Science fun in your day home.

Kids love fun science experiments and they are such a great way to encourage them to talk about what they see happening and to start to explain why!

Even young kids can make a simple prediction about what they think may happen and then just watch the look on their faces when something does!

As the weather begins to turn, a day home provider begins to think more about indoor activities and some fun science is just the answer!

www.sciencebob.com has lots of simple experiments that can be done with things in your home! Maybe a great way of keeping your non nappers quiet while the younger ones sleep!

This one is our particular favourite:

Blobs in a bottle.

You will need:

• A clean 1 litre clear pop bottle
• 3/4 cup of water
• Vegetable oil
• Food colouring
• Fizzing tablets (such as Alka Seltzer)

What to do:

• Pour water into the bottle
• Slowly pour vegetable oil into the bottle, using a funnel or a measuring cup, until bottle is almost full. You may have to wait a short while until water and oil separate.
• Add 10 drops of food coloring to the bottle (we like red, but any color will look great.) The drops will pass through the oil and then mix with the water below.

• Break a seltzer tablet in half and drop the half tablet into the bottle. Watch it sink to the bottom and let the blobby greatness begin!
• To keep the effect going, just add another tablet piece. For a true lava lamp effect, shine a flashlight through the bottom of the bottle.
  
  An alternate experiment involves adding water and oil to a small pop or juice bottle along with food colouring and glitter. Screw the lid back on and watch the kids have fun shaking the bottle and watching the glitter!