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Unicorns: Magical Icons or Violent Beasts?
Unicorns are all over the place in popular culture these days - movies, TV shows, toys, clothing and books for children and adults alike. But you might be interested to learn that the majestic, all-white horse with a spiralized horn on...
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Was Púca the Nightmare Bunny That Inspired Donnie Darko?
Existing somewhere between boogeyman, scapegoat, and temperamental fae, the known trickster called Púca is an animal-spirit that was once dreaded across Ireland, the Channel Islands, and England.
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The Wicked Feline Murder Floof, a Yule Cat Story
Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline, the Yule Cat. This giant, fluffy cat towers over buildings, roaming the snowy countryside for human...
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How Chimaera Mythology Became Reality
The impossible, three-headed monster of Ancient Greek mythology, the Chimaera, may have started off as a fantasy, but today, the word “chimera” can be used to refer to anything that seems impossible. This includes the real-life,...
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The Eradication of Smallpox: A Triumph of Medicine and Collaboration
This video provides a brief history of smallpox, highlighting the efforts of ancient civilizations and the breakthrough discovery by Edward Jenner that led to the development of a smallpox vaccine. It also discusses the global initiative...
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Exploring Black Markers with Chromatography
We are using a scientific method called chromatography to see what colours have been used by different manufacturers to make their black markers. Surprisingly black colour hides a bunch of bright colours. To take the experiment a bit...
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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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Outdoor Activity: Anti-Gravity Water
Alex knows that every time we do an experiment the result should be different from what he normally expects to happen. This time he said that water would not spill if we turn the cup upside down. So I asked him to do just that and water...
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Touch and Feel Letter Bag Activity for Preschoolers
Alex is quite good at identifying things by touch alone. Here is the activity I put together for him. He pulled more funny faces identifying all the letters of a longer word, didn't he?
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How to Make Sensory Balloons
These balloons are perfect for both children tactile sensory play and for stress relieve for grown-ups. We used corn flour, beans, peas and rice, but balloons can be filled with almost anything you have at home.
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DIY Craft: Ziplock Maze
If you mix shampoo with paint in a zip bag, it could be used for fine motor skills activity for babies when they just to move fingers thru the paint. Toddlers might find it interesting to look for objects printed on a paper that you...
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Art Activity: White Crayon with Watercolor
If you wonder why there is always a white crayon in a set, it's to hide messages that magically appear when painted over with watercolors.
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Science Experiment: Walking on Eggs
This fun science experiment for kids totally debunks the idea that eggs are fragile. Did you know you can stand on raw eggs and they won't break? To prove the point I had to stand on eggs myself too.
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Upside Down Glass of Water Trick
Defying the laws of gravity? Try turning a glass of water upside down without spilling. Place a card over the top of the glass filled with water. Quickly turn the glass upside down, holding the card in place and then, carefully let it...
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Stroop Effect: Tricky Colours Mental Workout
Checking if interference between the contradicting information can cause problems for Alex to do a simple task - naming the colours! Try doing it yourselves! Pause the video and name colours, not the words.
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Outdoor Activity: Tree Bark Rubbing
Depending on a type of tree and its age bark is rough or smooth. Boys were interested in running their fingers over tree’s trunk to feel the texture of its bark. So we made a portfolio of bark rubbings to take our discoveries home.
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Art Activity: Toiler Paper Tube Stamping
We used toilet roll tubes to make those creative stamps for more arty fun. I gave Max a chance to make one himself but then I ended up finishing it myself. To make fun last even longer we have switched to black paper, that gave Max a bit...
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DIY Craft: Paper Roll Monster
I did not even need to explain this activity to Max. He just grabbed pipe cleaners and started making monsters.
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Toddler I-Spy Bottle with Animals and Rainbow Rice
Here is a quick discovery bottle I made for Max. It could be used on a long car trip or a flight because of the number of questions I could ask him to find an answer to in the bottle, like what sea creature can you spot there or what...
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Toddler Activities: Learn to Write Numbers and Letters
Tracing chalk numbers with wet cotton buds
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Outdoor Activity: Tin Foil River
Water play is always a hit with my boys. The weather was perfect for making a river in our own garden using aluminum foil.
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Teamwork Activities for Kids
We are stacking cups with a rubber band and pipe cleaners to promote teamwork. Ability to work together is one of the keys to succeed in life. But in our case this activity is also about building a bond between brothers to show them that...
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Teach Letters Using Sugar
A Montessori writing tray with sugar is an easy-to-make and fun activity to teach a child how to write letters. Alex can write letters with a pencil quite good, but he just could resist the sensory part of the activity.
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Science Experiment: Surface Tension
Here is another simple surface tension demonstration with a ping pong ball. When Alex places the ball in the centre of a half-full glass it is moving toward the side, but when the glass is full the ball changes direction and moves toward...