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Easy Borax Crystal Ornaments | Christmas Science
Easily make your own borax crystal ornaments for Christmas this year. They only require two ingredients and they turn out shiny, sparkly, and gorgeous. These borax crystal ornaments make awe-inspiring homemade gifts for friends and neighbors. Plus, the kids can do a fun winter science [...]
Spin Art Spiderwebs
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Salad spinners aren't just for leafy greens anymore. This week we plastered our salad spinner with a rainbow of colored paint. We made inexpensive Halloween decorations with it. We learned science with it. [...]
Spooky Levitating Puppets | Halloween Science
Sometimes I feel like Halloween gets a little bit dark and scary for my young kiddos. Even an innocent trip to the grocery store puts them face-to-face with creepy statues, scary sound recordings, and decorations dripping with fake blood. Do you ever have the [...]
The Naked Egg Experiment | Biology for Kids
Doing the naked egg experiment is the perfect kitchen science experiment to teach kids how the cells in their body work. Kids will get an inside look into a raw egg by using common kitchen supplies to dissolve the shell right off of it! [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Early STEM Education
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. "Scientists and children belong together because they are the best learners in the universe." The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind We want our kids to get [...]
What Your Kids Really Think of Family Traditions
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. It was Christmas Eve 2011. As I crouched down on all fours, holding my pregnant belly, barely able to breathe because of the pain, I had one request for my husband: "Take our son [...]
Rainy Day Activities | Indoor Bubbles
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Stuck inside? Are the kids restless? You have already pulled out all their favorite toys, dress-ups, watched a movie, and baked a snack together. Now what? I've got a secret weapon that is sure [...]
First Day of Homeschool 2015
This year we began our six-year-old's first grade year in the shadows of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson. Obama even made a cameo in a noisy helicopter in the sky. Our kids are curious, inquisitive, self-motivated, and ahead of their grade levels in [...]
DIY Glow in the Dark Window Gel Clings
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Nothing says Halloween quite like glow in the dark window gel clings. They make the ideal decoration for parties and they are really easy to make yourself! I found some glow in the dark [...]
Finding/Building a Homeschool Network: Where to Start
You are an overwhelmed homeschooling parent. Maybe you have just moved to a new place. Your kids are lonely for friends. You are lonely for friends, people who won't look at you funny when you tell them you homeschool your kids. Where do you turn? [...]
Top 10 Summer Science Activities for Kids
With summer drawing to a close for many families we wanted to sneak in some fabulous summer science before it's too late! Here are the best and brightest summer science ideas to help you make the most of your summer. Escape the Heat with Summer [...]
Learn With Play
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. BIG NEWS! The Science Kiddo is in a book! I have published exactly two books during my lifetime. The first book was my thesis for my master's degree. The title was Photocycloaddition of Allenes [...]
Summer Ice Slush | Simple Science
Did you know you can make your own delicious ice slush drink without the help of a freezer or a blender? My kids think it so fun to make their own slushy at home 🙂 This is the ideal kitchen science experiment to do [...]
LEGO Summer | Beach Camping Adventure
We just got back from a trip to the beach that didn't go exactly as planned. Have you ever had a vacation like that? I'm guessing you have. Luckily we brought along a secret weapon that literally saved our sanity. It's no secret that [...]
Fizzy Color Changing Chemical Reaction | Kid Science
Kids can't resist this amazing color changing chemical reaction. It fizzes, it changes color as if by magic, and it works over and over again. This experiment is completely nontoxic and made with common kitchen supplies. It is hands down one of our favorite kitchen [...]
