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Child Led Learning | Magnets and Math Facts
One of the things that thrills me most as a mom is letting the kids lead me in their learning. Often I start doing an activity and Tommy looks at me with wide beautiful blue eyes and says, "Mom, I have an idea!" That's when [...]
Our Homeschool Room | Urban Homeschooling
One purpose of this blog is to show that anyone who wants to homeschool can homeschool. You don't have to have a certain kind of house or a certain kind of kid or be a certain kind of parent. If you want to, you can [...]
Foam Block Engineering Challenge
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Today I have a very simple engineering activity for you to try. We love to play with blocks, LEGO, and ZOOB at our house - anything that gets the kids thinking creatively, critically, and [...]
Slime Science
You are constantly telling your child not to pick their nose. But who can resist rolling something sticky, wet, and squishy between their fingers? I've got a solution that will satisfy both kids and parents. Slime It's an incredible sensory experience for the kids as [...]
12 Haunted Science Experiments and Activities for Kids
Head on over to The Homeschool Scientist where I wrote a guest post on our top 12 Haunted Science Experiments and Activities! Enjoy!
Which Witch is a Real Witch?
A Lesson in Density and the Middle Ages Our experiment today involves three suspected witches. We are going to scientifically determine how many of these suspected witches are actual, real life witches through the phenomenon of the floating egg. According to the logic of [...]
Bubble Prints
As a follow up to our dry ice experiments post, I wanted to show you how to do bubble prints without the need for dry ice. I like the way the dry ice bubbles are so big and plentiful, but you can certainly make some [...]
7 Ways to Play with Dry Ice + Water
We are totally getting our mad scientist on up in here. Bwha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Last year we made our Magic Bubbling Potion with dry ice and water for the first time, which was a huge hit. This year we added even more fun. SEVEN TIMES the [...]
You Can Learn Anything
How many times has somebody praised you for being smart or for being good at something? How does it feel? When I was a kid I was known for being good at lots of things. I was athletic. I was smart, always at the top [...]
Mentos + Diet Coke
Ready for a fun and sticky explosion? You have come to right place. This is one of the most popular demos to do since Steve Spangler popularized it in 2005. The materials are cheap and accessible. The explosion is impressive. Give it a try for [...]
