My son's co-op preschool recently had a science night. Have I mentioned how much I love co-ops? His teacher did such a great job planning it and it was so much fun. These were the stations she had set up:
1) Volcanoes:
The kids would dump a cup of baking soda into a clay volcano and then pour in a cup of vinegar (with red food coloring) and watch the eruption. My husband was in charge of this station and it was one of the most popular.
2) Water and Oil "Lava Lamps":
The kids would fill a water bottle (lable removed) a little over halfway with water, then add oil, food coloring and a small rubber toy. The lid was then glued on and they could shake it up and then watch what happened when it settled again.
3) Slime:
I don't know what recipe they used for this since I was manning the lava lamp station most of the night, plus my son wanted nothing to do with it. He gets his neatness trait honestly from his dad.
4) Rainbow Carnations:
Each child got to take home a white carnation that was stuck into a florist's vial that was filled with food coloring. By morning our carnation had turned turquoise on the tips of all the petals.
5) Microscope and Magnifying Glass:
Pretty self-explanatory, but also pretty engaging for the kids.
6) Balloon Rockets:
The kids got blow balloons up with these little handheld pumps (great for preschoolers that can't blow balloons up yet) and then shoot them off down the hallway. Plus each kid got to take home a balloon and pump. My son played with his the entire next morning.
Then his two cousins, Big T and Little T, came over after school. He showed them his balloon and pump, which reminded Big T of an experiment that her class did at school with balloon airplanes. We decided to replicate it at home. We took fishing line and tied it to a chair, then threaded it through a straw and tied the other end to another chair. We did this twice so that we could have races. Then we took two balloons, blew them up, taped them to the straws and let go! This kept all three kids busy for most of the afternoon :)
1) Volcanoes:
The kids would dump a cup of baking soda into a clay volcano and then pour in a cup of vinegar (with red food coloring) and watch the eruption. My husband was in charge of this station and it was one of the most popular.
2) Water and Oil "Lava Lamps":
The kids would fill a water bottle (lable removed) a little over halfway with water, then add oil, food coloring and a small rubber toy. The lid was then glued on and they could shake it up and then watch what happened when it settled again.
3) Slime:
I don't know what recipe they used for this since I was manning the lava lamp station most of the night, plus my son wanted nothing to do with it. He gets his neatness trait honestly from his dad.
4) Rainbow Carnations:
Each child got to take home a white carnation that was stuck into a florist's vial that was filled with food coloring. By morning our carnation had turned turquoise on the tips of all the petals.
5) Microscope and Magnifying Glass:
Pretty self-explanatory, but also pretty engaging for the kids.
6) Balloon Rockets:
The kids got blow balloons up with these little handheld pumps (great for preschoolers that can't blow balloons up yet) and then shoot them off down the hallway. Plus each kid got to take home a balloon and pump. My son played with his the entire next morning.
Then his two cousins, Big T and Little T, came over after school. He showed them his balloon and pump, which reminded Big T of an experiment that her class did at school with balloon airplanes. We decided to replicate it at home. We took fishing line and tied it to a chair, then threaded it through a straw and tied the other end to another chair. We did this twice so that we could have races. Then we took two balloons, blew them up, taped them to the straws and let go! This kept all three kids busy for most of the afternoon :)
It got me thinking though, maybe this is how each political party should choose their presidential canidates in the future. They could write each contenders name on a balloon and just let 'em rip. It would be a much less painful process and definitely more clear cut then the Clinton/Obama race. Plus you wouldn't have the primary canidates (who are supposed to be on the same team) tearing each other apart, and we wouldn't have to deal with all the ugly tv ads and hideous yard signs. Come to think of it, we could decide the whole election this way, not just the primaries. After all, when it is all said and done, we still end up with a politician in the White House no matter what.
3 comments:
Hi Melissa (don't know your email), thanks so much for visiting over at my place, and for your comment. I really appreciate that another creative mama appreciates a project of mine. I'm gonna be selling sets if you're interested...
The science night sounds fun-tastic!
Sounds like a lot of fun. I think it is cute that he didn't want to play in slime. Harrison Ford should learn a thing or two from him - he even eats the stuff!
Jennifer
Sounds like a GREAT night!
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