Rainbow Science: Bursting Colours

Materials

9 x 13 inch baking pan
powdered milk
an assortment of liquid food colouring
dishwashing liquid

This experiment can also be done on an individual basis using small bowls for each child.

Directions:

1. Cover the bottom of the baking pan with powdered milk.
2. Pour water into the pan until it is half full.  Do not mix the water and the powdered milk.
3. Place drops of liquid food colouring on the water.
4. Add a drop of dishwashing liquid. 
5. Watch the colours spread and mix!

Rainbow Theme: The Lollipop Game

Cut circles out of construction paper.  Staple or glue them on to popsicle sticks to make a handle.   Give them to your children and have them  follow the directions in the song below.

Lollipops (to the tune of London Bridge)

If  you have a red lollipop,
Red lollipop, red lollipop,
If you have a red lollipop,
Stand right here.

If you have an orange lollipop,
Orange lollipop, orange lollipop,
If you have an orange lollipop,
Jump up and down.

Repeat the song, changing the italicized colour words and directions at the end of each verse.  E.g. clap your hands, shake your leg, take a bow, etc.

Let’s Make Toys – Spoon Puppets

 

Materials:

Wooden, plastic or metal spoons

Fabric

Pipe cleaners

Paper

Felt

Yarn scraps

Paint

Markers

Glue

 

Paint, glue or draw basic features such as mouth, eyes, and hair onto spoon.  Add a hat if you wish.

 

Make simple clothes from a circle of fabric with a hole cut in the middle for the spoon to slip through.

 

Add arms made from pipe cleaners or paper.

 

Make a puppet or a family of puppets for story telling!

Sidewalk Chalk

 

½ cup Plaster of Paris

¼ cup water (for coloured chalk, add food colouring to water)

 

·        In a small container (margarine tub) put Plaster of Paris.

·        Add water – DO NOT MIX YET!

·        With masking tape, cover up one end of a toilet paper roll.

·        Stir mixture into a soupy consistency.

·        With a spatula, put half of the mixture into the toilet roll.

·        Tap down the toilet roll to release air bubbles.

·        Pour the rest of the mixture into the toilet roll.

·        Tap down again to release the rest of the bubbles.

·        Let stand for 24 hours.

·        Tear off the toilet roll and enjoy!

Make a Time Capsule

 

What you need: a tin or metal box with a lid that seals; paper; pens; materials you collect (see below for ideas).

 

 

1.      Decide when you will open your time capsule—in 1 year? in 10 years? In 20 years?

2.      Gather Materials that will be interesting in the future.

3.      Put everything in the capsule, seal it, and label it with the words “Do not open until (date you have chosen).”

4.      Here are ideas for things to place inside your time capsule:

·        Photographs

·        Newspaper clippings

·        Menus from your favorite restaurants

·        A list of today’s prices for things such as gas, milk, and a movie

·        The names of top film stars and actors

·        The name of the Prime Minister

·        Hit songs and popular bands

·        Pages from a current fashion magazine

·        The names of the teams that won popular sports events such as the Super Bowl or the World Series

·        Predictions for the future

·        Secret notes to other members of the family, not to be read until the capsule is opened