Help children develop a love for science, or nurture their
already-growing interest, with these simple experiments.
Cloud Maker
Ever wanted to catch a cloud in a bottle? Now’s your chance! Pour just a
splash of water into a 2-liter plastic bottle. Light a match (a
grownup’s job) and drop it into the bottle. Immediately replace the lid
and squeeze the bottle a few times to watch your cloud form.
Magic Flowers
Create your own unique flowers with this neat trick. Fill a vase with
water and 8-10 drops of food coloring. Cut the stem of a white carnation
at a diagonal, and place the flower into the vase. After a few hours you
will notice a slight change of color in the petals. Let the flower soak
overnight and observe the dramatic change in the morning.
Mouth Lightning
Don’t worry--this doesn’t hurt a bit! In fact, you may want to try this
at your next sleepover party. Stand in front of a mirror and turn off
all of the lights. Pop a wintergreen- flavored Life Saver into your
mouth and chew. Can you believe your eyes? This “lightning” phenomenon
is called triboluminescence. To find out more about triboluminescence,
visit
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/a/aa060601a.htm
Parenting - Making A Schedule This article on the benefits of scheduling your day as a parent
really struck home with me. It took me a while to work this out for
myself when I had young children at home, and I wish I had done so - and
benefited from the much calmer household that was the result - sooner!
The Uneducated Palate
When did you learn to really enjoy food? How about experiencing taste
and textures? I think children develop a taste for food a lot sooner
than we think.
Ways of Dealing With
Separation Anxiety
All parents will remember how difficult it was to leave their children
when they were young, and some of us had to deal with unhappy children
suffering from separation anxiety, again and again and again! Veronica
shares some tips on how to make the partings easier.
Healthy Food Means Yucky
Food
So, you are ready to make some changes in your family's diet. You've
heard and read enough to know that eating Real Food is important to your
family's health and happiness. You know what your kids eat when they are
young not only affects their health now, but also in the future...
5 Reasons Why Animals
Are Important To Your Child
Why are children so fond of animals? From teddy bears to favourite TV
and cartoon characters, animals are a key part of a young child’s
development. Children’s educational specialist Stephanie Cooper has
identified 5 key areas where animals play an important role...
Math Games
for the Active Child
To put it in a nice way, my son is rather squirmy. He doesn't like to
sit still for very long unless he's playing a video game, then it's just
amazing. So instead of constantly telling him to sit down and do his
math, we take it outside or up the stairs, literally...
