Take The Straw Bridge Challenge!
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We do a lot of science-based activities but not many that full under the engineering category. A very long time ago when I was in (maybe) year...
Diet Coke and Mentos Science Experiment
When I worked for Disney Cruise Line one of the experiments we used to do with the children was the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment; it was part of a show called Super Sloppy Science: Gases and Goos. It was a p...
Skittles Science Experiment
Do you ever see a craft or activity online and think “I have to do that?” (I hope that at least some of my things do that). Well I saw this skittles science experiment and had that moment! It is soooo cool, I ...
What is Gravity? A Craft for Kids
This week's science experiment is an easy one, it doesn't require any real set up or clean up time (unless you make a huge mess doing it). Plus it introduces children to a rather important law of physics - grav...
Making Rainbows: Exploring Light with a Prism
EC came home the other day with a reading book all about rainbows, after finishing it he decided that he wanted to make a rainbow. We have talked about and made our rainbows before using paint (check out the cr...
Egg Geodes: Grow Your Own Crystals
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After the excitement of the festive period January can feel like such a bleak month, that is why I tr...
Making Snow Crystals
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If there is one thing you can rely on in England during winter, it is the unpredictability of ...
Making Lolly Pop Stick Catapults with the Kids
This is sure to be a big hit with your little and big ones. I made these the other day while EC and YC were at school and then handed them to EC and his friend and told them to go and play. They had big plans ...
Easy Peasy Zip Lock Green House
This experiment came about by chance a few weeks ago and has been going on ever since. During dinner EC was eating his apple when he suddenly piped up that he would like to grow the apple seeds that he had foun...
How Do You Shell An Egg Without Cracking It?
Have you ever tried to shell an egg without actually breaking it? Sounds impossible doesn't it? Well I would have thought so too, until I found this experiment! It is super easy and will make you look super ...
