Edible Science Activities for Hot Summer Days — How to Make Homemade Ice Cream from Coffee Creamer

July 21, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

It has been hotter than hot around here lately, and I had 22 lbs of ice left over from a BBQ last week — so we made ice cream! This is a fun and easy science experiment you can do with kids of all ages, and there’s a sweet treat to eat at the […]

DIY Montessori-Inspired Activities for Preschoolers — The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

May 2, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

One of our favorite things to do outside is to point out butterflies! L has been interested in them ever since we visited the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls last summer, so I knew this was something we should begin to study more formally once we started homeschool preschool. I ordered a butterfly kit so we […]

Solar System Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers — Rotation and Revolution

April 25, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Learning about outer space is pretty abstract for toddlers and preschoolers. While we were learning about our solar system, I knew I needed to find a way to bring this to life for L. One day, I asked her to show me how to spin on her axis like a planet. She spun around in […]

Science Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers — Planet Ordering

April 12, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

When I decided back in February that I was going to do homeschool preschool for L instead of sending her to a Montessori school, she was a little disappointed at first — mostly [I think] because she wanted to wear a backpack. When I told her that we would do all of the things she […]

Science Experiments for Toddlers — Sink or Float? (With free printable!)

July 7, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’ve had this one on my mind for a while, and after seeing the way L was interacting with the objects I put in her water sensory bin, I knew it was finally time! We love water works over here — the opportunity to get wet is more than L can resist, and I figure […]