My 6 year old came out of school last week incredibly happy and excited as they'd spent the afternoon building sweetie houses. As soon as we got home he wrote me a shopping list of what we needed to ...
Kitchen Science
More plastic milk
Plastic milk was one of the first experiments I posted on Science Sparks, when the kids were quite little. It was a lovely sensory experience for them at the time, but they obviously couldn't ...
Baking Soda Popper
The lovely Mummy Barrow recently sent me a link to a fab YouTube video of Steve Spangler popping film canisters on the Ellen show. I had been intending to pick up some canisters on my next shopping ...
How to make a red cabbage indicator
Acids and alkalis are substances that can be found in the science laboratory and at home all around us. We can make a very easy red cabbage indicator to find out whether a substance is an acid or ...
Why Popping Candy pops
Do you know why pop rocks pop? We're going to find out in this easy kitchen science investigation. Why Popping Candy ( Pop Rocks) PopsWe all tried the popping candy first and giggled as it burst ...
Bouncy Egg Experiment
Eggs with no shells have to be one of the things my children find most intriguing. We made one for my 4 year old to show her nursery class last week. This fun bouncy egg experiment is great fun for ...
Science Magic – the unbreakable egg
This is another experiment taken from a fab book I was sent to review, Cool Science. We think of eggs being fragile so how do you make an unbreakable egg? How to make an egg unbreakableWhat you ...
Treacle Toffee
I love treacle toffee, it always reminds me of bonfire nights where we'd go out wrapped up warm in hats and scarves with everything smelling a bit smoky. This treacle toffee recipe is a great way to ...
Fun with pumpkins
Today we set about exploring some lovely pumpkins from a local farm.I gave the children 2 medium sized pumpkins and asked them to feel them and think about which was the heaviest. After they ...
Spooky Lava Lamps
Lava lamps are one my favourite things to make, they are so easy, but really impressive for children to watch.You will needA clear plastic bottle or jar A bottle of vegetable oil ...
