My children have gone loom band crazy. Every morning starts with a conversation about how many bands they can take to school, and ends with them showing me their latest creations. Even my 3 year old ...
Scientific Enquiry
Learning about Symmetry
My 7 year old loves patterns and symmetry. When he builds a LEGO or DUPLO house they always follow either a pattern or are symmetrical. I think symmetry appeals to his mathematical brain.Today ...
Scooter Science – Which rolls the furthest?
We scoot to school everyday on the school run. Our journey takes us along a lovely tree lined tarmac path, uphill on the way to school and downhill on the way back. Over the last few months the kids ...
Playing Detective – add some science to role play
This post is all about adding a bit of science sparkle to role play, the activities should hopefully add a simulating and educational twist to an already fun game. My little boy is usually a bit ...
Candy House – Making a stable structure
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 ...
Baking Soda Powered Boat
Today I have another great baking soda and vinegar activity for you. We are going to make a baking soda powered boat.MaterialsEmpty water bottle - small Baking Soda Kitchen roll or ...
Candy sorting
In the UK we have some chocolate covered sweets called Revels. Inside each bag are different flavoured chocolates, maltesers, plain chocolate, coffee flavour, orange flavour, toffee and chocolate ...
Colour Mixing DIY Water Wall
I've been admiring DIY water walls on Pinterest for months now, and finally got around to making one of our own.What do you think? We had a very brave little Z ready to get showered, luckily the ...
Fun with ramps
Z and I have been cycling near our house trying to see how far we could get on our bikes without peddling. We start at the top of a hill and just roll down. Z was curious as whether we would get ...
Absorbing Experiments – Simple Science
Today we're looking at materials which absorb water, in particular sponges. Can you make some predictions first based on your knowledge of the materials being used, and can you design a table to ...
