An optical illusion is a visual trick that deceives the brain into perceiving something different from what is there. They are a great way to learn about how brains work. We had a lot of fun creating a Christmas version of a classic optical illusion. What do you think of our Christmas Tree? Just roll…
I made this fun and easy Guess the Christmas Smell Play Dough for our school Christmas Fair and the children, loved it. I laid out three different types of Christmas spice-flavoured play dough in bowls, and the Christmas spices in another, then asked the children to match the spice to the play dough. How to…
We first saw these ice decorations a couple of years ago on Red Ted Art, but this is the first time we’ve had chance to try them for ourselves. They are super simple and look beautiful hung on a tree outside. What you need Decorations – lego, glitter, sparkly bits Freezer String Ice cube tray…
Olaf is made using the same principe as our Mini Magnet Maze and Christmas Tree. We made his buttons magnetic but you could use his eyes, nose or eyebrows. You could even make a smaller version and make Olaf’s body parts moveable. Can you think of any other Frozen crafts you could make using this method? What you…
Have you ever made paper look older by soaking it in tea? We used the same idea to learn about concentrations and made treasure maps at the same time, which were great for starting to learn about directions. You could also use the opportunity to think about good experimental practice, what variables you have and which…
I’m very excited to be sharing a brand new feature with you today. Inspiration Laboratories and I would like to invite you to share some science with us. We’re going to set a new challenge each week and would love to see your creations on Facebook, G+, Twitter or Instagram using #ShareScience. We’ll share as many…
The Mix and Measure set from Learning Resources might just be my favourite product we’ve tested so far, and we’ve been lucky enough to test quite a few. Aimed at children 4+ it’s full of fun, hands on activity ideas to help children learn about measurements and equivalency. The scale, bowl, measuring cups and tools are brightly…
We had to make vegetable monsters for a Halloween competition at school last week, so I took the opportunity to try and teach my youngest child the names of some vegetables and how to recognise the names when written down. We also tried a bit of weighing and measuring. The vegetable monsters all looked very…
My girls love play dough, both home made and the the shop bought variety. There’s something about rolling and squishing that calms them down and always leads to fun, creative play. I set up this Monster version for Halloween, using a fantastic play dough recipe from The Imagination Tree. It was ready in less than 5…
My children always love a good baking soda activity! Even my 7-year-old still gets excited at the prospect of some fizzy fun. This simple activity took literally minutes to prepare, and all you need is baking soda, vinegar and food colouring. Our Halloween fizzy bug rocks are a slight variation on more traditional fizzy rocks,…
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