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Why Salt Melts Ice | Easy Science for Kids
Fishing for ice is a fun, easy, and quick kitchen science experiment for kids of all ages. Learn how salt melts ice and why people spread salt on their icy stairs and walkways during the winter. Why Salt Melts Ice Usually water freezes at 32° [...]
Spirograph | Math Fun for Kids
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Kids learn by playing. I had a pediatrician turn to my oldest son when he was four and tell him, "Your most important job is to play, OK?" As kids play their brains pick [...]
Why Don’t Water and Oil Mix? | Colorful Bombs
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Want an easy science experiment that will keep your preschooler's mind and hands busy for awhile? Well, here it is! I don't know any kid that can resist the fun of food coloring, especially [...]
Play Gel | A New Sensory Experience from an Outrageous Source
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. We made a new science creation for the kids today. It's sensory. It's scientific. It's fun. My husband described it this way as he grabbed a handful of it: "This feels transgressive!" He's not [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
