When science meets art. 5 amazing colourful activities for kids that combine art and science

Let's play spies and learn chemistry in the process! Lemon juice invisible ink is a cool chemistry project that you can do at home. You just need to squeeze a lemon and write your secret message using juice as ink with a brush or a cotton bud. After your ink has dried on the paper, no one will be...

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!

Learn Alphabet today! In this video, we are going to show some amazing tips to learn letters smart way. These tricks will help your kids to learn letters fast, such as psychology, for whatever assignments your kids have or work they need to. These mind tricks make kids learn faster than usual! I ...

Testing heat conduction with Alex. We stuck a bead of butter to the ends of metal, wooden and plastic spoons. We had to wait results a bit after adding hot water to the bowl, but it was worth it. Another lesson is learned here. Metal is a better heat conductor then wood or plastic

Here is a fun magic trick to do on a rainy day or even as a boredom buster. This trick includes crafting activities, which makes it perfect for passing the time. Turn any of your children’s artwork into a fun, entertaining magic trick. This is sure to be fun for all of the family!

The lava Lamp Experiment is a fun and easy experiment every child should try. We haven't done this simple lava lamp experiment for a while, and this time it did not fail to amuse too. We coloured water with food colouring and poured it into a plastic bottle with vegetable oil. We added big Aspiri...

Easy science experiment for children. We are popping balloons with Max today. It is simple with just one pin, but when the number of pins increases, the balloon doesn't pop (unless I push it really hard)

Here is our soap powered boat that Alex has made from a business card. He cut corners of the card and put soap at the back of the boat. After he placed the boat onto the water, it scooted across. To try that again, we needed to rinse out the tray to remove any soap and add fresh water. Soap break...

Filling tiny DUPLO holes with coloured water using pipettes. Younger children can use the back side of baseplate

A magic trick for a toddler

Transform family time into a planet-saving adventure! This video offers a creative and educational activity idea for parents looking to engage their kids in environmental awareness. Join us as we explore a hands-on play activity where families come together to sort and recycle ocean rubbish

Simple science experiment with glasses “magically” sticking to a balloon

This is a simple science experiment with Skittles that every child has to try. Make a circle with skittles on a plate, add warm water and enjoy the rainbow!

We all fear hearing the *snip snip* of children using scissors. Was it their hair? My curtains? The beloved teddy bear’s head? Learning how to use scissors takes lots of practice, but it is essential. The skills used are the same ones as when completing daily activities and writing. But simply as...

An eraser is usually used to correct mistakes in drawings, but what about using it to draw instead?

Here is an easy activity with flags of the world. Alex is matching counters with flags by colours or shapes found in them. He didn’t stop until he covered every flag

We are checking what would happen with coins if we add vinegar to them

This is how we turned two circles into one square. Geometry magic!

This is a perfect activity to help a toddler to get used to the idea of toothbrushing. It is super fun and it shows the need of brushing teeth daily. I printed this picture of teeth and put it inside a clear plastic envelope to draw funny-looking bacteria monsters on it with whiteboard markers. M...

How to make handwriting fun? Montessori writing tray with sugar is an easy-to-make and fun activity to teach a child how to write letters. Alex could write letters with a pencil quite well, but he just couldn't resist the sensory part of the activity.

Alex just loved finding words on these rotating blocks. It took me some time to come up with the best combination letters for each block (1 - pcrf; 2 - euai; 3 - tgnd), but then in just a minute, we had this fun educational toy. Every time Alex found a real word he had to write it down. I can’t b...

This activity focuses on recognition of child’s very own name. It’s very special to them and they feel so proud to be able to recognise or even spell it. You can use anything you have at home to cover letters, like, stickers, stones or in our case beans.

Easy to make phonics flip book improves reading skills in an engaging and fun way. Alex loved going through pages of mini notepads to find letters and blends to create familiar words