My two little girls adore their Lottie dolls, so I’m VERY excited to have two Fossil Hunter Lotties, plus a Superhero outfit set to giveaway this month! Lottie is a very cute, dinky doll with a child like figure. She can stand up, has bendable arms and legs making her easy to dress and lovely soft,…
My theme for the next few weeks is Fairy Tales and Traditional Tales, starting with a Billy Goats Gruff STEM Challenge to build a raft to help the Billy Goats Gruff avoid the bridge. First we read the story and then talked about which materials might work best for a raft. We decided the raft…
This fun superhero themed science activity is great for learning about density and magnetism. We’re going to show how if you squeeze a plastic bottle full of water a Lego man that previously floated will sink, then we’re going to trap him at the bottom using a magnet and paperclips. What is a cartesian diver? This…
Have you heard of Kano? We were recently sent one to try, much to the excitement of my 8 year old who was beyond thrilled at the thought of having his own computer to play Minecraft on. The lovely people at Kano set us a couple of challenges to get us started, the first of…
A rain cloud in a jar is a simple visual activity for understanding why rain falls and how clouds form. Children can experiment with different sizes and shapes of shaving foam clouds and watch how they affect how the food colouring rain falls. What is a cloud? Clouds are droplets of water and crystals of…
If you’ve just broken up from school for half term and need some ideas to keep the kids entertained, then look no further, my 10 brilliant science projects will keep everyone busy, happy and learning for hours! Science Activity Ideas for Half Term Have a viscosity race Racing liquids down a ramp is a great…
I was lucky enough to visit Kennedy Space Center on several occasions as a child and remember coming away so inspired, dreaming of space camp and working for NASA, of course neither of those things actually happened but I know the inspiration stayed with me for a long time after returning home, which is why I was very…
Do you know how to make a naked egg? It’s super simple and a great fun science experiment for kids of all ages. A naked egg is an egg with no shell. Can you imagine such a thing? The shell dissolves in vinegar, but the membrane stays intact. All you need is an egg and…
This month, our featured author for the Virtual Book Club is Eric Carle. My 4-year-old adores The Very Hungry Caterpillar, so we’ve got some fun caterpillar activities to share today. First, we reread the book, and then made an egg, a caterpillar and a cocoon from Play-Doh. My 8-year-old, inspired by our activities, drew his…
Along with erupting volcanoes, magic milk, and a lava lamp, film canister rockets are a must do science experiment for kids of all ages. They are also perfect for learning about Newton’s Laws of Motion. Why make a film canister rocket? The rocket travels upward with a force equal to and opposite to the downward…
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