Ward’s Science: grants, lessons, products and more
This week, Owen and I had an absolute blast taking a look at some of the fab science kits that were sent to us from our friends at Ward’s …
science experiments for kids
science experiments for kids
national youth science day: code your world kit giveaway
Have you heard? You can celebrate National Youth Science Day all month long!
HughesNet (America’s #1 provider of satellite Internet and a supporter of …
STEM Lab: free, hands-on STEM activities for kids & teens
As a teacher and parent, I am always, always on the hunt for free, hands-on STEM activities for kids and teens.
It’s always been my goal to …
make fluffy slime (and get your kids reading these FREE printable slime recipes!)
Oh, friends.
If I had a dime for every time my kids talked about slime, I’d be a rich woman.
Fluffy slime. Floam slime. Glitter slime. Galaxy …
how to make homemade butter (crazy-cool simple science at home)
I have always been on the hunt for ways to make learning fun and natural for my kids.
Ways to make learning happen on the fly and in meaningful …
soap experiments: easy backyard summer fun
Friends–now that swim and dive season is over, we’re doing a whole lot more free bird play, lazy mornings, and long …
how to help your kids love science: simple, everyday ways
The following rockstar guest post is written by Christy a former physics teacher who is now home with her three kids. Christy writes an amazing blog: …
soap dough, soap molds, crazy cool fun with soap
What happens when you put a bar of Ivory soap in the microwave?
Really. Ivory soap. Plain ole sweet-smelling, plain-jane white bar …
candy cane experiments, 2.0
We are always looking for reasons to play with our food over here, so when we put away the last of the holiday decorations, instead of tossing our …
hot summer day fun: crayon melts!
It’s been so incredibly hot here in Maryland, I’m sure you can fry an egg on the sidewalk.
At least I’m guessing you can because it’s been upwards of …
homemade light table and the wonder of water beads
For quite some time now, I have seen posts about the wonder of water beads.
But I couldn’t find the beads, or I’d forget about them. And …
new for us friday: the red apple taste test
This New For Us Friday we’re sharing a simple—but fun!—experiment of sorts.
It’s a little ‘learning-in-the-kitchen’ meets ‘science experiment’ meets …
candy experiments: playing with color
It’s been a busy few weeks for us, between school, sports, Blogalicious, Halloween, and my parents coming down to spend time with the kids while …
how to have some fun with leftover candy canes
Each year, we end up with tons of leftover candy canes after the holidays. This year, I vowed I wouldn’t allow one candy cane in our house past …
new for us friday: the pumpkin playdough flop
I’ll be the first to admit that we’ve had our fair share of flops over here, and this week we had another one of them.
It was messy. It …
painting with candy: candy experiments (part two)
Maddy, Owen, and Cora had an absolute blast performing candy experiments using their Halloween loot this week, but I think the most fun they had …