In my preschool science class we talked about animal anatomy (invertebrates and vertebrates). We compared animals with ourselves and what body parts we have. Then we made caves for the miniature animals using rocks from our backyard. We talked about different homes and why animals like to have cozy dens instead of big houses.
We went to another
Sciencetellers class at the library. It was called "Dragons and Dreams". The themes were about chemistry. Big sister A helped with an experiment that illustrated how much more space gases take up than solids. It used a "rather ancient technology called a film canister" that none of the kids had ever heard of before. I had to laugh - the teller was super dramatic and funny. He dropped dry ice (solid CO2) and a little warm water in A's canister then put the lid on. It exploded off after only a few seconds.
All the kids were absorbed in the science and the story.
At the same yard sale that she got the free cake pop maker A also scored this doughnut maker (cake style doughnuts). We found a couple recipes and she got to work. It's amazing how much she can already do. I did not have to assist with any of the mixing, just helped load and unload the hot machine for the first couple rounds and then she did it herself.
She has been watching "Cupcake Wars" and the "Kids Baking Challenge" shows. I think she will be ready to compete by the time she is 11-12 (like the other contestants).
We also recently had a flurry of robot costumes being made.
Here is A's transformer robot.
Here is M's robot costume for his favorite stuffed toy - Harry the dog.
We went our local orchard two days in a row to take in all the Halloween fun.
They fed the goat and a llama.
We took a hay ride.
The kids spent about an hour running in, out, and through the hay maze.
And they danced around the witches' caldron.
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