Create cool mushroom spore prints! Fun nature science activity for kids.Did you know you can make a natural spore print from a mushroom? Like, really easily? So awesome!How to make a mushroom spore printYou can actually make a spore print with any mushroom, and apparently different mushrooms have different coloured spores and create different patterns, which is…
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How to Dye Multicoloured Flowers in Red, White and Blue
Remember how, the other day, we did a little nature experiment to see what type of flowers absorb the most vibrant colour?Afterwards, I looked at our red flecked flowers, and our blue flecked flowers, sitting in their vases filled with red and blue water, and I couldn’t help but wonder… what would happen if I swapped vases? If…
Can you start a fire with a magnifying glass?
The idea for this activity came about after my youngest daughter Bumble watched the movie Ants. A short while later, she started having nightmares about being killed by a ring of fire coming out of the sky, that makes a buzzing noise. It took me a little while to figure out that she was talking…
Easy Magnet Science Experiment for Kids
Classic physics science experiment for kids: can you guess which everyday items are attracted to magnets?Jewel found my stash of old Ladybird reference books from when I was a little girl. They’re over 30 years old! (Bless my dear mother for keeping them for all these years!)There’s a few Junior Science books in the collection,…
Hands-on Geometry with Magna-Tiles
The girls were lucky enough to receive this set of Magna-Tiles from their Grandma for Christmas. They play with them almost every day. There are so many ways to play with Magna-Tiles, and we’re only just scratching the surface. But I thought I would share some of my initial reflections on how they’ve been playing…
Review: Magic Science for Wizards Only Science Kit
Product Reviewed: Magic Science for Wizards Only science / chemistry kit by Scientific ExplorerAge Range: labelled for 6+ year olds (however I think it could be suitable for keen 4+ year olds, with a lot of assistance).Star Rating: 3 / 5 starsThe Good: Fun and easy introduction to some impressive fizzy and colour changing chemistry…
Christmas STEAM: Magnetic Jingle Bell Tree
Can you decorate a Christmas tree with jingle bells, without using glue? Fun physics for kids.Don’t you just love it when one activity spins into another? That’s what happened with our jingle bell tree.It all started while we were making our Christmas tree magnet maze. My first thought was that we could use a metal jingle…
Book Review: Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record
Product Reviewed: Ivy and Bean Break The Fossil Record, by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall.Age Range: 5-10 year olds.Star Rating: 4 / 5 starsThe Good: Fun chapter book that introduces palaeontology, Mary Anning (pioneering female palaeontologist), and perseverance in science in a really positive light.The Bad: The backyard palaeontological efforts of Ivy and Bean towards…
Coding for Kids: Introducing HTML to 5 Year Olds
Welcome back to the third week of the 28 Days of Hands-On STEM activities for Kids series. This week is all about computer science – Coding for Kids – which is quite timely, as we’ve just started introducing our 5.5 year old daughter Jewel to coding, or more specifically, to HTML only a few weeks ago.I thought perhaps I…
DIY Heart Shaped Bubble Wand
Fun science project for Valentine’s Day! How to make a heart-shaped bubble wand, and encourage some learning about bubble physics with play.We’ve been having so much fun making bubble wands in different shapes lately, we thought we’d try again, with heart shaped bubble wands this time. Bubble fun!How to make a Heart Shaped Bubble Wand…