Melting ice with salt and watercolours - happy hooligans
Melting Ice with Salt and Watercolours – a colourful science experiment for kids. One of the hooligans favourite science activities is melting a block of ice salt and water. Today we’re doing this experiment as a Valentine’s activity so we’ve used a heart-shaped ice block. For your convenience, I’ve included Affiliate links in this post. What are liquid watercolours? In case you’ve never heard about them, let me tell you how much I LOVE our liquid watercolours. I’ve only been using them for a few months but I’m crazy about them. or Wilton Icing Gels for this kind of activity, but I kept hearing all the Early Childhood bloggers rave about these liquid watercolours so I decided to order some from Amazon. Oh my goodness!! I generally add one or two drops to a section of an ice cube tray and then fill the tray with water, but I can control the intensity of the colour by adding either a little more water or another drop of watercolour. Supplies required for melting ice with salt and watercolours:
3D garlands-hearts
This one very easy way to make a 3D garland with hearts on it. To make this garland (the one on the pic) we used 2 sheets of colored paper (size A4). Each one of the sheets was sliced into three equal parts by length. Fold each stripe three times. Draw a heart on top (as shown on the pic) and two parallel lines inside. see also:
Easy Puffy Paint recipe
3-Ingredient, homemade Puffy Paint an easy art technique for kids using microwave and a few basic kitchen ingredients. If you know me, you know we LOVE homemade paint recipes and easy science activities. This homemade puffy paint fits the bill perfectly! This paint is super-easy and inexpensive to make. It’s fun to create with, but the best part is watching your artwork puff right up when you place it in the microwave! I love that Homemade puffy paint is a great art activity for children and has the added bonus of being a bit of a science experiment as well. To make your own homemade puffy paint, you’ll need: 1 tbsp self-rising flourfood colouring in the colours of your choice (I used Wilton icing gels) see below1 tbsp saltlittle bit of water (start with 1/4 tsp) For your convenience, I’ve included affiliate links for some of the products in this post: Making your puffy paints: Combine your flour and salt in a small bowl. Magically transform it in your microwave: Now for the science! Ta daaa…
Artist Paints World Leaders on the Toilet…
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, Italian artist Cristina Guggeri comes along and blows it out of the water with her latest series called Il Dovere Quotidiano, or “The Daily Duty”. In this series, Guggeri sets out to ‘humanize’ the world’s leaders by imaging what they might look like on the toilet. And she’s got the interwebs all aflutter. Let us know what you think about Guggeri’s work in the COMMENTS section below. (h/t Bored Panda) .And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art to hang on your walls, check out artFido HERE!
Ocean in a Bottle with 3 Simple Ingredients
Make an ocean in a bottle with 3 easy ingredients. One of the fastest and easiest-ever science activities for preschoolers. I love to make homemade toys for the hooligans. Discovery bottles are always a favourite here. They look so beautiful, and no matter what we fill them with. This particular ocean in a bottle has to be the most amazing looking bottle we’ve made yet though! This oil and water science experiment isn’t new by any stretch of the imagination. To make our Ocean in a Bottle, we used: watercooking oil (we used canola, but vegetable would work well)blue food colouringlarge bottle (2 litre pop bottles work well, but we used a mouthwash bottle with a child-safe lid)funnel If you want to explain the scientific details to your child, pop over and check out this article explaining why oil and water don’t mix. How to make an ocean in a bottle: I didn’t have a 2L pop bottle on hand, so we used an empty mouthwash bottle. Now, simply top up the bottle with oil. Let the fun begin!
Charlie Hebdo attack: cartoonists show solidarity with Paris victims
Cartoonists and commentators displayed solidarity with French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after the attack on its office in Paris on Wednesday, in which 12 people, including 10 journalists, have been confirmed dead.
salt, glue and watercolour art - happy hooligans - name recognition
A name recognition activity with salt, glue and watercolour art! This was our first time doing salt, glue and watercolour art, and the hooligans and I had so much fun with the process! I used the technique as a tool to help work on letter and name recognition, but it can be used purely as an art project or simple science activity as well. Skill-building and learning: This activity is jam-packed with teaching and learning opportunities! Science: absorptionArt: colour recognition and colour blendingFine motor: squeezing pipettes and droppersCo-ordination: pouring salt, shaking trayConcentration: applying colour to a specific area on the paperLiteracy: letter recognition and formation, name recognition Easy set-up with common, house-hold materials: If you’re looking for an activity that’s fun, engaging, and that covers a lot of educational ground, this one is great. Supplies needed for salt, glue and watercolour art: For your convenience I’ve included Amazon affiliate links. Paper Towel Art
Dessins hommage à Charlie Hebdo
Il y a des tops qu'on aurait préféré ne jamais faire. Ou ne jamais avoir à faire, et celui là en fait partie. Ou alors pas dans ces conditions, pas comme ça, pas après ce "truc", cette "chose" qu'on a du mal à nommer. Charlie Hebdo, et avant lui Hara-Kiri, mérite un hommage, c'est certain. Mais il aurait dû se faire avec le sourire et des rires étranglés devant une couverture de plus en se disant "rhooo". Le drame à Charlie Hebdo vu par Pessin pic.twitter.com/4Cz1UIRYEB— Slate.fr (@Slatefr) January 7, 2015Comment dessiner aujourd'hui ?
Rainbow Dyed Daisies
I love daisies. Their sweet summer faces always delight me as they freckle the fields. I thought it might be fun to use that daisy white as a palette for a rainbow of colors. My littlest and I really enjoyed watching them change color over time. It was magic before our eyes! Best part... it's super simple. Gather up some daisies. Cut the daisy stems below water at an angle and cut them fairly short, so the dye has less to travel up. Place 10-20 drops of food coloring into a small vase or jar (or we used tall shot glasses). Add warm water to the dye and place your daisies in their new colored drink! Leave them overnight and wake up to a rainbow!! Can you tell I was in love with this project?! So pretty. In daisy love,
