The boys had recently experimented with projecting rainbows using old DVD’s, so I thought it would be fun to recycle the old DVD’s into a rainbow craft. I started by introducing my bugs to Marcus Pfister’s picture book, The Rainbow Fish.
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This rainbow science experiment is a fun way to explore density.
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The spectacular chemical reaction of baking soda and vinegar never gets old in our house! There’s just something exhilarating and oddly satisfying about causing something to fizz, bubble and erupt. With this in mind, it only makes sense that causing ordinary sculpted creations to ooze and explode into a flurry of rainbow colours would be exponentially cooler….right?!
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My bugs have been busy investigating and learning about rainbows. Unfortunately, it has been far too cold here for any rain, so we haven’t actually got to witness any rainbows in the sky, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be creative and make rainbows of our own!
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Thanks to this year’s winter Olympics being held in Sochi, my bugs have been interested in learning more about Russia. It all started one morning when M asked me casually, “mommy, can we drive to Russia today?” which led me to show him where Russia is located in relation to us on the world map. When I pointed out that our countries are separated by an ocean and therefore we’d have to fly on a plane to get there, he responded by saying,”No, we could drive there if we had a submarine car.” Haha! Kids say the most witty and unexpected things sometimes!
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The boys showed their Olympic spirit by creating these Olympic rings inspired paintings. I explained to my bugs that the colours of the 5 Olympic rings, and the white background, represent the colours of every national flag around the world. The interlocking rings depict the 5 inhabited regions of the world united together to celebrate our Olympic athletes. We then went to our world map, and talked about the regions of the world: North America, South America, Africa, Eurasia and Australia. I told the boys that there are actually 7 continents (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia/ Oceania, and Antarctica) but no humans live on Antarctica (besides scientists) because it’s too cold, and Europe and Asia are sometimes lumped together as Eurasia. (I ordered a great Melissa and Doug World Map Floor Puzzle through Amazon, which I’m sure my bugs will love, to help them learn more about the different continents. I also purchased this Giant World Foam Puzzle; it’s a bit pricey but I think it will be a fun and durable learning tool that my boys will enjoy for a few years).
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