Comments on: 3 ways to have fun with magnets https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/fun-with-magnets/ Sparking children's creativity and learning Sat, 11 Nov 2023 21:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Kathryn @ Big Kids https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/fun-with-magnets/#comment-35413 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:50:34 +0000 https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/?p=217#comment-35413 Magnet bins are awesome to play with & I love the challenge of moving a paperclip through the rice! The following is an easy & fun activity that’s heavy on problem-solving & critical thinking. Use recyclable plastic water bottles to make 5 Discovery Bottles. Fill one with colored water & oil, one with rice, one with popcorn kernels, one with store-bought sand, and one with corn syrup. Inside each bottle add different little items that are magnetized and others that are not (small plastic letters, glitter, coins, shells, glass beads, screws, paperclips, pony beads, nuts & bolts, etc). If you have magnet paddles, they’re perfect to manipulate the items inside. If not, get a child size pair of thin winter gloves & hot glue heavy duty magnets to a couple of the fingertips. The sensation of feeling the “pull” of the magnets is pretty cool, too.

]]> By: Katie https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/fun-with-magnets/#comment-32636 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 21:17:22 +0000 https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/?p=217#comment-32636 In reply to Deb @ Living Montessori Now.

Thanks Deb!

]]> By: Deb @ Living Montessori Now https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/fun-with-magnets/#comment-32614 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:58:11 +0000 https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/?p=217#comment-32614 I featured your post and magnet sensory bin photo in my post today at Living Montessori Now.

]]> By: Katie https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/fun-with-magnets/#comment-2267 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:34:15 +0000 https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/?p=217#comment-2267 In reply to Valerie @ Glittering Muffins.

Thanks for featuring our fun with magnets post!

]]> By: Valerie @ Glittering Muffins https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/fun-with-magnets/#comment-2266 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:18:04 +0000 https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/?p=217#comment-2266 Great post! Have to get a magnet wand.
I like the posts so much I featured it on our “The Kid’s Co-op” post!

]]> By: Genny Upton @ In Lieu of Preschool https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/fun-with-magnets/#comment-2252 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:11:16 +0000 https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/?p=217#comment-2252 Thanks for linking up to Tuesday Tots! I’m featuring your post this week on In Lieu of Preschool. Please feel free to stop by and grab a featured button! Off to pin your post. Thanks again for sharing! 🙂 ~Genny

]]> By: Ticia https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/fun-with-magnets/#comment-2153 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:44:13 +0000 https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/?p=217#comment-2153 I like the challenge of getting the paper clip out with a magnet.

Thanks for linking up to Science Sunday!

]]> By: Heather {Upside Down Homeschooling} https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/fun-with-magnets/#comment-1971 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:47:13 +0000 https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/?p=217#comment-1971 I LOVE this magnet and paint idea. We will be trying it soon!

Thanks for linking up to the Hearts for Home Blog Hop! Blessings!!

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