Where possible I always get my children to wash their hands before eating. The bigger two have made up a song to encourage little H to wash hers properly, it goes something like this: Rub and scratch, rub and scratch Or you’ll get worms and germs worms and germs. la la la la Lovely, don’t…
How do you make a lolly stick race across water? Would you believe me if I told you all you needed was a drop of washing-up liquid ( dish soap ) and some water to do a fun surface tension experiment? Racing lolly sticks – surface tension experiment You’ll need Water A large container –…
This collection of activities using ice for toddlers is great for any time of year, but especially good on a cold winter’s day when talking about frost and ice outdoors or on a hot summer’s day to cool down. Activities using ice for toddlers Ice Excavations Ice excavations are brilliant for little ones. All you…
You know how much I love cornflour gloop. So when we collected lots of pinecones, sticks and leaves yesterday, I couldn’t resist making goo with an Autumnal feel. Little H helped me make it this time. We didn’t measure it out. We just added water to the cornflour slowly. She loved the sticky feel of…
Apple bobbing is a traditional Halloween/Autumn game with some interesting science and history behind it. We used a large container filled to near the top with water. I removed the stalks so they didn’t poke anyone in the face and asked the children to try to pick up the apple with their teeth. The first…
We love a good baking soda experiment. I spotted this brilliant and simple idea on Reading Confetti, who kindly said I could post it here. These are our fizzing rocks. How to make fizzy rocks You’ll need Water Bicarbonate of soda/baking soda Vinegar Food colouring Instructions Mix a little water with the bicarbonate of soda….
This ice activity is simple and a perfect first preschool science experiment or activity. Ice is great for science investigations as it’s inexpensive to make and can be used in lots of different ways. Children can freeze things in it, melt it as fast as they can, try to stop it from melting, or use…
Jelly is a great way to learn about changes of state as first it dissolves in hot water and then sets to become solid as it cools. Why does jelly set? Jelly sets because of a protein called collagen. Collagen is made up of three protein fibers wrapped around each other. Jelly contains gelatin, which…
This is a brilliant investigation for finding out how waterproof different materials are. I printed a picture of a chicken and asked the children to colour it in, then gave them a selection of materials to protect the chicken from water. What you need Instructions Place the squares of material over the picture. Sprinkle water…
Today we are looking at filtering. Instead of using a standard sieve or colander and sieving foodstuffs I thought we’d use toys to make a fun toy sorter filter! How to make your own toy sorter We found some old cardboard boxes and cut different sized holes in each one. Then I asked the children…
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