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Easy-to-make fireworks in a jar

Katie — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:00:10 +0000

In the United States (and many other countries around the world), it is common to see fireworks during times of great celebration. 4th of July and New Year’s Eve are two major celebrations commonly associated with fireworks. No one quite knows who invented fireworks, and many people believe they were invented in China. Others think […]

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Jumping colors {science activities for kids}

Katie — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:36 +0000

This jumping colors science activity had our whole family – including my husband – watching in amazement. It was truly beautiful to watch the colors jump. But it also provided my kids with a basic introduction to the science of soap. Note: Find more science experiments on my Science Activities for Kids page! To do this jumping […]

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Spray bottle mural

Katie — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:38 +0000

Kids love art. They also love water. They also love BIG things. This spray bottle mural project combined all three of these into one fun afternoon project for my kids. We did this activity a while back but I didn’t get around to posting about it until now. At the time, we had done lots […]

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Icicle craft and science project

Katie — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:00:17 +0000

This started off as an icicle craft inspired by Inner Child Fun that we extended in to a science lesson as well. On day 1, I prepared the following materials: Two half-sheets of blue paper Glue Salt (that I had put into an old spice container so the kids could shake it on to their […]

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Marbleized shaving cream painting

Katie — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:00:43 +0000

> Gift of Curiosity” src=”https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Marbleized-shaving-cream-painting-1.jpg” alt=”Marbleized shaving cream painting Create beautiful artwork and teach kids about color mixing with this fun sensory art project || Gift of Curiosity” width=”432″ height=”324″> With these materials in hand, I provided XGirl and QBoy with their own trays and squirted a small amount of shaving cream onto each tray. […]

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