for the LOVE of a mess ~ cornstarch and water

This post originally appeared on February 9, 2011. Okay, this may be a stretch, but ever since Rachelle from Tinkerlab posted her goopy cornstarch I have been trying to work it into a lesson plan. …… Read more

EASTER science a boiling egg experiment

We had the best day last weekend!  A day full of egg experiments and this particular egg experiment was my favorite!  Big M gave our egg experiments a fun name.  ”Egg”speriments.  YEAH! We learned …… Read more

WEATHER blog hop… sun and shade experiment

My plan was a fun experiment about evaporation… we ended up with a fun temperature experiment instead. Little M put exactly the same amount of water into two separate  water bottles. She poured …… Read more

a little science with breakfast

So you saw this science experiment post right?  You all got it! These magic rings are craft sticks! So here’s what happened.  I was playing around on Pintrest and found this Bracelet idea.  Of …… Read more

Halloween activities for kids… Rotting Pumpkin

We had a little pumpkin drama on the day Little M brought her pumpkin home.  No need to point fingers (since the only innocent party was me).  When the pumpkin cracked there were tears… and consequences …… Read more

homemade SUN dial

This week we are playing around with the sun. what you need:  chalk ~ alarm clock (I’ll tell you why in a minute) ~ sunshine I drew two circles in chalk, making sure they were pretty far apart and that …… Read more