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Making Playdough Using Shaving Gel and Corn Flour
I like trying new exciting things with my boys. So I gave this homemade playdough/slime to Max for a new sensory experience. Have a look at his reaction when he touches it for the first time! The greatest thing about this recipe is that...
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How to Make Drawings Float with a Magic Water Marker
Subscribe to my channel and wait for Alex’s space adventure floating drawing! To make your art creation float you need just white board makers, a plate and some water. I have seen a few videos about this technique but they all seemed to...
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How to Make Butter
We were making fresh butter for lunch with Max. The process was really simple and fun. All we needed was heavy/double/whipping cream, a glass jar and a bit of muscle to shake! In about 10 minutes we could see buttermilk separating from...
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How to Make a Marble Run with Foil
This DIY toy is from the time I was a child. It is simple but it could blow the mind a person who doesn't know how it is made. Alex was looking for magnets to explain why it moves that way. All you need to make one is a piece of kitchen...
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Fine Motor Skills Activity: Nuts and Bolts
Nuts and bolts aren’t something you would first think to offer your kid to play with. But they are great for developing fine motor skills and just super fun.
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How to Build with Sponge Scourers
We are presenting a pack of sponge scourers! It could be one the most fun open-ended toy a child can borrow from the kitchen It is compatible with any other toys as well as other household items to combine in an incredible imaginative...
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How to Make a Toy Using a Plastic Bottle, Magnet and Steel Balls
I was wondering if Alex finds a way to play with a plastic bottle filled with steel balls and with a strong magnet attached to it. He did have a few ideas! Some kids are just easily entertained!
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How to Make a Pythagoras Cup
This experiment shows how Pythagoras Cup works. A long time ago Pythagoras made this cup (also known as a Greedy Cup), that empties itself if too much drink is poured.
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How to Make a Glass Object Disappear
Don't trust your eyes! If you cannot see it, it doesn't mean that it is not there. When you place a Pyrex stir rod in the vegetable oil, it disappears. The secret here is that vegetable oil has nearly the same index of refraction as...
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Science Experiment: Homemade Fire Extinguisher
When we are mixing vinegar and baking soda, we get a foamy reaction that produces carbon dioxide. You can't see it, but we can actually fill a glass with it because carbon dioxide is heavier than air. When I pour concentrated carbon...
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Hammering Activity for Preschoolers
What child doesn't like to bash things with a hammer? So I made a surprise activity for Max this morning and he loved it. I used a piece of foam packaging from last night delivery, wooden sticks and a toy hammer.
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Greater than, Less than or Equal to Activity with Dice
Comparing numbers upto 6 with regular dice would be too easy for Alex, so got him 20 sided ones.
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Art Activity: Spinning Top with Marker and CD
We have made a spinning top from a marker and an CD for this art project. Science lovers will appreciate how we can actually track the motion of the spinning tops.
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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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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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DIY Scratch Art
Alex coloured paper with oil pastels and covered it with black paint mixed with a bit of dish soap for this DIY project. He had fun scratching his colourful drawings all over the page using a wooden skewer. I cannot describe how...
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Balance Challenge with Popsicle Sticks
Challenge of the week!!! How many coins can you stack on a popsicle stick held in your mouth?
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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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Simple Music Science Experiment
When Alex played music this way no one could hear it but him. To change the sound he pulled the string a bit tighter or slid hand that was holding the string to change the length of it.
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How to Grow a Bean Plant in a Jar
Here is a simple way to grow beans in a jar with kitchen paper towels. We love activities that involve growing plants. Results in those are usually noticeable only a few days later. So the process requires a lot of waiting and taking...
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Fun Drawing Activity for Toddlers
Here is a different way to draw with markers Max was very excited to try: How to draw multiple objects at the same time. When I was making this, it was a bit of a challenge to align all four markers so that they touch paper at the same...
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Science Experiment: Melting Ice Using Salt
Melting ice with salt and adding food colouring is a simple science project for kids of all ages. I added water in balloons and left them in freezer overnight. In the morning we started the experiment. Salt that was added to the ice,...
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How to Make Eggshell Spin on a Plate
How fun is this breakfast trick?! It's magically spinning eggshell on a plate! The secret ingredient is water. I have dipped eggshell in water, and now it rotates instead of just sliding every time we tilt the plate. If instead of making...