Inside: Mud play fosters your child’s creativity, happiness, and health. Read on to find out the benefits of mud play + best mud play activities. Playing in the mud was a big part of my childhood. So, it might come as a surprise that when my first child touched mud with his hands for the…
Tag: summer
No prep science: a bag of pencils
Do you have a set of pencils and a food storage bag? Yes? Then you are all set for this no prep science activity that is a great introduction to molecules. No matter how many times we do this project with my kids, they find it entertaining. What kid doesn’t enjoy filling a…
Blindfold Sorting
Are you looking for fun and free learning resources to use this summer with your kids? Education.com offers a wide range of worksheets, games, workbook, activities, lesson plans, songs, and even guided lessons for many ages. I’m thrilled to feature their Blindfold Sorting activity in a guest post today. I tried it with two of…
Surprising Science for kids: LEGO and Sand
Inside: Use LEGO and sand to study physics with kids. Grab a bucket of sand and some LEGO bricks for a quick demonstration of a Brazil Nut Effect. Have you noticed that beach trips aren’t what they used to be when you were a child? When I was a kid, a beach trip was…
Waldorf-Inspired Outdoor Summer Activities
There are many reasons I am drawn to Waldorf education. I love the idea of honoring children and letting them learn at their own pace. I embrace the emphasis on educating the whole child – physically, emotionally, spiritually – and not just filling the mind with “knowledge.” And I’m particularly tickled about how nature is…
Amazing Soda Can: Backyard Summer Experiment
Summer is the best time for outdoor science experiments. We always seem to tackle harder science topics in the summer because the days are longer and the minds are sharper from all that extra time spent outside. Twisting Soda Can experiment is a fun way to twist an empty soda can without touching with hands,…
Water Resistance Experiments for Kids
Anyone who watches Olympic sports is bound to be puzzled: the athletes often seem to defy the laws of science that limit the rest of us. What you see is, of course, a result of thousands of hours of training, but there is also a bit of tricky science in it too. Earlier this week…
How to Make Giant Bubbles
Do you want to try making giant bubbles with your kids? It’s a perfect summertime activity to do with your kids to make memories that will last a lifetime! #familyfun Last year we stayed in Nuremberg, a city in Bavaria. For my kids, the Nuremberg zoo and the train museum were fun,…
