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We Tried It! – Milk Colors

September 3 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

  These magic milk colors have been on our to-do list for a long time (like ever since I first got on Pinterest long).  I'm sure you can tell by the photo above, this project is the perfect mix of art, science, and fun.  I've seen the idea several places over the last few months.    I'd highly recommend checking it out (hint: there are two equally exciting bonus activities).     It's a good bet you already have everything you need for this one in your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art + Kid Crafts, Learning & Engaging, The Make & Play Vault, We Tried It Tagged With: at home science experiment, kid craft, kitchen science, milk colors, painting with milk, toddler craft, toddler science

13 Kitchen Science Projects to Blow Your Kids’ Minds

April 2 by Kaley

13 Kitchen Science Experiments that Will Blow Your Kids' Minds - the perfect rainy day activities to keep us busy during school break!

With spring just barely arrived, I think it is fair to say we could all use a few good indoor activities to keep the kids engaged about now. I usually turn to arts and crafts, but lately I have been trying to introduce a little more science to my little ones. Since I don't want to leave the house when the weather is so terrible, I definitely don't want to be running all over town looking for specific materials for our experiments. So I've rounded up 13 kitchen science projects that use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Educational Activities, Kaley, Learning & Engaging, Sensory & Interactive Play, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: at home science, at home science activities, at home science experiment, indoor activities for kids, indoor play ideas for preschoolers, kitchen experiments for kids, kitchen science, kitchen science activities, kitchen science experiments, preschoolers, science experiments

Kitchen Science: Easter Candy Experiments

April 6 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Such a fun way to use up leftover holiday candy - my kids didn't even mind they didn't get to eat it!

Every year I get a little blindsided by Easter. Halloween I totally equate with lots of candy and general sugar overload, for sure. But when it comes to Easter, I think of dying boiled eggs and a big fancy brunch. What I always fail to remember, until it's upon me, are the mass amounts of chocolate my littles collect over the holiday, mainly at the neighborhood Easter egg hunt. Fortunately, my 6 and 4 year olds are slightly obsessed with experiments of all varieties right now and, it turns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Educational Activities, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: candy science experiments, dissolving candy experiments, kitchen science

Kitchen Science: Making Rain Clouds

May 28 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

make rain clouds in your kitchen and other color mixing activities

Here's something fun to try this weekend - make rain clouds with the kids in your own kitchen! Check out my full rain-cloud-making/color-mixing post here. P.S. Did you know that facebook has recently drastically changed the way pages like MPMK can share with their followers? Even if you’re a fan of the MPMK facebook page, only a portion of our posts and updates are showing up in your feed these days. So how do you continue to get all of our parenting, playtime, organization, and recipe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: color mixing experiments, DIY rain cloud, kitchen science, make a rain cloud, science at home, science experiments, shaving cream play

The Kitchen Experiment Garden: Growing Plants from Food Scraps

April 23 by Kaley

Grow a windowsill garden with your kids using food scraps (with a free printable)

The other day I walked into my mom friend's kitchen and found the top of a pineapple sitting in a jar of water. I thought it was odd so I immediately quizzed her about it and she politely told little-ol-woefully-uninformed-me that if you plant the top of a pineapple, it will sprout.  What?! I was still digesting this info. a few days later when my contributor Kaley (a wonderfully creative mom in her own right) emailed to ask if she could do her next post on growing stuff from food scraps. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creating & Engaging, Educational Activities, Kaley, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: Earth Day activities for kids, growing experiments, growing from food scraps, growing with kids, kids science activities, kitchen science, kitchen science activities, science experiments for kids, STEM activities for kids

More Science at Home

September 28 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

My kids can't decide which is cooler, magnetic silly putty or hot lava science

I thought now might be a good time to sharpen up our science skills. (Plus, the last science at home post was a big hit.)  So today I've rounded up 10 more experiments sure to surprise and delight your kiddos. In no particular order, here they are:   #1 - 5: Reactions! Fun Science Activities that Fizz, Foam, and Pop! My Pal Amanda over at Not Just Cute has five fun experiments to "keep kids enthralled and provide plenty of opportunities for learning through questions, experimentation, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Educational Activities, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: kids activities, kitchen science, make a rain cloud, science at home, science experiments, STEM acitivities, STEM at home

Adding a Little Science to Playtime

May 17 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Science at home - bookmarking these ideas in my "preventing summer slide" file!

I'm over at momtastic today posting ideas on how to inject a little science into your summertime fun.   Speaking of summer, I have two announcements to make: You may recall that I recently posted about Melissa & Doug's trunki on my facebook wall and added it to MPMK's favorite things for traveling.  Well, guess what, just in time for your summer travels - select models of the Melissa & Doug Trunki are currently 40% off at Amazon. Since I live in Seattle I feel like I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning & Engaging Tagged With: at home science activities, at home STEM activities, kitchen science, science at home, STEM activities

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