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Melting Ice Globes

Melting Ice Globes

Posted by on Jan 18, 2014 in Light Table, Outdoor Activities, Science Activities, Sensory Bins, Winter Activities | 0 comments

The other day I was outside sprinkling salt on the treacherous patches of ice scattered haphazardly on our driveway, when M posed the question, “mommy, why are you doing that?” I explained to him that salt lowers the freezing point of water, causing the ice to melt quicker. M pondered that and then replied, “well, the puddle is a liquid, but then it froze and turned into ice, which is a solid.” I have been teaching M about the three states of matter, so I was THRILLED when he was able to transfer what he had learned about solids and liquids and apply it to situation that was relative to him.

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States of Matter Experiments

States of Matter Experiments

Posted by on Jan 16, 2014 in Science Activities | 2 comments

This week my bugs have been learning a bit about the different states of matter and their properties. We have been fortunate to experience some warmer temperatures these past few days (ie. above freezing)  so the boys have been able to observe snow melting into puddles of water, the puddles freezing overnight into slick, glimmering ice, and then melting into puddles of water again later in the day. It was M’s inquiry of where all the ice came from that sparked the idea for us to investigate the different states of matter.

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New Year’s Eve Family Party Ideas

New Year’s Eve Family Party Ideas

Posted by on Jan 3, 2014 in New Year's | 0 comments

Having a New Year’s Eve party with kids can be a lot of fun for everyone, even the adults! We often get together with my siblings and their families to play boardgames, so for New Year’s Eve we just added a few festive embellishments to make the night extra fun and memorable for the kids.

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