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Making Rain in a Jar Science

Over the weekend Austin asked a question about space after looking through a book on our bookshelf. We hit YouTube to watch a few great videos. But in true curiosity form of a child, one question lead to another, and the next thing I knew we were making rain in a jar. Making Rain in …

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DIY Bird Feeder

DIY Bird Feeders

Bird feeders come in all shapes and sizes. They can be bought at a store, or you can make your own. If you’re feeling crafty, you can make a bird feeder out of just about anything. Here is an easy DIY bird feeder that will attract birds to your yard. This is a great addition …

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Apple Browning Experiment

Apple Browning Experiment

We love our apples here. They are always in the fridge, unless its grocery day and they have all been eaten. The one healthy snack that my kids never turn down, and I never have a problem with them having for an afternoon snack. Apple Browning Experiment *This post may contain affiliate links, see my …

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Drying Herbs - Straight from your garden

Drying Herbs from my Garden

Renting doesn’t give us the option of having a vegetable garden as we would like but there’s nothing stopping us from having potted herbs. We still have a few from last summer that I had brought in for the winter. I neglected my herb plants this summer, with the exception for watering them, I did …

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S'mores in a Solar Oven

S’more in a Solar Oven

Summer is hot. I mean, 34°C hot, if we’re lucky we might get a breeze. It’s too hot to cook over the stove let alone run the oven. Like hot enough to fry an egg? I don’t know about that, maybe we’ll try it on the next hot day. But I do know you can …

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Cornstarch Fun Round Up

Cornstarch Fun Round Up

We have a lot of fun with cornstarch in our house. I am always looking new ways to to have fun with my kids, and of course prefer when I already have everything in our cupboards. Cornstarch Fun Round Up Cornstarch alone can be… messy, its silky soft and flies everywhere when spilled, or even worse, …

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wizard's brew

Wizard’s Brew Fun is Brewing

I’m sure we all have pretended to make witches or wizard’s brew as a child. Mix up a bubbly brew in a potions lab fit for any little wizard or witch with an awesome Halloween chemistry experiment and science activity. I’m always looking for fun things to do with my kids. This is fun to watch …

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