Sequin Lava Lamp

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 Pinparent Learning Tools autumn, experiments, fall, kids, lamp, lava, preschooler, science, sequins, toddler 1 Comment

*This post contains affiliate links* My daughter loves to help with the dishes. Every chance that she gets she jumps up on her safety stool and washes the dishes with me. She was washing a particularly greasy item the other day & was having a hard time getting it clean. We added more soap to […]

Simple Balloon Experiment

August 15, 2016December 2, 2016 Pinparent Kid's activities, Learning Tools balloon, deflate, easy, expand, experiments, kids, preschoolers, science, simple Leave a comment

My daughter is obsessed with balloons. There are balloons bouncing around our house most of the time. We have bags of them & she asks me to blow up new ones for her all the time. Yesterday, she picked up one of her balloons & started coloring it with a marker. Looking at her colored […]

Water & Ice Science For Toddlers

June 20, 2015March 21, 2016 Pinparent Kid's activities experiments, kids, learning, play, preschooler, science, toddler, water 2 Comments

When choosing science experiments to do with my toddler, I find that the simpler the experiment the better. She loves water play, so the experiments with water are our favorites. I found the great ideas for these fun & easy experiments from two of my favorite science sites for kids www.sciencekids.co.nz & stevespanglerscience.com. Make sure that all […]

Fake Snot Experiment

April 24, 2015 Pinparent Learning Tools, Science Experiments experiments, gelatin, mucus, science, sensory, slime, snot 2 Comments

I have said this several times over the last few months, but I will say it again. It was a rough winter for us. Our whole house was sick more than we were healthy this past winter & unfortunately the spring has not been much kinder to us. There has been plenty of nose […]

Raining Sponge

April 6, 2015April 16, 2017 Pinparent Learning Tools, Science Experiments activities, experiments, fun, kids, motherhood, play, rain, science, sponge, toddler, water, weather 5 Comments

Teaching your children science doesn’t have to be complicated. Here is a simple experiment that toddlers and preschoolers will love. Science for kids does not need to be complicated. The simplest of things can be fun & educational. I like doing experiments that require very little set up, clean up & are done with […]

Toddler Science Made Easy

February 11, 2015March 21, 2016 Pinparent Kid's activities cartesian diver, experiments, ice, kids, learning, motherhood, parenting, salt, science, toddler 16 Comments

I must have lived a very sheltered childhood because there are so many things that I never did as a child. Having a child of my own, I have been introduced to so many things that I missed out on when I was young. It is as if I am reliving my own childhood vicariously through […]

Baking Soda Volcanoes

September 7, 2014May 23, 2015 Pinparent Kid's activities, Science Experiments activities, baking soda, eruptions, experiments, family, fun, parenting, science, toddler, two year old, vinegar, volcano 5 Comments

It has been a month now since Mai started daycare. As you all know, I was not exactly over the moon with the decision to put her in daycare, but now I couldn’t be happier. It is a pain waking up early to drop her off before work & I do still get that feeling of […]