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  • DIY Chameleon Educational Toy for Children

    Watch your kids play and learn with this easy to make DIY Chameleon educational toy! It’s also a great toy to get your child involved in the process of creating it. Chameleons are fascinating creatures. They can change colours depending on their mood and the environment. But they’re not just cool...

  • DIY Cardboard Toy For Kids To Learn Fractions

    Weekly our postman delivers loads of boxes to us, so I have to come up with creative ways to reuse all that cardboard. Here is a simple recycling idea! I use cardboard to make a simple fraction toy. What do you do with cardboard?

  • DIY Cardboard Game that is Easy to Make | Fun Space Game

    Let’s build a space game with cardboard! This is a scrolling game where you have to fly your spaceship by avoiding crashing it into asteroids, dwarf planets and perhaps some flying saucers. Ready, set, launch!

  • DIY Cardboard Game Craft Idea

    Shoot and score with your very own air hockey table! Now you can bring your favourite arcade game into the comfort of your own home. Using the power of your hands and elastic bands, try to get all of your pucks onto the opposing side to win!

  • DIY Cardboard Balance Game - A Must Try For Every Family

    Whether you're looking for a new fun activity to do with your kids or just want to have a cool new toy, this balance game is it! This DIY balance game is made out of just a few materials: cardboard, string and coloured paper. It's easy to make, and it's just as much fun as expensive, store-bought...

  • DIY Art Robot Step by Step Vibrating Artist Bot Tutorial

    Discover the world of DIY Art Robots with this comprehensive Vibrating Artist Bot tutorial! In this video, we'll walk you through the entire process of building your own Vibrating Artist Bot from scratch, perfect for creating one-of-a-kind, mesmerizing drawings. No previous experience is necessar...

  • Diving Jellyfish in a Bottle | DIY Science Experiment

    Today, we are making a simple experiment with diving jellyfish in a bottle. It is also called a bottle diver.

  • Discover Art with Katie | A National Gallery | Children's Book Review

    National Gallery is a quick train ride from us and this book "Discover Art with Katie" is a perfect way to get ready for that trip to explore the world of art. Katie is a character in the book that guided Alex thru the whole book, showing wonderful paintings from the gallery, telling him to pay a...

  • Disappearing Flames Experiment | Kids Science Experiment

    Try it only with adults supervision!!!
    For today's experiment, we will explore the science of fire and learn some fire safety along the way.

  • Disappearing Crayons | Easy Magic Trick

    Have you got lots of broken crayons? Bored of colouring in? Let’s try something different and turn them into a mystical magic trick? This idea can help you turn unused items into lots of fun. The instructions are simple to follow, and you won’t need to worry about buying any items. So find out ho...

  • Dinosaurs In The Wild

    Dinosaurs In The Wild

  • Defying Gravity | Bicone Rolling Upwards

    This relatively simple demonstration of the mechanical paradox is a great way to get young kids to think about physics principles. I used Polydron Sphera to make a cylinder and a bicone (two cones joined together at their bases). The cylinder rolls downhill, but bicone rolls towards the upper end...

  • Dice Game With Duplo Bricks

    We’re planning Alex and Max’s joint birthday celebration, in collaboration with LEGO. This LEGO Foundation activity, using six LEGO DUPLO bricks, makes a fun party game! Roll the dice to see how many studs to cover with the next brick. If you roll a five, cover the whole brick.

  • Day & Night Paper Plate Craft

    Max and I made this fun Day & Night Model. There are countless ways to use paper plates, but we love to use them for crafts. What about you?

  • Dancing Foil | Cool Electricity Science Experiment

    Are your kids bored of watching the same old magic tricks from a magician? Well, why not invite them to a science party instead! Here we make our own magic with dancing foil. When rubbing a balloon on wool, a charge known as static electricity is created. This charge makes foil react. So here is ...

  • Cutting Giant Water Beads With Egg Cutter

    Max is shredding giant water beads with egg cutter, while I am getting ready for our lunch.

  • Cute Robots Paper Crafts for Kids

    Are you ready to make some wiggly, wobbly robots? Follow these steps, and you can have your very own jiggly robot to dance and play with. This simple craft will turn plain paper into a fun, lovable toy. Who knew it could be that simple? There is no need to spend money on toys and gadgets in shops...

  • Cute Octopus Paper Cup Craft for Kids

    Want to make an adorable craft in less than 5 steps? Follow along below and you can create a cute bouncy octopus! Why not gift them to a friend? Use them as a bobblehead in your family car? Or just design lots of different bouncy octopodes to have around the house. This craft is quick and the ins...

  • Cut The Grass | Scissor Skill Activity

    Is that a nose I can see? This scissor activity encourages children to cut the grass and see who is hiding behind. Children love surprises, even more, when they can be the ones to reveal it. Practising scissor skills has never been so fun. Is it a creepy crawly? Is it a patch of pretty flowers? Y...

  • Curious Math with LEGO Bricks

    Sometimes math could look too complicated, but it is easier to understand some mathematical concepts and problems if you represent them visually with LEGO bricks. In this video, we will add odd numbers, find the sum for infinite numbers and combine algebra with geometry

  • Cool Paper Worms Science Activity for Kids

    Cool Paper Worms Science Activity for Kids

  • Cool DIY Cardboard Outer Space Game

    Cool DIY Cardboard Outer Space Game

  • Counting Activity With Magnet Discovery Bottle

    A simple and fun way to explore moving objects with magnets. Max is using a magnetic wand to pull paperclips out of the bottle with rice to count them

  • Colourful Magic Trick with Paper Towels | Kids Science

    Here is a "magic" trick you can do to excite children about reading or just for fun! Fold one piece of a paper towel and draw something at the front side using a permanent marker. Open paper towel and trace the drawing on the other page. Now turn your picture in something else, get creative and u...