. Patrick's Day surprise your kids with tasty leprechaun ice cream at the end of the rainbow. Making this sweet treat also teaches them cool science! *This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. This [...]
February 2016
16 (Almost) Free Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids
Try these simple, fun, and frugal kitchen science experiments with your kids! Each experiment requires common materials that you probably already have in your cupboards. And be sure to check out our growing list of over 20 kitchen science [...]
Screen-Free Coding for Preschool and Kindergarten
Screen-free and hands-on activities to teach coding for preschool and kindergarten. Play board games, make binary code jewelry, and invent secret spy codes. *This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. I keep hearing about teaching [...]
Salt Dough Valentines | Spin Art Heart Magnets
Because many of our friends have dietary restrictions we decided to hand out non candy valentines this year. The salt dough valentines we created are unique, bright, and colorful. They cost almost nothing to make and they are useful [...]
January 2016
Ice Science and Engineering | Unique Hands-On Play
Discover ice science! Paint with ice, fish for ice, build sculptures, and more! Ten simple ice science and engineering ideas to keep the kids learning. Winter is the perfect time to have some fun with ice science. Over the [...]
Snow Paint | Winter Color Mixing Science
When it snows, the kids want to go outside and play. This is wonderful for a few minutes, but inevitably everyone gets cold fingers and toes and we end up right back inside. By making snow paint we have [...]
12 Hands On Science Activities for Year-Round Fun and Learning
This round up of the most popular hands on science activities from The Science Kiddo includes 12 hands on science activities for kids to do year-round! *This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Parents often [...]
December 2015
Fizzy Snow | Process Art and Science
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Too wet to go out, And too cold to play ball, So we sat in the house, We did nothing at all. The Cat in the Hat, Dr. [...]
Easy Fake Snow | Sensory Science for Kids
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Now you can play in the snow year-round, inside, no matter where you live. It's easy to make your own fake snow whenever you get the craving for winter [...]
