Now that Christmas is over, it's time to really embrace winter and all the exciting science activity opportunities the cold weather opens up. I've put together a fun and easy collection of winter ...
Preschool Science
Pine Cone Weather Station
Thank you to Science Sparks for inviting me to guest post on their blog today. You can find me over at Rainy Day Mum where I share play ideas, activities, crafts, learning experiences and fun for ...
20 Autumn and Fall Science Activities
Over the many years I've been writing Science Sparks, autumn is always my favourite season to design themed activities for. I love the colourful leaves, dark nights and cooler weather and of course ...
Great science experiments for kids 4-5 years old
I've found my 5 year old to be incredibly curious at the moment, always asking questions and wanting to know how things work. Even something as simple as a rain gauge has been VERY exciting for her. ...
Summer science for hot days
The UK is hot, hot, hot at the moment, so today I'm sharing some fun and cooling summer science great for kids of all ages on hot days. Summer science for hot days Science experiments with ice One ...
Painting on ice
Many years ago we went through a stage of painting on sheets of ice and then pressing paper on the top. Once the paper dried we used it as a fun background to draw on.This activity is a little ...
Raising Raisins – baking soda investigation
What do you think will happen if you put a raisin in a glass of water?It will sink!Do you think it's possible to make raisins rise to the top and jump around?Find out in this simple ...
How to make oobleck
Making oobleck was one of the very first science activities I wrote about on Science Sparks. I've given this very old post about how to make oobleck a bit of an update and refresh so I hope you like ...
Make your own slushy drink
The recent mini heatwave in the UK meant we needed some serious help cooling down, so we had another go at making slushy drinks!To make a slushy drink you need to partially freeze a lovely fruity ...
The cow jumped over the moon catapult
Discover how force affects the motion of a projectile and how changing the angle of the launch affects the distance travelled with this easy catapult investigation based around the cow jumped over the ...
