Crayola Window Crayons

Draw on the Glass!

OK, so this one isn't so much a project, but I had to write about it, because my daughter LOVES these
Crayola Window Crayons! She draws on the mirrors and the windows. And they are super easy to clean. Just use a little window cleaner and they melt away. She spent over an hour expanding on this princess costume we made for her on the mirror. Really great for the imagination. I think I like to use them just as much as she does.

Paper Boats And What Else Floats?

Our Random Boating Experiment


We were reading one of my daughter's short storybooks and at the end of the book there were instructions on how to make a paper boat. So, of course, we just had to try it out! We made the paper boat and filled her sensory bin with water + some blue food coloring to make it look like the ocean (per Caitlyns request). This was awesome by itself and it kept her enthralled for about 10 minutes, but it turned into so much more than a paper boat on water!

Lava Lamps

I think I saw this one on Pinterest and just had to try it with my girls. We also had a friend over too, which explains the other older child.

This is our homemade lava lamp experiment. This is basically just water, oil, food coloring, and Alka-Seltzer. There are several learning moments to be explored with this one. First there is the concept of density. Water and oil do not mix. Secondly, you can use the food coloring to mix colors. And then there is the reaction between the Alka-Seltzer and water that makes the bubbles. We loved doing this and still have them sitting around to use again!

                           Here Caitlyn is adding red to the blue because she wanted purple. This one is made with baby oil.

Ice Painting

What you need:

Ice tray

Water

Food coloring

I can't even remember where I saw this one. But I really like the idea of painting with ice. It turned out to be a perfect time to learn about mixing colors and making new ones. Here she is making purple.

Window Clings

Window cling project