My one year old loves bouncing balls. He will quite happily bounce a ball around the house for hours. He also loves putting things in boxes, so when I found two large cardboard tubes I knew exactly what to do with them for him. What you’ll need A large cardboard box Large cardboard tubes Balls…
Many people ask me about parties and the best experiments to entertain children at a science party. Science Sparks is full of fun, safe and hands-on science investigations that would all make great party activities, but here are some I think would work brilliantly for a children’s science party at home. Science activities are great…
Two years ago I helped my daughter’s infant school take part in the Great Science Share for Schools. The whole of Y1 and 2 took part in a magical science morning where they stood inside a giant bubble, built a Makey Makey piano, created a landing pad for an egg, tested how different liquids flow…
There are two parts to today’s activity. First you’re going to discover how meringue is made. Can you believe it starts out as egg whites and sugar?? Do you know why egg yolk isn’t used to make meringue just the white? Once you’ve made delicious meringue pieces, you’re going to build delicious meringue, cream and…
Making oobleck, also known as cornflour gloop or slime, was one of the first science activities I wrote about on Science Sparks. It’s a brilliant indoor or outdoor science activity that only needs two ingredients, so it is super easy as well! I’ve given this very old post about how to make oobleck a bit…
I know building a bridge doesn’t seem like the most exciting STEM challenge, but I added a little twist to this one to make it more interesting. What you’ll need: LEGO, DUPLO or other building blocks String Craft sticks or anything else you want to use to make your bridge Cars/weights to test it Instructions…
If you’re a regular reader you’ll know how much we love a fab company called Tech Will Save Us. I first came across them a few years ago thanks to their brilliant Electro Dough Kits, which my daughter’s school were so impressed with they bought a huge pack with some science grant money. I’ll never…
The recent mini heatwave in the UK meant we needed some serious help cooling down, so we had another go at making homemade slushy drinks! To make a slushy drink, you need to partially freeze a delicious fruity liquid. This can be fruit juice, smoothie, flavoured milk or anything else you enjoy the taste of….
This clever science hack uses ice, water, and salt to chill a drink in less than five minutes! It’s perfect for when you really want a cold drink but don’t have any in the fridge. How to chill a drink quickly – ice and salt hack You’ll need Instructions You should find your drink gets…
I’m very excited to tell you that my brand new space science book This Is Rocket Science is now available to buy from Amazon. This IS Rocket Science – Space Science Book This Is Rocket Science includes 70 fun experiments for kids (and adults ) showing you how to use everyday items like bottles, cardboard, glue…
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