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DIY Craft: Straw Rocket Launcher
Check out this fun ready-to-zoom-into-space DIY toy that we made.
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Breathing Exercise with Ping Pong
There is a simple way to get a ping-pong ball from a glass without touching it. Turning this idea into a fun blowing game with Alex.
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Fingerprint Counting Activity for Preschoolers
This fun activity is based on a fact that children instinctively count things using their fingers.
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Fine Motor Activity with Rubber Bands
A new challenge for Max. He needs to put the rubber bands on the paper towel roll.
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Science Experiment: Egg in a Bottle
Classic egg in a bottle experiment turned upside down. We used hard boiled egg, birthday cake candles and a bottle with wide neck.
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DIY Toy: Magnetic Discovery Bottle
Max loved filling a bottle of water with paper clips to prepare for this fun activity to discover force of a magnetic field with a magnetic wand.
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Outdoor Activity: Ping Pong Ball Launcher
Easy to make craft for a fun outdoor play. For this craft you need paper caps, balloons and ping pong balls. The only thing to be aware of is to use cheap balloons without a white powder inside them, otherwise they slip off.
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Earth Day Activity with Cotton Discs
Making tiny copies of planet Earth from cotton discs
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DIY Craft: Magnet Fishing Game
This is, perhaps, the simplest and the funniest magnet fishing game with paperclips! I taped a magnet to a pipe cleaner and attached it to the front of a cap with a clothespin. After that, boys were ready to catch colourful paperclips...
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DIY Number Game with Paper Plates
This is an easy-to-make game that gives parents a chance to come up with their own variation that suits their child best. I made 2 plates. The first one was meant for Max with a challenge to make a marble to go thru every number in the...
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DIY Craft: Game Using Cardboard Box
I love Ferrero Rocher empty boxes, perhaps, even more than chocolates. We use them a lot as trays and for different mess-free activities. Here is a quick tutorial for a homemade toy. I used different colours marble for challenges I plan...
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Defying Gravity: Bicone Rolling Upwards
This relatively simple demonstration of the mechanical paradox is a great way to get young kids to think about physics principles. I used Polydron Sphera to make a cylinder and a bicone (two cones joined together at their bases). The...
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DIY Craft: Day and Night Paper Plate
Max and I made this fun Day & Night Model. There are countless ways to use paper plates, but we love to use them for crafts.
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Counting Activity with Magnets Discovery
A simple and fun way to explore moving objects with magnets. Max is using a magnetic wand to pull paperclips out of the bottle with rice to count them.
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Science Experiment: Color Mixing
We do different types of activities with boys, but mixing is Max's most favourite thing. Here Max is mixing Yellow and Blue colours with a help of baking soda and vinegar reaction.
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Science Trick: Cinnamon and Water
Changing the flavour of a classic pepper experiment by using cinnamon instead. The fact is you can use any spices here as long as they float.
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Science Experiment: Candle and Water
This is an impressive but simple experiment for children. We did it with Alex about two years ago, so it was Max's turn now. But this time I added a bit of a twist though. I spread food colouring on the bottom of tea candle, lighted it...
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Building with Pasta and Playdough
We haven't played with playdough for a while. So this time we are adding pasta to it for some practice in engineering. You can add different varieties of pasta to make children even more excited about the project but I feel that in this...
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Bubble Science Experiments
We mixed dish soap with water in a big container to experiment with 3-dimensional shapes and bubbles.
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Oral Motor Skills Activity for Toddlers
Not only is this game an easy way to have fun with Max, it’s also a fun way to work on his oral motor skills.
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Blowing Activity for Preschoolers
I am not sure how to call these things we have made from straws, but we had a lot of fun with them.
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Blocks Duplication Activity
A fun block duplication activity with lego duplo. When I build a model and watched Max duplicating it, it looked easy. But when we switched roles, I realised that it could be quite a challenge. You can see me putting blue block the other...
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Art Project: Balloon Stamping
Max enjoyed another fun art project. This time we used a balloon for stamping. The idea was to use green and blue colours to make a little planet Earth, but Max couldn't stop after making just one so we have planets for everyone.
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How to Make a Sensory Bag with Baby Oil
If you are looking for activities for babies or toddlers, here is an easy-to-make baby oil sensory bag.