This is a great activity to show weather systems or simply for a little play time. I actually have a Toysmith Cyclone Tube to use for this activity and you can usually pick these up at any science, or toy store. You can also purchase them at a teacher supply store and they are not [...]

If you are looking for something that is downright gross for your kids to do, then this is a rainy day activity for you. I tried this activity when I was still in college working at my first placement. The teachers looked at me like I was crazy when I wrote up the plan. If [...]

With summer here, kids are going to be outside a bit more than they were during the winter months and that means that parents will need to have a few more outdoor activities for their kids to enjoy. Since everyone loves bubbles, why not have a recipe ready to create gallons upon gallons of bubbles [...]

I have found over the years that I have become a person that will leaf through travel brochures and gaze longingly at planes as they pass by overhead. I think to myself, “What wonders will I see if I travelled to faraway destinations? What would I experience?” I think everyone has those thoughts, well, except [...]

This last weekend has seen a lot of amazing things space wise. Nasa landed the space bot Phoenix on the surface of mars and you can actually see the first photos from Phoenix of the northern pole of Mars. I have already been on the Nasa site several times with my little guys, especially my [...]