We are almost done with our first ever round of themed weeks. I hope you have loved them! This week we are looking at all things gross! First up is slimey edible snot. A perfect way to gross out your friends (or grandma)
Gross, activities, science, theme weeks My favorite piece of equipment is my camera and I hope my boys get some of that love from me! I couldn't believe I'd never shown them this fun activity before but I hadn't and thank goodness they thought it was pretty cool.
activities, science, theme weeks 
This is a fun little experiment to do to find out what color inks make up your black (non permanent) marker.
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You know you love noisemakers! The cup acts as an amplifier for the vibrations you make with a wet paper towel and string making it sound sort of like a chicken!
DIY, activities, science, theme weeks We LOVE science around here so we are excited to experiment and play a lot this week for science week! I thought we'd start off by looking at some of our favorites that we've done so far!
science, theme weeks This is another one of those make it your own activities. Depending on the age of your kids or their attention span there are so many different ways to play with boats and floating objects.
ALWAYS watch your kids around water.
We planned to do this project in our pool but we got some crazy winds and the pool is a disaster so we moved it indoors to the tub. You could do this in a plastic bin, kiddie pool, sink etc.
First we made a paper boat. You can use the instructions we posted on our hat/boat/life jacket post using a regular piece of paper instead of a newspaper
The paper boats DO float - make sure you pull open the bottom a bit to stabilize.
Then we turned it into a "let's see what floats" experiment
Of course minifigs got involved.
I try to leave activities like this open ended even now as they are older so it can go where they want it to.
For the building portion leave plenty of supplies at their disposal to create and experiment with. We went the quick and easy route with some styrofoam packaging. It makes a perfect boat.
I love that activities like this lead to natural questions and experimentation (the best way to learn). Build off of these activities and see how much each floatation device can hold before sinking.
Have fun!
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I got pranked this weekend and the boys thought it was the best thing ever. It's an easy one too - perfect for April Fool's Day.
You just need a water bottle and a pin. Fill the bottle pretty full with water. Over the sink poke holes all around the center of the bottle.
Wait until the water stops dripping, very gently wipe off and place on the counter somewhere you know it will get seen and picked up.
When someone finally picks it up (I did in frustration of the boys leaving things out everywhere)...
Yep, you get sprayed. It was pretty funny. This works best with the thinner plastic water bottles. Have fun!
(Obviously young kids should be supervised when using needles)
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