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Toothpick Twirlers Science Experiment
October 27, 2014
Here's a fun science experiment for kids with a simple helicopter style twirler. These toothpick twirlers spin as they fall! Here's how to make one: Gather your supplies: paper, scissors,…
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Changeable Magnetic Marble Run
October 16, 2014
Make your own components for a changeable magnetic marble run! Okay, here we are with yet another marble run, but this one is our favorite one yet! Actually, I'd say…
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How to Make Sparkly Gold Slime
September 29, 2014
We had some leftover supplies after making our gold playdough, so we decided to attempt some gold slime. It's shiny, sparkly, and super stretchy! The boys like to stretch it…
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How to Make Glow in the Dark Slime
August 26, 2014
We love a good slime recipe around here, and when we saw this idea on Pinterest for making glow in the dark slime, we had to try it! This slime…
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Creating Playful Venn Diagrams about Animal Attributes
August 19, 2014
One day this summer when we hadn't really started school yet (but needed some order!) I got out our large acrylic sheet and showed Gresham how to make Venn diagrams.…
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Make a Worm Observation Jar
April 1, 2014
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Spring has finally arrived in Texas! I sincerely feel for any of you who are still experiencing snow and cold weather - this winter…
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Science Experiment: Extract the Iron from Breakfast Cereal!
March 20, 2014
Impress young scientists with this simple experiment to extract the iron (yes, real iron filings) out of a fortified breakfast cereal such as Total! Aidan has been studying the nutrients…
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Candy Corn Catapults! (Four ways to build a catapult out of items from around the house!)
October 11, 2013
This week, several excellent bloggers have teamed up to provide a play series of ideas for what to do with ALL of the candy that will be entering our homes…
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Ocean Tub Pretend Play
August 28, 2013
A couple weeks ago, Gresham (age 6) had the idea to put a little blue food coloring in some water to make it look like an ocean for his toy…
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Make a Coconut Volcano
August 21, 2013
Several months ago, I saw an idea on Parent Teach Play to use a coconut to make a volcano. I knew that Gresham would LOVE to make one to play…
