Musical wine glasses
Always been fascinated by the sounds of the crystal glasses. It turns out any cheap wine glass does the job. To do it with your kids is best to have [...]
Cardboard rocket project
Build a rocket from cardboard boxes. I used thermawrap insulation and party banners to decorate it, but you can also use aluminium foil. Print some signs like NASA logo, flags [...]
Space cardboard collage
Sorry for my absence. Between work and school I have little time left for the blog. I love a big cardboard collage. It's a fun way of doing homework or [...]
Oil lava lamp
In a glass pour some water, add oil and some drops of liquid colours or food colouring and then put an alka salter tablet. Watch the fizz and oil moving [...]
DIY Hologram projector
What a cool thing to be doing with your home schooled kids. Use some plastic foil from used packaging (clear fruit punnets or toiletry gift boxes) to make a piramid [...]
Space sensory bin
I think it was time for a non autumn related activity so here is our space inspired bin. My eldest spent over an hour playing, but she did ask for [...]
Food dye flower experiment
You might have seen photos online of a popular experiment for children to learn about how water travels through plants. You are supposed to put food colouring in water, put [...]
Grapes & toothpicks geometric/stem shapes
Make snack time playful and sciency. All you need are some grapes and toothpicks to make these 3D shapes. You can also replace grapes with gummy candies or play-dough balls. [...]
Fishing with magnets
This play idea reminds me of my brother. We used to play this game together a lot. It must be the easiest game to set up ever and it’s great [...]
