This is a great themed activity for starting to learn about properties of materials and good experimental design. The idea is to make and test pirate swords built using different materials. First we made 3 different pirate swords. You can use any materials you have handy, but we used thin cardboard, a cardboard tube and…
This simple activity is a great way to demonstrate static electricity and very easy to adapt to different themes. We’ve put a little Valentine twist on it today, but have previously made jumping frogs and jumping ghosts in the same way. Equipment Balloon Paper, cut into shapes. Tissue paper works well, but you could try any…
Did you know play dough conducts electricity and can be used to make circuits? Using play dough is a fun and very low cost way to learn about circuits and electricity. Â In our circuit we use a component called a Light Emitting Diode (LED). Â These are very easy and inexpensive to purchase from online stores…
We LOVE Dr Seuss, especially The Lorax, which always leads to lots of lovely chat about the environment and how we can be more mindful of our planet. It’s hard to believe that The Lorax is over 40 years old, and its environmental message is even more poignant today than ever. This collection of Lorax…
Welcome to the first in a series of fun PIRATE themed science investigations. First up is a bit of code cracking. Code cracking is brilliant for helping to develop logical thinking and you can make it as easy or as hard as you want depending on the age of a child. Last year my little boy…
Did you know that the sea around the UK is home to more than 8000 different species of plants and animals? However, this wonderful marine environment is being ruined by pollution, including rubbish left on beaches, sewage, and chemical and oil spills. What is pollution? Pollution is anything which is introduced into an environment that…
Following on from our solar system-themed activities is this easy layers of the Earth model made with play dough. My 7-year-old wasn’t very impressed when I showed him my composition of the Earth model, but once I carved it open, he declared it to be ‘quite cool’. It’s not perfect and not really to scale…
These chromatography butterflies not the best example of chromatography, but are lots of fun to make and a fun demonstration of how the ink in most felt-tip pens contains a mixture of different colours. If we were to do this properly we’d use strips of blotting or filter paper, make a dot at the bottom…
We were very kindly sent a copy of the wonderful new book from Asia Citro – author of the fantastic and inspirational blog, Fun at Home with Kids. The book contains over 150 fun recipes for play including slimes, doughs, paints, sensory activities and DIY toys. It is one of the most gorgeous, inspiring activity books I’ve…
I think our garden zip line using teddies is one of my favourite activities we’ve ever done, just because it’s so adaptable to children of all ages and abilities. My 4-year-old uses it as a big imaginative game, talking to her teddies, telling them not to be scared and lining them up so everyone gets…
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