Coming up with activities to keep your kids busy- and learning- can be exhausting if you’re not used to it. This week try choosing one of the activities I’ve described below and each week you can try something new. Come back often for new ideas every week!
Make your own “Oobleck” – I love it when a good book inspires some fun science at home! At some point since it was written, Bartholomew and the Oobleck, written by Dr. Seuss got connected to a non-Newtonian fluid (basically a substance that acts like a liquid and a solid). Grab the book at your local library, then invite your kids to help you make your own Oobleck at home! You just need...
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Who doesn’t love an idea for a simple craft that is actually pretty cool and really fun? Oh! Plus- it can be fun for all ages and gets you outside. I love activities that combine good outside time with a project at the end because it motivates the kids that just want to run around to have a little focus and it motivates the kids that just want to sit inside to get outside and explore.
You can get creative combining any number of outdoor and indoor activities, but for today’s activity, I drew inspiration from an elementary school science class I was recently observing. The end result will be paper leaf lanterns!
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