We used this stacker with three rods to play Towers of Hanoi. The rules of the game are quite simple. At the start, all the disks are on one side, with the largest disk on the bottom and the smallest on the top. The object of the game is to move all the disks over to the other side. You can only ...

Tracing chalk numbers with wet cotton buds

This experiment is designed to show the effects of different liquids on teeth. We used eggs because similar to teeth, eggshells contain calcium compounds. We prepared 4 glasses with 4 different liquids: cherry juice drink, vinegar, coffee and blackcurrant juice drink. We dropped four eggs into ea...

5 best Kids Activities with Magnets you can do at home. These fun play ideas to help to understand magnetic attractions.

If you’re looking for some science activities that will blow your mind, then look no further. Here are some super fun and cool experiments using dry ice, that will certainly have your friends' mouths hanging open with surprise. Dry ice is carbon dioxide (CO2) in a solid form. Yes, it is basically...

Best 5 Handmade Valentine's Day Cards. From an easy one for school to a popup card for your partner, these are the best DIY Valentine's Day Card ideas

Alex is quite good at identifying things by touch alone. Here is the activity I put together for him. He pulled more funny faces identifying all the letters of a longer word didn't he?

Alex continues exploring experiments from science box that I have co-designed Trunkaroo!
This time he is making colours to travel from one cup to another. Very exciting!

Depending on a type of tree and its age bark is rough or smooth. Boys were interested in running their fingers over tree’s trunk to feel the texture of its bark. So we made a portfolio of bark rubbings to take our discoveries home

Checking if interference between the contradicting information can cause problems for Alex to do a simple task - naming the colours! Try doing it yourselves! Pause the video and name colours, not the words. Was it easy for you?

When a lion flaunts its mane, it shows he is ready to rule the pride. So if your lion's hair is in need of a tame, this activity will help turn him from a little cub to a powerful bit cat. It is a great activity for children who are confident in using scissors but still want to challenge their sk...

In this activity, we combine science and art! We are making a turmeric pH indicator for acids & bases and drawing a little animation. It's a fun and easy way to learn how lemon juice and washing powder react with turmeric and change its colour. It is an excellent start to learn about the pH scale...

Defying the laws of gravity? Try turning a glass of water upside down without spilling.
Place a card over the top of the glass filled with water. Quickly turn the glass upside down, holding the card in place and then, carefully let it go. This easy-to-do experiment has impressed Max the same way ...

1. Add enough water to fill the bottom of the plate.

2. Put 3 or 4 drops of your favorite color of food coloring into the water and mix it up.

3. Place the candle in the middle of the plate.

4. Light the candle. Give some thought to what a fire requires to burn. Its called the fire triangle (o...

Valentines Day Card | Easy Handmade Popup Card. You will love this easy to make DIY Valentine Card. It is adorable and only requires a few different colours of paper, glue and a pen.

This experiment proves that eggshells are not as fragile as one might think. Let's see how many eggs will break when Max stands on them

This fun science experiment for kids totally debunks the idea that eggs are fragile. Did you know you can stand on raw eggs and they won't break? To prove the point I had to stand on eggs myself too.
No eggs were harmed in the making of this film

Messy play with shaving foam for toddlers. Wash The Dog is a fun kids activity that will get the kids into the habit of taking care of a pet. It is perfect for the little ones in your life who you want to help you out a bit with washing too.

Here is another science surprise for kids. After Alex and Max popped balloons with a skewer, they did not have any other predictions for me, but “It will pop” when I started piercing my balloon. When in fact, there a two ways to pierce a balloon without popping it.

Pitter, patter raindrops... This rainy day activity is good not only for rainy days. When our cotton wool cloud gets more water than it can hold, raindrops start dripping

Here is a fun engineering challenge that is easy to do if you have paper and books at home. Fold three pieces of paper in differently shaped columns and compare how many books you can put on top of each! Alex and Max had different results (:

This classic sensory game "What’s In The Box?” is quite easy to set up and it brings a lot of fun. After boys correctly identified all the objects I put for them in the box, they started collecting things around the house to challenge each other (:

If you wonder why there is always a white crayon in a set.
To hide messages that magically appear when painted over with watercolors

You loved my previous DIY toy so much that I decided to show you one more idea of a simple machine that explores motion and force! This device uses the force we put on a wooden stick to make the top piece jump and spin. We themed our jumping bit like a blue whale, but I encourage you to come up w...