Home-made chemistry set!
We made our very own chemistry set for experimenting, mixing and playing! I used some old squash bottles that I cut off at different heights and filled with water and food colouring, a little...
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Dinosaur footprints with paint!
This craft combined dinosaurs, painting and messy play. My toddler loves painting, but rarely actually with the paintbrushes. He loves exploring different ways to apply paint to surfaces (not always desirable ones!). So I...
Rainbow smarties!
My preschooler loves science experiments. And he loves chocolate. So when I suggested a science experiment that involved chocolate, he was pretty excited! This smarties science experiment is entirely similar to the skittles experiment...
Digging for dinosaurs in the sand!
The boys both love digging around in sand, and they both love dinosaurs. So I thought I would stick some dinosaurs in a tub of sand and see what they made of it. They...
Melting rainbow science experiment!
We love this melting rainbow science experiment from Darcy and Brian. So easy and always fun to see the bicarbonate of soda and vinegar reaction (see my post on Bicarbonate of soda and vinegar:...
Launching a matchstick rocket!
We made a very simple matchstick rocket! We took a matchstick and a needle and laid the needle right up against the matchstick. Then we covered the matchstick head and needle in foil so...
Space-themed messy play!
I love to try and include a messy play activity in our themed weeks, as the boys just love it and it’s so good for them to get squishing, feeling, imagining and exploring. A...
Footprint rocket painting!
My toddler (currently 20m) loves to have his feet and hands painted and make pictures with them. It’s fun to think of new pictures to make, but it’s also great for him to explore...
Kitchen roll rocket craft!
This rocket craft was one of those spontaneous ones where my preschooler nabbed some recycling and decided he would make it into a rocket! Well who am I to stop his inner creator?! For...
Rocket biscuits for Space week!
I was really excited when our rocket cookie cutter arrived in the post. And even though we had made star biscuits for ‘Space week’ using this recipe – see my post making star biscuits...
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