Slime!
Materials:
-Liquid cornstarch
-Clear or white school glue
Optional: Liquid watercolor or food coloring.
Super easy and children can do it themselves!
All you do is mix all the ingredients together with your hands.
That’s it! The liquid cornstarch and glue are the same portions,
which depend on how much you want to make.
What’s the difference between clear glue and white glue?
White glue makes it look milky, whereas clear glue is just how it sounds, clear and see-through.
Reasons children should play with slime
Slime is science: Playing with slime introduces children to scientific concepts; it’s chemistry in action, showing what happens when two substances are combined to form a new substance.
Problem-solving: When making slime, there are many variables to consider, such as temperature, how well it is mixed together, and ratios of ingredients. Every time slime is made, the batch can be different and children get the opportunity to figure out why one batch might be stickier while another is too hard.
Slime is a messy sensory play for either young children or older children:Sensory play is important for motor development-though sensory play is often associated more with younger children, older children benefit as well, as they are still developing their motor skills. In addition, sensory play helps to regulate emotions.
Dinosaur eggs:
What you will need:
-balloons 🎈
-mini dinosaur figures 🦖
-water 💧
Optional: liquid watercolor or food-coloring
Step 1: Place a dinosaur inside each balloon
Step 2: Carefully fill each balloon with water and tie it off. If adding color this is where you would combine some with the water.
Step 3: Place them in the freezer.
-Once they are completely solid remove from freezer and the balloon will begin to peel away.
-This is a great problem-solving activity, where you can ask the child, “Uh oh the dinos are trapped! How are we going to get them out?” This allows children to become scientists and think about some methods and tools they will need.They may try one material and then figure out it doesn’t work. What’s important is to allow for children to think for themselves, figure out why one material works and another doesn’t. As adults, it’s so easy for us to give away the answer because it’s obvious to us, but for children it’s about the process, allowing them to ask questions and discover for themselves why one material may work and another may not.
*Also great for a treasure hunt outside
What you will need:
-balloons 🎈
-mini dinosaur figures 🦖
-water 💧
Optional: liquid watercolor or food-coloring
Step 1: Place a dinosaur inside each balloon
Step 2: Carefully fill each balloon with water and tie it off. If adding color this is where you would combine some with the water.
Step 3: Place them in the freezer.
-Once they are completely solid remove from freezer and the balloon will begin to peel away.
-This is a great problem-solving activity, where you can ask the child, “Uh oh the dinos are trapped! How are we going to get them out?” This allows children to become scientists and think about some methods and tools they will need.They may try one material and then figure out it doesn’t work. What’s important is to allow for children to think for themselves, figure out why one material works and another doesn’t. As adults, it’s so easy for us to give away the answer because it’s obvious to us, but for children it’s about the process, allowing them to ask questions and discover for themselves why one material may work and another may not.
*Also great for a treasure hunt outside
Lava Lamp:
For children, science is simply an extension to their every day world. It’s about discovery and wondering, something children do naturally. Science involves communication, teaches patience and perseverance, and builds problem-solving skills. It compliments their natural curiosity and when children participate in fun science activities they gain a positive learning experience, enjoy science, shaping how they think about it in the future. Often when a kid says, “I hate science” it has to do with a bad experience, the way it was presented to them.
This is just one of many science activities to do with children, where they get to watch what happens when combining different ingredients, make predictions, and ask questions as they try and figure out the reason for the reaction:
mommypoppins.com/boredom-busters/science-experiement-make-a-lava-lamp-with-kids-at-home
For children, science is simply an extension to their every day world. It’s about discovery and wondering, something children do naturally. Science involves communication, teaches patience and perseverance, and builds problem-solving skills. It compliments their natural curiosity and when children participate in fun science activities they gain a positive learning experience, enjoy science, shaping how they think about it in the future. Often when a kid says, “I hate science” it has to do with a bad experience, the way it was presented to them.
This is just one of many science activities to do with children, where they get to watch what happens when combining different ingredients, make predictions, and ask questions as they try and figure out the reason for the reaction:
mommypoppins.com/boredom-busters/science-experiement-make-a-lava-lamp-with-kids-at-home