By Guest Contributor, Kristin Fitch of Ziggity Zoom
Kids are experts at asking questions. A typical 3 year old will ask why non-stop. Why does that work like that? Why is that man so tall? Why do I have to do it? The questions and their inquisitive nature are amazing. So why not harness that curiosity and introduce your children to fun things that will get them thinking.
If you want to nurture your child’s inner scientist, then it is important to get your kids involved in lots of different activities, such as art, baking, planting, creating, and reading. Here are five activities that your kids will love to do and will actually be learning how to be a better Scientist by observing, measuring, building, testing, and creating. While you are at it go ahead and bring out your inner scientist and have some fun!
Edible Structures
Want to get your kids excited about structures, DNA, or any other model? Use everyday items to let them build it or let them build anything they want. It helps to show them something you have built first. You can
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Do you prefer a real tree or a fake tree for Christmas? Or do you just go with a recycled newspaper tree instead?
To make this incredibly tall and thin unique tree, take eight pages out of the newspaper and tape them end to end. Roll them all up into a tube. Using very strong and sturdy scissors, make several cuts from the top of the tube to about halfway down. Now reach in and start pulling the paper upward. The tree will start to grow and grow and grow.
Grab the tinsel, the lights and a few ornaments and you’ve got yourself one unique Christmas tree for all to admire.
We have reached Day #8 in our 12 Days of Wonder. Today’s spotlight science toy is Big Bag of Science.
Steve Spangler Science is celebrating the 12 Days of Wonder and highlighting our top 12 science toys and kits that are perfect to put under the tree. As blog editor, social media coordinator and mom of two budding scientists, I will share my review of each product. Steve Spangler Science also found 12 respected, popular mom bloggers to each test and review one of our 12 science gifts. I will include a link to their blogs and their honest reviews of each gift idea at the bottom of this post. Today, Jill from Single Mom on a Budget shares her review. The kit is also the Deal of the Day. So check our blog every day for the next few weeks to learn all about our 12 Days of Wonder.
If you are like me, your inbox is packed full of deals and offers to entice and kick off the holiday online shopping season. I’m a little overwhelmed and I actually shopped over the weekend to almost complete my list.
If you are overwhelmed with all of the emails and offers, I have an easy solution to finish your online shopping this season. Steve Spangler Science offers a variety of science toys, science kits and cool science stuff for all of the little kids and big kids in your life.
The holidays are just getting warmed up in our offices. On Wednesday, November 30th we kicked off the 12 Days of Wonder. The elves in our workshop picked the top 12 products for this holiday season. Budding young scientists have these science kits and toys at the top
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Steve makes his 12th appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show as Ellen’s Science Guy. The show airs today, so check local listings for exact times (it airs at 3pm in Denver on Channel 9) or click the link below to watch a sneak preview of the segment on the Ellen Show’s website.
Steve showed Ellen how to release the sugar energy in gummy bear candy (you will be surprised at how much energy there is in a gummy bear). He also demonstrated the clean burning power of ethanol and then turned an audience member into a human conductor of electricity.
Ellen helped Steve celebrate the launch of his second book, Fire Bubbles and Exploding Toothpaste. Ellen encouraged Steve to share his experiments in a book and she appears in it. She gave each audience member a copy of the book. The Ellen DeGeneres Show is giving away a copy of Steve’s book – visit their website to enter the Fire Bubbles and Exploding Toothpaste giveaway.
