Another mom from Sydney's preschool and I decided that the kids needed more science in the curriculum, so we hold a science "lab" day each week. We have lab coats and little science journals and everything. It's so darn cute and the kids LOVE it. We do science experiments the whole time that day and have so much fun! On this day we were mixing and separating colors. (To separate, take regular crayola markers - not the washable kind - and mark them on a paper towel. Then put the bottom of the paper towel in a pan of salt water and watch the water separate the colors toward the top of the towel!)
Here was Mady's. She just LOVES being a "big" kid and doing it too!
We headed over to the Wildlife Experience and checked out the Shark Exhibit. Here we are comparing teeth!
My girls LOVED this! There was a projected image of fish on the floor and they had so much fun "swimming" with Nemo and all the other fish! What was crazy was that when the girls would move suddenly or swim toward the fish, they would change course and swim away! I'm not sure if it was just coincidence or not, but it was pretty darn cool!
The girls have been big on dressing up lately. They took a break from princesses for awhile and dressed up as soldiers "in the Army of Helaman!" They look pretty terrifying right?
Our latest science experiment was done with ivory soap, toilet paper, and water! Break your soap into pieces and put them on a paper plate in the microwave. Microwave them each for 30 seconds or so and watch them grow into a cloud! It's amazing! Then add some shredded toilet paper and a little water (just a teeny bit at a time!) and mix it all together! It makes a "clean mud" that the girls had a blast with! If it starts to dry out a bit just spritz it with a spray bottle. The kids had fun for hours and everything that got on their clothes came right off because it was just soap!
Here is one of Sydney's more creative dress up combos. She deemed herself "Super Sydney," although I think she looks a bit more like Mary Poppins with the umbrella!
2 comments:
That sounds like quite the preschool you have going! :) I love getting so many ideas from your blog, you're awesome! Just so you know I haven't lost hope on moving to Colorado... my sister just moved to Brighton and we are now in Pocatello. (Ron is getting his MBA at ISU) So here's hoping in May (when he graduates) he'll have something offered to him in the great state of Colorado! Thanks again for all the info you gave me like a hundred years ago. :)
Looks like tons of fun!
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