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St. Paddy’s Day Photo Booth

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I’ve  always loved St. Paddy’s day, and then I lucked out and married a cute Irishman. We spent part of our honeymoon in Ireland, and the green island holds a special place in my heart. A few weeks ago I asked the Tinkerlab Facebook community for some ideas on what I could do with a [...]

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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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Sensory Activity: Shredded Paper

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If you’re afraid of a mess, I have to warn you up front that this is a messy one. But it’s not a dirty kind of mess and if you stick with me here, you might become a shredded paper convert like me. It all started innocently, and rather boring, enough. It was a bill-paying [...]

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How to…Invent a Recipe with Kids

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My house smells like pancakes. Which really means that it smells like cooking oil and caramelized sugar. Sort of a happy, greasy smell that has lingered for days. Every afternoon, for the past three days, my 3 year old turns into a kitchen alchemist as she gathers ingredients and invents her own recipes. She is in [...]

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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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DIY Paper Bag Book with Japanese Binding {Free Download}

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You might know that I’ve been working on a fun project with the San Francisco Children’s Creativity Museum DIY Studio Space. Each month for a full year, we’re developing creativity-boosting invitations for children who visit the museum. If you visit the Studio this month you’ll find an assortment of interesting found materials and a host of ideas [...]

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Is it Magnetic? Testing Objects for Magnetism.

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How was your weekend? We took a mini-vacation to play in the snow and I enjoyed a little computer break along the way. I thought I could get online with my phone, but it turned out that the reception was horrible and I’ve been completely out-of-touch! It was probably a good thing, as I could [...]

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The Cutest Crayons You Ever Did See {Giveaway}

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Isn’t this the cutest lil’ box of crayons you ever set your eyes on? I learned about Melissa of Earth Grown Crayons from a comment she left on my Facebook page, and can I just tell you how happy I am to have found her? Earth Grown Crayons are handmade (amazing, right?!), all natural, eco [...]

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6 Kids Valentines Day Activities

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We’ve been crafting up a Valentine’s storm, which mostly means that three-year old N has been collaging all our self-serve bits and bobs of Valentine goodness into a taped-up, glued, and spackled hodge podge of Valentine craziness. In other words, we’ve been having fun, but it’s not something anyone else would likely take inspiration from or worth [...]

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