Ah....pinterest! What did I ever do without you? Lost all my ideas and "wanna-do's" in my bookmarks on three different computers, that's what.
This week for school we did some fun science activities that I pinned. I'd like to share them with you.
First we made homemade snowflakes using the instructions at Heart of the Matter. The hardest part was waiting for over an hour to see the crystals form.
But once they did we learned a few things.
The concentration of borax affected the size of the crystals that formed. The more borax there was the faster the crystals formed and the smaller they were.
Less borax = larger crystals but a longer wait time. Both are pretty though, don't you think?
Arianne, at Still Parenting always has the best posts about nature. Her photos are beautiful! It always leaves me inspired to do more with my own children.
Her recipe for Nature Stones was easy to make.
The dough is oddly "liquid" because of the cornstarch but sets wonderfully. It also whitens as it dries.
The kids had a terrific time making impressions of their nature finds in the "stones."
The younger ones declared they were making fossils.
What fun things did you do with your kids this week?
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They all turned out beautifully! I love the whiteness of it all. Perfect for winter. We've made borax crystals before and I think the big ones are prettier. Just my opinion. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteA few weekends ago we watched the videos on Dr. Kaboom's web site and mad an air cannon out of a cardboard box. Then we used our fog machine and blew smoke rings all over the house. Lots of fun. http://www.doktorkaboom.com/video.html
ReplyDeleteI let my duaghter go through the scraps to pick out new doll clothes - then sewed them up. I also took my oldest out of school early just to spend the day with him! So nice to have funny conversations with him.
ReplyDeleteLove both of these ideas! We had a great week homeschooling-we accomplished everything we needed to and had fun doing it. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the nature stones, they'll be showing up at our house soon. We started a sweet potato to vine this week, apparently we're in a science mood! :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks really fun.
ReplyDeleteThis week we have been doing secret service. I found some hearts at the dollar store, and each time we do a secret act of service, we leave one behind. When the recipiant finds it, they place it in a jar. We are trying to fill a pint jar. It has been so much fun to watch my boys do little things for their brothers.