We had a day of mixing fun with a milk frother. I quickly grabbed everything from around the house that we should try throwing in a vase before making a tornado there. New batteries were loaded and we were ready to start. Max just loved watching how the paint was beautifully mixing with water an...

Mermaid Pillows are made from small sequins with different colours on the front and at the back. When children move their fingers through the fabric they flip sequins over changing its colour. It is perfect for a sensory activity, but you can also reinforce top-to-bottom writing for only a few le...

It is just fun to spin a coin in a balloon. But we used a 7-sided 20p coin that made some interesting noise

Melting ice with salt and adding food colouring is a simple science project for kids of all ages. I added water in balloons and left them in freezer overnight. In the morning we started the experiment. Salt that was added to the ice, started melting it creating beautiful channels. Food colouring ...

Symmetry is all around us from nature to shapes and even our own reflections in mirrors and windows. Learning about symmetry with children helps them to understand balance and teaches them about the patterns of the world. One common symmetrical shape is a butterfly. Both of their beautiful, brigh...

Toddler crafts is all about experiencing and enjoying the process. Kids craft projects should not be done with any expectation of how the result should look like. I allow Max to learn from the process rather than make him create something specific. Children should be allowed to follow their curio...

This is a quick fun activity we did to reinforce Max's understanding of the value of each number. We used play dought and toothpicks

Today, we delve into a crucial aspect of climate change - the melting of ice caps and how they impact sea levels.
In this hands-on science experiment, we simulate how melting land ice (ice on pebbles) and sea ice (ice in water) behave differently. With simple materials like water, ice cubes, peb...

Money Math! We are using coins with different face value to count 10 pence. Another coin activity is more challenging

The melting ice science experiment is a fun way to learn about the effects of salt on ice. In this experiment, you will use food colouring to see how the salt changes the appearance of the ice.

There is always something to celebrate, whether it’s father’s day, a birthday or even Christmas! It’s not always easy to buy a present after a present. So here is a simple DIY craft that would make the perfect present for any office worker or stationery lover. Using only two items, you can make t...

Learn how to make a fascinating baking soda and vinegar powered boat. Get ready for a thrilling adventure as we harness the power of these household ingredients to propel a plastic bottle boat across water.
Have you ever wondered how chemical reactions can be used to create motion? This hands-on ...

When science and art mix! This is the simplest way to introduce somebody to chromatography. Collect all the materials, show how it is done to your children once and let them experiment with their own designs.
What you need:
- Paper kitchen towel/tissue/coffee filter
- Any non-permanent markers
- ...

Magnets are really a blast to play with! Alex loved making magnetic sculptures with nuts on a strong magnet. I put the magnet on top of steel saucepan to make base studier for more creativity

Alex is showing how he puts a small clear gel ball in water and gets a giant ball out. The trick here is that clear water beads are not visible in the water

Have you ever wondered how magnets work?
Magnetic fields exert force on other magnetic materials. This force is what causes the magnet to stick to the fridge or the magnet to stick to the paper clips.
In this magnetic field science experiment for kids, you will be able to see how these forces loo...

It is easy to keep children amused at a funfair. What did you do this half term? If you want to see more videos like this one please leave a comment and let us know!

Thank you for your suggestions and comments to my videos. I do read them and here is the result. A new activity for name recognition, but this time Max's name is not all in capitals. Max is sticking tape over letters of his name. I was actually surprised how good hi was starting the tape everytim...

Max loved clothes pins activity last time, so I made this simple activity for him today. By now, he is quite familiar with his name letters, but have a look how good he is with more challenging words. I do not know where he learns all that...

This LEGO DUPLO math game is a simple way to introduce kids to counting! You just roll dice in turns and after three goes see whose tower is higher. Max and I had fun playing it in the DUPLO pit at LEGO House

This addition machine is hungry for numbers! It shows children that there are multiple ways to get to the same number. It can grow with your children because you can put in any numbers you want. Let me know if you make this addition machine!

Max loves this simple letter recognition activity covering letters from his name with clothes pins

In this simple presentation, we see how siphons work. I asked Alex and Max to pay attention and tell me at what level should be water so that it starts going through the straw. So they did, had fun and learned something new.
A siphon can lift the water up without a pump, and that is the reason it...

That is what we call touchscreen experience without a tablet! After attaching a zip bag to a cardboard with printed alphabet I added shampoo and letter-shaped buttons inside it. Now Max had to push letters to match them with printed alphabet, or just make some words