experiments Archives – The Pinterested Parent https://thepinterestedparent.com/tag/experiments/ Playing, laughing, crafting and painting Mon, 17 Apr 2017 02:53:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 85011757 Sequin Lava Lamp https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/09/sequin-lava-lamp/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/09/sequin-lava-lamp/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:02:37 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=20169 *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 […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/09/sequin-lava-lamp/feed/ 1 20169 Simple Balloon Experiment https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/08/simple-balloon-experiment/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/08/simple-balloon-experiment/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:07:05 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=19538 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 […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2016/08/simple-balloon-experiment/feed/ 0 19538 Water & Ice Science For Toddlers https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/06/water-ice-science-for-toddlers/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/06/water-ice-science-for-toddlers/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:51:39 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=13545   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 […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/06/water-ice-science-for-toddlers/feed/ 2 13545 Fake Snot Experiment https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/04/fake-snot-experiment/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/04/fake-snot-experiment/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:06:36 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=12262   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 […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/04/fake-snot-experiment/feed/ 2 12262 Raining Sponge https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/04/raining-sponge/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/04/raining-sponge/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:20:51 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=11909 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 […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/04/raining-sponge/feed/ 5 11909 Toddler Science Made Easy https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/02/toddler-science-made-easy/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/02/toddler-science-made-easy/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:06:27 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=10405 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 […]

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]]> https://thepinterestedparent.com/2015/02/toddler-science-made-easy/feed/ 16 10499 Baking Soda Volcanoes https://thepinterestedparent.com/2014/09/baking-soda-volcanoes/ https://thepinterestedparent.com/2014/09/baking-soda-volcanoes/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2014 11:55:00 +0000 https://thepinterestedparent.com/?p=8403 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 […]

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