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Green Apple Playdough Recipe
This amazing-smelling green apple playdough recipe uses only two ingredients and makes a soft, stretchy, silky dough your kids will love. The no-cook playdough recipe is great for kids to make from beginning to end – no measuring, no boiling water, no messy clean up.
Magic Fizzing Popsicle Paint
These magic fizzing popsicle paints are an awesome kids’ science project for all ages. One hot day a few weeks ago, I pulled out a batch of the magical popsicles from our freezer and invited my 4 year-old daughter to start painting. She was thrilled when her masterpiece began fizzing! Ready to make your own batch of magic fizzing popsicle paints? Read on. Want even more cool science!?
Autumn Spiced Salt Dough Recipe
Pumpkin spice, cinnamon apple and mulled cider – we love the scents of fall and just couldn’t get enough of this warm and cozy autumn-scented salt dough recipe. This dough takes a mere minutes to mix up and is the perfect, no-fail recipe for little chefs to make.
Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween Crystals
Growing crystals is a favorite science experiment of ours and these glow-in-the-dark crystals for Halloween make it all the more exciting! Check out how to make these fascinating crystals below! Then, grab our 30 Science Experiments your kids will love in our shop! Getting Ready To prep for these glow-in-the-dark crystals, I gathered a few supplies: Pipe cleaners Borax Glow-in-the-dark paint Fishing line (twine or yarn would work, too) Pencils or wooden skewers Scissors Glasses or plastic...
2D Shapes Marshmallow Geometry
Marshmallow geometry is a fun way to teach the names and characteristics of 2D shapesincluding triangles, rectangles and squares. Kids love having the chance to build 2D shapes with food and grown ups love watching children practice important math skills. It’s a win-win! For a printable version of this activity, hop over and grab our popular toothpick challenge cards! Looking for more fun with shapes!?
Exploding Pop Rockets
This 4th of July twist on those classic Alka-Seltzer pop rockets is a must-try kids’ science experiment your kids will beg to repeat over and over again.
Building LEGO Names
What better way to get kids really looking at how letters are built than by constructing them with LEGOS?! This hands-on LEGO name activity is a great preschool work station, name game or afternoon project. Follow below and then hop over to become a VIP Plato Pack member so you can get all of the tools, strategies and support you need to reach ALL of your learners. Getting Ready The prep for this LEGO name activity depends on the age and skill of your little builder.
Scented, Fizzy Homemade Bath Bombs
There’s nothing more special than a kid-made gift – especially if it’s a gift that comes with some well deserved pampering. That’s why my 4 year-old daughter and I decided to make scented homemade bath bombs for the wonderful moms and grandmoms in our lives. This kid-made gift is sure to please! P.S. Looking for some easy ways to add super cool, hands-on science to your classroom or home?
Candy Pumpkin Catapults
STEM activities (Science Technology Engineering and Math) are always a hit with my kiddos, but this engineering activity had the whole family wanting to get in on the action. After explaining to my 3 and 5 year-old what a catapult was, I simply challenged them to build one that would launch candy pumpkins. They couldn’t believe their ears. Launching candy across the house?
Camping Themed Story Stones
Whether you’re brand new to story stones or you’re an absolute pro, this camping themed variety is a must-try.
Strawberry Playdough Recipe
Summer is arriving and so are strawberries picked straight from the garden. This sweet-smelling strawberry playdough recipe will have you craving those delicious little berries. So make sure you have a few on hand, because your kiddos will be asking for them once this homemade playdough gets into their little hands.
Ice Cream in a Bag
What’s better than ice cream on a hot summer’s day?! Ice cream with a little kids’ science sprinkled on top, that’s what! This deliciously fun ice cream in a bag is so simple. It’s one of our favorite treats to make while camping.
Solar Oven Pizza
Hot summer days are ideal for this fun kids’ science activity: making a solar oven pizza! Teaching your child how to build a solar oven requires a ton of glueing, but the result is worth every minute of prep. Little scientists and pizza fans will beg, “More please!” as they learn about solar power in this awesome kids science project.
Apple Pie Playdough Recipe
This apple pie playdough recipe will have you craving a slice of warm ooey-gooey apple goodness. With my oldest going off to kindergarten, I was not looking forward to the end of summer, but this sweet and spicy smelling apple pie playdough recipe had me looking forward to my favorite season before it was even done cooking.
To the bone, by Susan Quirke
from Into the sea, track released March 1, 2021 Recorded at The Qube Studio in Dublin and The Meadow Studio in Wicklow, Ireland. Mixed and mastered by David Odlum at Blackbox Recording Studio, France.
How to Make Butter in a Jar
Wondering how to make butter? This quick and easy activity combines two of my kiddos’ favorite things: food and science. They were riveted watching the cream go through its various stages to become butter and couldn’t wait to taste the homemade goodness.
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