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Finding Flow: A Journey Toward Happiness

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Have you ever been so deeply involved in something that you lost all sense of time? How did you feel in this moment? It happens to me all the time, often when I’m writing blog posts like this late into the night. Oops, it’s 2 am. How did it get to be so late? Or [...]

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Sensory Activity: Wheat Berries

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Could your child spend hours sifting flour or scooping sand? Sensory activities like these can fully absorb the minds of young children as they test the limits of materials and build imaginary worlds through pouring, filling, and building. This sensory activity is so easy, it doesn’t require a lot of materials, and the process of exploring [...]

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Egg Geodes Science Experiment

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Today I’m excited to talk with you about a cool science experiment: egg geodes. Because children will engage in steps of the scientific method, this could easily be a great science fair project. I was inspired by these egg geodes that I spotted on Martha Stewart and then followed this recipe by Melissa Howard who blogs at Those [...]

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Walking on Raw Eggs. Really.

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It’s EGG WEEK on Tinkerlab and The Chocolate Muffin Tree. Melissa and I have come together to bring you a full week of egg activities and experiments that are easy enough to do today or good for bookmarking for a rainy spring day. When I saw this post about Walking on Eggs on Steve Spangler Science, I [...]

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Are Black Markers Really Black? A Chromatography Lesson.

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What color is black? Is it one color or many colors combined to “look black”? Black is the absence of all reflective colors, and when the three primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) are combined in just the right way, they give off the appearance of black. We set off to find out more about [...]

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Magical Plastic Bag Experiment

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Here’s a fun experiment that won’t take a lot of time, and it’s more than likely that you have all the “ingredients” around the house. I did this with my three and a half year old, and it would be relevant for preschoolers and elementary-age children. The idea that we’re testing here is what will [...]

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10 Simple Ways to Raise Creative Kids

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“The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” — Alan Alda I think a lot about what’s involved with raising creative children, and [...]

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Yeast and Sugar Experiment

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I’ve been baking bread just about every day for the past three weeks (nothing too crazy since it’s all done in the bread maker), but last week my 3.5 year old and I got into a discussion about the properties of yeast. We like to tinker and  experiment – big surprise, I know — and decided [...]

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Microwave Marshmallow Experiment

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It’s been a while since I’ve shared a science experiment — maybe I’ve been too caught up in the craftiness of the holidays — but this one is special because it mixes science (+ fun) with a sugary treat. All you need for this experiment are: 4 (or more) Marshmallows Paper Towel or Microwave-safe plate [...]

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