We love baking soda volcanoes, especially our snow volcano, but as we’ve not had much snow recently, I’ve started making them again. This method is quick, inexpensive, and allows you to reuse the volcano a few times. A volcano is a fantastic science project for school or home, and it only requires a few basic materials….
I think our garden zip line using teddies is one of my favourite activities we’ve ever done, just because it’s so adaptable to children of all ages and abilities. My 4-year-old uses it as a big imaginative game, talking to her teddies, telling them not to be scared and lining them up so everyone gets…
A colour wheel is a great visual way to learn about primary and secondary colours and fun science crafts. Mixing Colours RED + YELLOW = ORANGE YELLOW + BLUE = GREEN BLUE + RED = PURPLE How to make a DIY colour wheel What you need Two pieces of cardboard One split pin Coloured pens Or, use…
We’ve got quite a few candy canes left over from Christmas so devised a little experiment to see how strong they are. Like many of our activities this is a great activity for starting to think about experimental design and setting up a fair test. We discussed which variables to keep constant and how to…
This simple science demonstration is a fantastic way to learn about density! Liquids can be stacked in a glass or jar in order of their density. As an additional challenge, children can experiment with small items to determine which floats on each layer. Christmas Density Jar You’ll need Sugar SyrupWaterFood colouringVegetable OilSmall items to test…
An optical illusion is a visual trick that deceives the brain into perceiving something different from what is there. They are a great way to learn about how brains work. We had a lot of fun creating a Christmas version of a classic optical illusion. What do you think of our Christmas Tree? Just roll…
Olaf is made using the same principe as our Mini Magnet Maze and Christmas Tree. We made his buttons magnetic but you could use his eyes, nose or eyebrows. You could even make a smaller version and make Olaf’s body parts moveable. Can you think of any other Frozen crafts you could make using this method? What you…
Like most children, if given a straw, my four will blow bubbles till the cup overflows, which gave me an idea for a fun investigation. We tried to find out which of three different drinks made the best bubbles, using it as a fun exercise in experimental design. Bubbly Drinks Challenge Find out whether purple…
Do you remember when we designed a house made of sweets and tried to find the best materials for its construction? We’ve followed the same concept with this fun edible science investigation to make a marshmallow Olaf from Disney’s Frozen. What are the best sweets for Olaf? Marshmallows were the obvious choice, and we decided three…
I’ve often wished we had a big LEGO® vacuum cleaner that sucked up and sorted LEGO®. Our collection is mixed up in a large box under my 7 year old bed. So today, we set about making a LEGO® filter. This is our first attempt and needs a little refining. First, we looked around the…
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