Playdough is a fantastic sensory material with endless play opportunities. You can set up beautiful small world settings, make a play-dough ice cream shop or chocolate shop, or even use it to learn about forces. We used the Imagination Tree’s wonderful play dough recipe for these Christmassy creations. The other great thing about playdough is…
This easy autumn themed static electricity experiment is great for kids of all ages and super simple to set up! Jumping leaves static electricity experiment You’ll need Balloon Paper, cut into leaf shapes – tissue paper works best, but you can experiment with different types of paper. Woolly jumper or hair Instructions Cut up the different…
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson is one of my favourite children’s books. I think partly because it reminds me of Autumn and Christmas, which are my favourite times of the year. Stick Man has inspired a lot of fun activities in our house recently. We hope you like them, and do let us know if…
One of the activities my children ask for over and over again is a bowl of cornflour gloop. It’s so easy to make and keeps everyone happy for hours, although it is a little on the messy side, so I’d definitely set it up outside if at all possible. To make the gloop even more…
All you need for this fun, messy activity is an empty box, some marbles or other small balls and paint. Things to investigate Can you blow the balls into goals? Is it easier to blow a heavy ball or a lighter ball? What happens if you tip the box up? Does the ball move faster…
These umbrellas for Incy Wincy ( Itsy bitsy ) Spider are a great Incy Wincy Spider Experiment, fantastic fun and a wonderful way to introduce the concept of materials having different properties to kids. If you’re in the middle of a materials topic I’ve got lots more fun ideas for learning about properties of materials,…
Continuing with our Nursery Rhyme Science theme this week, I have some fun Incy Wincy Spider science experiments to share. Incy Wincy spider climbed up the water spout, Down came the rain and washed poor Incy out, Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain, So, Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout…
Our magnet wands are one of our most used pieces of science kit and are perfect for all kinds of magnet experiments and investigations. When my children were little, they wandered around the house “testing” things to see if they were magnetic, and then we went through a phase of magnet-powered cars, boats and anything…
I wasn’t sure how well received this activity would be with a large group of children, but they loved it, and all spent a long time finding the best way for Little Red Riding Hood to get the Grandma’s house faster than the wolf. It was a great problem solving, map reading and imagination inspiring activity….
In the story of The Gingerbread Man, he gets eaten by a fox who offers to help him cross a river. We’re going to help The Gingerbread Man out by building him a bridge and testing different materials at the same time. You’ll need LEGO Lolly sticks Sticks Straws Paper Card Scales Anything else you want…
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