Make, explore and paint rainbows. Use a CD, water and sunlight or a flashlight to cast rainbows, study and paint with watercolors. A great piece of process art for kids. Art and science, STEAM projects for preschoolers.

Make, Explore, Paint Rainbows

February 8, 2017February 14, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Learning Tools, Science Experiments art, arts, cd, color, crafts, kids, painting, preschoolers, process, rainbows, reflections, science, STEAM, water, watercolors 6 Comments

Science and art combine in this amazing and simple rainbow experiment. The kids will love to make, explore and paint rainbows. The other day, my daughter picked up a CD and was fascinated by the rainbows that formed on it when she moved it around. We held it under the light and moved it all […]

Fizzing heart baking soda and vinegar heart paint eruptions. Science and art fun for kids perfect for Valentines Day or any time. Also great for fine motor skills. Arts and crafts activities for kids & toddlers.

Fizzing Heart Art Eruptions

December 28, 2016January 13, 2022 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Holidays, Learning Tools, Science Experiments, Valentine's Day arts, baking soda, crafts, eruptions, fine motor, fizzing, food coloring, heart, kids, paint, science, skills, Toddlers, Valentine's Day, vinegar 23 Comments

These fizzing heart eruptions are a fun way to combine science and art with beautiful and unpredictable results. Baking soda and vinegar eruptions are a favorite in our house. The ingredients are usually always readily available, they are easy to set up and fascinating to watch. My daughter wanted to make them this week and so […]

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 […]

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 […]