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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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Lion Craft Ideas for Preschoolers
Are you ready to roar? Here is a simple craft idea for children with a bit of colouring and a bit of cutting that we have done with Max this morning.
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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 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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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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Cutting Giant Water Beads With Egg Cutter
Max is shredding giant water beads with egg cutter, while I am getting ready for our lunch.
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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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DIY Craft: Colour Changing Chameleon
Easy to make colour changing chameleon craft for toddlers.
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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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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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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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Science Experiment: Borax Crystal Snowflake
This crystal snowflake is made by dipping shaped pipe cleaners into borax dissolved in boiling water. As the water cools, borax forms crystals that cling to pipe cleaners making this incredible Christmas tree decoration.