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,...

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...

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...

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?

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

I did not even need to explain this activity to Max. He just grabbed pipe cleaners and started making monsters.

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...

Water play is always a hit with my boys. The weather was perfect for making a river in our own garden using aluminum foil.

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.

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...

Another experiment with water and a glass. I showed to Alex how a paper boat can stay dry after being submerged with a cup.

Testing how sensitive is Alex’s nose to check if he can identify products that are good to eat.

A quick demonstration of gravity and motion in this experiment with raw eggs before we cook them for breakfast. All we needed was: a toilet paper tube, a paper plate, a glass of water and a bit of curiosity.

This is a great activity for developing those fine motor skills while having fun mixing colours. We used kitchen paper towel and water coloured by food colouring.

Alex is blowing in and observing how results change depending on the number of straws used to seal a bottle.

A quick experiment with magnetic cornflakes for a breakfast. If you read the label on the pack of corn flakes, you will see a list of vitamins and IRON. Magnet attracts that small amount of iron.

This is a simple science experiment but so much learning is happening here. We confirmed that oxygen is needed for fire to burn and compared how different volume glasses influence the speed with which candles go off.

Alex enjoyed this simple arty project - colour magic with kitchen towel, markers and a bit of water.

Here is a simple fine motor activity with playdoh and pasta that every toddler will enjoy.

Mother’s Day is coming up soon and we are ready. Are you? We put a white flower in a vase with water coloured by food colouring and a day later we got a nice surprice fo mommy.