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My children love Ninjago, so we thought we’d celebrate the upcoming movie with a week of Ninjago themed science activities. These easy spinners seemed like a good starting point as they are super easy to make and provide lots of different investigative opportunities. Materials Different types of paper – Ninjago coloured paper or card works…
Did you know you can make a flute type instrument with straws? A straw flute is very easy to make and sounds great. The size of the straw changes the pitch of the sound! How are sounds made? Sounds are made when an object vibrates, this makes the air around an object vibrate as well….
When I imagine a chocolate bar in the future I always think of Mike Teevee in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and how when I read first read the book I thought it would amazing to pluck a chocolate bar from the TV after seeing one in an advert. While shrinking giant chocolate bars and…
My children were very impressed when I showed them this little trick and can’t wait to try it out on their friends when they go back at school. When you look at an index card it seems pretty obvious that you can’t cut a simple circle in the middle and step through it, but with…
The lovely people at Lottie Dolls recently sent us Always Artsy Lottie and the new Astro Adventure and Bee Yourself outfit sets which are all perfect for my girls’ who love anything creative or to do with animals or space. If you haven’t come across Lottie before she’s a very cute, dinky doll with a child…
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Sphero. The opinions and text are all mine. My first job after graduating was as a programmer for a bank. I had very little coding experience at that point, as back then, coding was not taught as part of the curriculum to children. I’ve…
The summer holidays have just started here in the UK, and while I am very much looking forward to a few weeks with less running around, I’m also slightly concerned about keeping everyone entertained for so long. Luckily for us, the lovely Anna from The Imagination Tree sent us Camp Kindness and some lovely Kindness…
This week’s challenge is a super simple one. All you need is some skittles, water and a white plate or tray. Don’t forget to share your skittle creations using #ScienceSparksChallenge Place the skittles around the edge of the plate, carefully pour water over the top and watch the colours dissolve into the water. Why…
Coming soon, but something like this candy house or the 3 pigs house.
Coming soon!!
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