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Dancing OobleckHousing a Forest

Dancing OobleckHousing a Forest
My kids love trying new Science Experiments, and play recipes. Today we decided to combine the 2 and try to make our Oobleck dance using sound waves. If you have never made it before, Oobleck is a mixture of cornstarch and water. When played with fast it acts like a solid…when allowed to relax it acts like a liquid. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. When we saw a few youtube videos that involved Dancing Oobleck, we decided we needed to take our gooey play to the next level. Dancing Oobleck Recipe You will need to make your Oobleck thicker than usual. About 2 cups of Corn Starch to 1 cup of water. Materials Needed: Once your recipe is ready let the kids play for a bit while you set up the next step. Instructions: Place the cookie sheet onto the speaker of the sub, and pour in the Oobleck.You can download different test tones and play to see what works best for you. We decided to add food coloring to see what would happen. Amazing! Subwoofer Test: Tips and Tricks:

Čarujeme | Návody, tipy, rady a recepty pro dům i zahradu. Také publikujeme originální recepty! Všechny postupy podrobně popisujeme a přidáváme spoustu fotek, takže to zvládne každý. Jsme tu, protože se o to zkrátka nedá nepodělit. Návod na výrobu domácí modelíny ve stylu Play Doh. tato varianta je zaručeně bez chemie a vyjde mnohem levněji. A samotná příprava této hračky může být hrou na kuchaře a kuchařky pro nejmenší. Potřebujeme Bílá mouka – 1 hrnek Teplá voda – 1 hrnek sůl – 2 polívkové lžíce Slunečnicový olej – 2 polévkové lžíce Želé v prášku – 85 gramů V originálním receptu je potřebná ingredience „Cream of Tartar“, (2 polévkové lžíce) neboli „Vinný kámen“ Vinný kámen je u nás k sehnání zcela běžně v každé zdravé výživě jako Kypřící prášek bez fosfátů. Kypřící prášek – 3 polévkové lžíce nebo: Vyšlehaný vaječný bílek s 1/8 čajové lžičky vinného octa, či citronové šťávy Postup Krok 1 Smícháme všechny ingredience dohromady. Krok 2 Míchejte hmotu, dokud nebudou veškeré hrudky zapracovány. Krok 3 Vaříme na mírném plameni za stálého míchání, dokud hmota nezhoustne do jednotného kusu těsta. Krok 4 Jakmile máme “ navařeno“, položíme hmotu na silikonovou podložku, nebo moukou zaprášené prkýnko a počkejte, dokud nezchladne. Krok 5

How to make a Naked Egg : Imagination Station How to make a Naked Egg A “naked egg” is an egg that has no shell. Let me say that again, an egg with no shell. The shell of an egg (typically a chicken egg) is made up of primarily calcium carbonate. CaCO3 (s) + 2 HC2H3O2 (aq) → Ca(C2H3O2)2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g) The egg insides remain intact and are held together by the two fragile membranes just inside the shell. Here’s what you need Let’s get to the fun stuff. Vinegar (at least 16 ounces)A couple of glasses or cupsRaw eggs The process is really very simple. An egg soaking in vinegar with part of it’s shell dissolved. Now the hard part – you will have to wait as the acetic acid in the vinegar begins to react with the calcium in the egg shell. After a day of soaking you can carefully remove the egg from the vinegar. At this point you may be able to literally rub the shell off the egg with your fingers. After two days of soaking you should have a pretty cool Naked Egg. Fun things to do with your naked eggs Shrink your Egg Does it Smell? B.

Śnieg Uwielbiamy zabawę na śniegu, dziś pomysł na to jak przenieść śnieg do domu :). Potrzebne będą: soda (duże ilości), pianka do golenia Przygotowałam dziś sensoryczną zabawę dla Allana, muszę przyznać, że przerosła ona moje oczekiwania, było suuper. :) Zacznę od samego początku...

Make your own jellyfish in a bottle. | BhoomPlay ~ Note for Thai fans ~ เป็นโพสเก่าที่มีแฟนบล๊อกจากต่างประเทศขอมาให้เขียนเป็นภาษาอังกฤษนะคะส่วนแฟนบล็อกที่ยังไม่เคยอ่านเรื่องนี้เลย ฉบับภาษาไทยดูที่นี่ค่ะ The other day, while I was thinking to get something to put in the water bottle for Bhoom to shake for fun. I saw a plastic grocery bag next to me and then this idea popped up. I think.. well, give it a try. With some trials and errors, my little jellyfish comes alive just like I thought it would be. : ) When daddy and son first saw it, they’re surprised with their jaws wide open. Things you need to make your own jellyfish (Hope you can find all these in your kitchen) : 1. Instruction: • Flatten the bag and cut off the handle and the bottom part (see picture 1) • Cut along both sides (see picture 2) to split into 2 plastic sheets – by the way, we only use just one of them. • From the center of the plastic sheet, fold it like a tiny balloon to make the head part and tie it with the thread – not too tight (see picture 3). Like this:

