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 ...
Kitchen Science
Challenge and Discover – Water Science
Water is pretty amazing. Did you know it is the only natural substance to exist in three physical states at temperature naturally occuring on Earth?Water covers about 70% of the surface of the ...
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 ...
50 Kitchen Science Experiments
Today we have 50 fantastic kitchen science experiments for you.The kitchen is a great place to explore science with children. Even something as simple as melting chocolate is demonstrating ...
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 ...
