BRRRrrrrrrrrrrr! It is a frigid -22°C today (feels like -27°C with the wind chill) which means we will be staying inside today…ALL day.
Read MoreLetter Sound Hop!
Letter Z and Rainbow Letters
After returning from a trip to the zoo, I figured it was the perfect opportunity to focus on the letter Z. We started off by brainstorming different words that start with the letter Z, such as: zoo, zebra, zap, zipper, zip, etc. Then I cut out the letter Z from some textured, zebra print, scrapbook paper and had M glue it onto a piece of cardstock.
Read MoreHomemade Watercolour Paints
I wanted to do some watercolour painting with the boys, but we had no paints *sigh*. Luckily I came across this lovely blog, The Artful Parent, which has many wonderful art activities for children including how to make your own watercolour paints. It seemed easy enough, and I had all of the supplies in my pantry, so we gave it a shot!
Read MoreDIY Lava Lamps!
DIY Lava Lamps
These lava lamps make for a retro and SUPER easy science experiment. This is all you need to make them at home:
Read MoreDIY Light Table
Since visiting the Spark Science Centre, I thought it would be a lot of fun for the boys to have their own light table to experiment with at home. It wasn’t until we were reorganizing our basement, and getting rid of some clear plastic tubs, that I was actually inspired to make one. I came up with a simple design and soon after, as I was congratulating myself on my clever ingenuity, I decided to Google ‘DIY Light Table’… my ego was instantly deflated. Evidently I was not the only one to come up with this brilliant plan, as you can see here, and here (just to highlight a couple). Haha! Oh well, it was still a HUGE hit with my little bugs 🙂
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