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Our science experiments include removing the shell from an egg, launching bottle rockets, create edible life cycles, making lava lamps and lots more science experiments for kids of all ages.
My children love pottering around the garden and watching plants grow, especially those that grow food! Spring seems to have arrived, so we’ve been making the most of the sunny weather and taking the opportunity to learn some plant science. We cleared out an area of the garden for the children to do some planting….
My 6-year-old came out of school last week incredibly happy and excited as he had spent the afternoon building a candy house. As soon as we got home, he wrote me a shopping list of what we needed to do a similar activity at home. This would also be great for a Three Little Pigs…
Autumn is a brilliant time of year for outdoor science activities in the forest. Find out why leaves change colour in autumn, create rafts and dens with sticks, collect treasures such as pinecones, conkers and acorns and learn to identify trees and plants. Create a wildlife journal and record the animals and plants you see…
One of my favourites of Kerry’s experiments is her play doh brain, so when we found an old pack of play-doh in the cupboard I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try it out. Â First, we learned some fun facts and then made a model brain. Fun brain facts for kids Did you…
We’ve done a couple of simple activities based around forces recently, so when a sheet of bubble wrap arrived in a parcel, I knew just how to use it. We laid the bubble wrap sheet flat on the floor and talked about what we wanted to investigate and what we expected to happen. Bubble Wrap…
I’m so pleased to be sharing this fab and very topical activity from Kelly at Domestic Goddesque. Thanks so much for sharing Kelly. We love how you turned your observations of the floods into a fun science activity. January has seen more than double the usual annual rainfall in the South East. In fact, it…
We’ve made a few changes to Challenge and Discover this month. The challenges will now be once every two months, and we’re going to let you know in advance what they will be. For our first challenge of 2014, Inspiration Laboratories and I have chosen Fun with Rulers. What I really wanted to do was…
This mini science activity is great for learning about properties of materials, particularly how waterproof they are. It can be messy but works well as an outdoor or bathtime activity. The idea is to cover small soft toys in different materials to find out which have waterproof properties. Equipment Method Half-fill the container with water….
I’ve been trying to organise our toys and games by theme to make it easier for me to plan activities with the kids. One of the first things I’m hoping to set up is little boxes of inspiration. A maths box, a storytelling box, literacy box and, of course, a science box. Z loves numbers,…
Building a mini hovercraft is a great way to learn about friction. Hovercrafts are really interesting as they move on top of a layer of air. The layer of air reduces friction allowing the hovercraft to move quickly over land and sea. We’ve been learning about friction recently, which is a complex topic to grasp,…
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