Create Your Own Great: Parent Edition

Today’s gratitude: loving all the roadside farm stands; this one is especially beautiful and has tasty veggies.

The 4-7 pm time of day is always tough. Kids are tired, your tired. What strategies do you use to get everyone fed and have a great evening experience?

I’ve found going outside for a walk, heading to the beach or playing in the yard to be helpful. But what about in winter?

Dinosaur volcano rescue and bubbling prehistoric lake

Penguin polar plunge (the ice cap did begin to melt)

Splashing into frog pond fun

Learning all about reptiles today.

A tasty osmosis experiment with gummy bears.

Some of the best kid toys are found in the kitchen!

Beautiful dyed rice. A great extension activity of Camp Kiwi.

Checked on our potato today. It’s grown a lot of roots and a big sprout. Girls were very excited. It’s neat to see the roots in the glass.

Science on Saturday: today was robots. Thanks to Kiwi Camp for making it fun and engaging. KiwiCo

The kids had a great time with their imaginations in bin land today.

Experiment in corrosion with copper pennies, aluminum foil and water. Let sit for 24 hours and see the marks in the aluminum foil.

Today was for the birds! We opened our Koala Crate on bird life and flew away with fun.

Kids playing happily with items left out for them to use as they please. They made a seahorse and clam on a plate along with boxes decorated for their stuffies.

Rainbow 🌈 ice cube 🧊 fishing

Ice, salt, and food coloring

Frozen water beads are perfect for a warm summer day.

Some good old basics today. Clay craft time and making Father’s Day cards which required scissor practice.

Making regolith, the outer layer of dust and rock debris on the moon.

Smash chalk in a bag, glitter, add black and white paint and a small amount of water, mix. Then paint your moon on a piece of paper.

We’re learning about plants over here.

How do plants take up water? We watched the process with carnations.

We’re learning about plants over here. This is the concept of transpiration! Plants emit about 97-99% of the water they take in. We left this plastic bag on some leaves for a couple days and kept checking it. First photo is the start and the second is the end.

See how plants have photo cells that seek the light. Plant a potato in a box with a maze and a hole at the end. Watch the potato sprout toward the light in the dark box.

Experiment started today and will post updates!

Grateful for nature. We enjoyed watching mama robin teach her two babies how to hunt for insects and worms.

Recycled art or playthings.

One used her butterfly wings and cardboard to stiffen the wings while the other made homes for her small toy animals.

Update on the rock candy....we can see crystals forming.

Tried this experiment today. M&Ms and milk to make a rainbow. As an FYI nerds, Reese’s, and Mentos don’t work.

Fishing for ice cubes and floating toys

Freeze ice cube trays with food coloring and watch them float .