Making Rust

Try this science experiment with your kids... mine eagerly checked the items every day and were very excited when they saw the rust forming!

What you need:

Old baking tray
Paper towel
Unwanted metal items (eg. nails, paper clips etc)
Salt
Lemon juice

What you do:

Line the baking tray with paper towel.
Place metal items in tray
Sprinkle salt and lemon juice over the top
Leave for a few days and watch the rust form.

Making rust science experiment - place metal items in tray

Making rust science experiment - Sprinkle with lemon juice and salt

Making rust science experiment - Day 3 - the rust is beginning to form

Making rust science experiment - Day 3 - the rust is beginning to form

This experiment, and many others can be found in this book: (link under image)

Everything You Need To Know About Science
Paper back - $19.99
Hard back - $29.99

Extraordinary Eggs

I did this science experiment with my kids... they loved the result!

Put an egg in a cup and cover it completely with vinegar.  Leave it for a few days and the eggshell will become soft...

 Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

The shell has become soft because the vinegar has drawn all the calcium out of the shell.

More great science experiments can be found in this book (link under image).

EYNK Science
Paperback $19.95
Hardback $29.95

Scavenger Hunt and Nature Creation

This is a great Spring activity to get the kids outdoors...

Go on a nature walk and collect as many interesting things as you can.

For older children, you could turn this into a scavenger hunt.  Just make a list of items you would like them to collect and send them on their way!

This is the list I made for the older kids...

Scavenger Hunt List

When you return, get out the clay and begin your creation!

The DAS modelling clay is fantastic as it is air drying and is a great natural terracotta colour.

Making a clay creation using DAS Terracotta Modelling Clay

Making a clay creation using DAS Terracotta Modelling Clay

Here are my kids creations...

This is Heidi's (11) dog and dog bowl    

This is Courtney's (9) garden

This is Sienna's (6) smiley face

This is Levi's (3) dinosaur garden (the spiky balls are the dinosaurs)

Insect Hunt

This morning we all went on an 'insect hunt'...

For the serious insect hunter these exploring products are great...



Then, using Storytelling Paper and Markers we documented our findings...

  

  

 

A fun morning!!