Чудовища – беззъби, страшни и забавни за направа Така и не разбрах защо децата искрено обичат да рисуват чудовища – беззъби, страшни и забавни. Ние не направихме само едно, две… а много….. Дори сега в момента отново се твори на двора поредното чудовище. Със сигурност ви препоръчвам да опитате – щом моите деца, пренаситени от хилядите майчини експерименти:) толкова много се увлякоха по рисуването на тези чудовища… значи има нещо в тях, което привлича децата. Имате нужда от бели листове, дебел черен маркер, ножица и пастели. Нарисувайте огромна отворена уста и няколко зъби около нея. Прегънете зъбите навътре и ако искате отново повторете с маркера. Вече сте готови да рисувате своето страшно и беззъбо чудовище. А това е седмичен календар за чудовища – за всеки ден по едно. Вижте още идеи за забавни детски апликации в КРОКОТАК:

Hanging Birthday Calendar I'm terrible at remembering my family's birthdays. This bugs my wife to no end because we're always scrambling last minute to find gifts (Thank you Amazon Prime 2-Day shipping). I have a little date book with the birthdays in it but I never think to check it. The solution is a calendar of sorts. Fun with Sensory Bags Sensory Bags for Kids Sensory bags are so easy to make, and so fun! I myself have had quite a hard time putting them down. You can put anything in them, and once you start making them, you might find it is quite hard to stop. We have made so many including glowing sensory bags, Halloween sensory bags, and a Grinch goo bag. My favorite sensory bag out of the ones we have made so far is the Soapy Sparkle Squish Bag! To make it, I filled a ziplock bag with one bottle of blue ocean body wash which I purchased at The Dollar Tree. This sensory bag is so FUN! Rosie has been loving the Eye Spy Alphabet Squish Bag! This sensory bag has been great for letter recognition and other early literacy skills. To make the Eye Spy Alphabet Bag, I filled a clear ziplock bag with one bottle of clear hair gel which I also purchased from The Dollar Tree, and then tossed in Rosie's light table letters. Rosie loves being asked to find letters. As she finds each letter, we talk about it's phonetic sound. .

Glowing Photo Luminaries When I was growing up, we had a formal dining room that was only used on special occasions like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. At one point I thought that was a really wasted use of space, but now looking back- because it was so special, that room was home to some of my most precious family memories. It’s the only room where we used my great grandmother’s gold-plated china. Recently I was cleaning my garage and came across a big pack of vellum from my drafting days in college. To make these, I used my photo printer to print some of my favorite family photos onto vellum. So just print out a variety of photos. Next you’ll need some glass jars or vases. Trim your photos to the proper height of your glass. And then apply a piece of double-sided tape. Simply attach your photo to the tape. And if you want, you can even attach a piece of washi tape for decoration. The fun part is that these little luminaries look beautiful in broad daylight. It’s such a fun conversation starter.

How to Soften Red Heart Super Saver Yarn *Please note!* if you are crocheting/knitting for hospitals or preemie babies this may not be a good method. They prefer no product has been used on yarn of donated hospital items. This week I crocheted a Nyan Cat themed lovey for my impending baby. I worked up the blanket part and it is bad - it would be scratchy and coarse for a baby at least. After a day or so of research and experimentation the blanket actually came out super soft :) It also had wonderful drape which I did not expect. Take note that I had already finished the blanket part when I started this process, I don't know if this would work on the yarn itself before it's been worked up. Step 1: Rinse in cold water Step 2: Shampoo thoroughly, rinse twice Step 3: Working in sections, saturate entire piece with hair conditioner Step 4: Let sit in cool water for over an hour Step 5: Rinse thoroughly Step 6: Run it through the lightest wash cycle your washer machine can accomplish. Step 7: Put it in the dryer. That's it, you're done!

Family Dates Sign I made these for my mother and grandmother for mother's day. I originally saw something similar on Pinterest and since I use my craft time as time to do my own thing I don't do instructions for crafts all that often and didn't save it. However, they turned out really well and I'm pretty excited about them. Things you will need Wooden Circles(1-1/2 x 3/16 in)-enough for each person or event you plan to include Wooden rectangles(1 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in)(12) Various colors of acrylic paint Paint Brush Sharpie Paint Pen Large Wooden Sign Thin wooden letters Fabric Mod Podge Eyelet hooks Round Jump Rings 12mm(can be found in jewelry sections of craft stores) List of dates Wood glue Razor blade Drill I started by drilling 1/16th holes into the top and bottom of each circle and rectangle making sure they were directly opposite each other. Once all the circles were drilled, I divided the circles into families and assigned each a color. The sign is where I feel you can be the most creative.

Homemade Handprint Ornaments from Once a Month Mom This year for Christmas, I wanted to do a homemade craft with my 8-month-old daughter, Zoey…but I was completely perplexed as to what we could do that would actually involve her! Luckily for me, I have some really crafty friends, and my friend Jessie (who happens to be a super-awesome mom to twins) inspired me by trying homemade handprint ornaments with her little ones, who are just a month older than Zoey. While Zoey wasn’t the most willing participant, we did manage to get several really cute ornaments that will make great gifts for grandparents and aunties this holiday season! Welcome to Once A Month Meals! Looking for more recipes like this? We have a variety of freezer cooking menus complete with recipe cards, grocery lists, instructions and labels. Author/Source: Jimmie @ onceamonthmeals.com (adapted from this recipe) Ingredients: 1 cup flour1/4 cup salt7 tbsp waterRound cookie cutter (I used a drinking glass instead)1 drinking strawCraft paintRibbon Directions: Preheat oven to 300°F.

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