science fun Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/science-fun/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:30:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.7 56460141 Potion Making for Kids https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/02/20/potion-making-for-kids/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/02/20/potion-making-for-kids/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:22:33 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=73181 Oh, potion making…  Miss G has done this for years and years {check this post out} and it’s still not old. During the spring and summer we do a nature version that includes all kinds of grasses and weeds and flower petals to make nature / fairy potions and it’s also become our go-to when… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/02/20/potion-making-for-kids/feed/ 0 73181 DIY Science Kit for Kids https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/24/diy-science-kit-for-kids/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/24/diy-science-kit-for-kids/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2015 18:51:10 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69050 For the last week and a bit, Miss G’s been having a total blast experimenting with all sorts of open-ended science activities and challenges… {this post contains affiliate links} And it’s all because of this book – The Curious Kid’s Science Book by Asia Citro.  We are big fans of her first book, 150+ Scree-Free Activities for… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/24/diy-science-kit-for-kids/feed/ 2 69050 Dissolving Gobstoppers https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/10/11/dissolving-gobstoppers/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/10/11/dissolving-gobstoppers/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2013 20:35:12 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=15149 This week, Miss G and I have been participating in a candy play series with several other mamas and munchkins.  The goal has been to experiment with candy and come up with several fun and uinique ways to creat, play, and explore with the Halloween treats that will soon be making their way into our… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/10/11/dissolving-gobstoppers/feed/ 1 15149 Our Budding Scientist & a Lima Bean Dissection https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/09/21/lima-bean-dissection/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/09/21/lima-bean-dissection/#comments Sat, 21 Sep 2013 20:17:47 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=14886 Yesterday, as we were using some big lima beans for a project (more on that later!), Gracen began trying to open one.  She was super determined and managed to flake off little bits of the bean’s outer layer, but she didn’t get much further than that.  When she asked me how we could open the… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/09/21/lima-bean-dissection/feed/ 2 14886 An Apple Taste Test https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/09/18/apple-observations-and-a-taste-test/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/09/18/apple-observations-and-a-taste-test/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:24:50 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=14760 Today, instead of preparing a post-nap snack for Miss G as I usually do, I set out this…  A collection of 4 different apples waiting to be observed and tasted.  I’d prepared for the activity last week while grocery shopping and picked up a granny smith apple, a red delicious one, a gala, and a… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/09/18/apple-observations-and-a-taste-test/feed/ 6 14760 Sink or Float Discovery Station https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/09/04/sink-or-float-discovery-station/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/09/04/sink-or-float-discovery-station/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:08:10 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=14577 Today as Miss G was napping, I decided I’d set out a fun station for her to discover and explore throughout the afternoon.  All I knew is that I wanted it to be something simple to prepare (so much to do!), but that’s all I had. As I thought back through previous activities that Gracen… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/09/04/sink-or-float-discovery-station/feed/ 0 14577 Gracen Raises Butterflies: Release Day https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/25/gracen-raises-butterflies-release-day/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/25/gracen-raises-butterflies-release-day/#respond Sun, 26 May 2013 06:32:26 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12251 Well, the big day finally came…  As of yesterday morning, all 8 of our caterpillars had successfully completed the transition to butterflies (yay for a 100% success rate!)  We watched them for one final day, the newbies drying and pumping up their wings and the others slurping up juice from fresh fruit, knowing that if… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/25/gracen-raises-butterflies-release-day/feed/ 0 12251 Gracen Raises Butterflies: Hanging Our Chrysalises https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/13/gracen-raises-butterflies-hanging-our-chrysalises/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/13/gracen-raises-butterflies-hanging-our-chrysalises/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:00:04 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12102 With our butterfly enclosure ready and our first chrysalises ready to be hung, Miss G and I had to get a little creative this morning.  When raising butterflies in my classroom, I used to hang the chrysalises from the inside of a wooden block that was open on two sides, but without one of those… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/13/gracen-raises-butterflies-hanging-our-chrysalises/feed/ 1 12102 Gracen Raises Butterflies: We Have Chrysalises! https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/12/gracen-raises-butterflies-we-have-chrysalises/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/12/gracen-raises-butterflies-we-have-chrysalises/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 06:42:53 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12051 It’s day 4 with our caterpillars and look at what we have today!  We woke up to find that three of our fuzzy little caterpillars had build their chrysalises over night.  We were actually cleaning up from breakfast already when Gracen called out, “Some of the caterpillars built their chrysalises, Mama!” And thank goodness.  If… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/12/gracen-raises-butterflies-we-have-chrysalises/feed/ 1 12051 Gracen Raises Butterflies: Preparing Our Butterfly Enclosure https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/11/gracen-raises-butterflies-preparing-our-butterfly-enclosure/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/11/gracen-raises-butterflies-preparing-our-butterfly-enclosure/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 06:39:23 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12045 With our fuzzy little friends happily in their new homes eating themselves silly, today Miss G and I went out to the garage to dig up one of the butterfly homes I made years ago when teaching my first ever Kindergarten class.  Of course, there are probably many different butterfly huts available for purchase online,… Read More

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