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bubble solution

Bubbles

Oct 12th

Posted by Jessica in Explorations

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I knew making bubbles was simple,

but when I went to look up the “recipe”

most of them required glycerin.

I did not have any

nor did I want to go get some.

(I could just go to the store to get bubbles, right?)

We used:

1/2 cup dishwashing detergent (nothing special)

1 1/2 cup water

3 T. sugar

That was all.

I have read that corn syrup will make the bubbles stronger,

and I usually have that around the house,

but did not have any today.

The sugar worked fine.

And, it even made some cool bubbles.

(After a trip to the store,

we will try a solution with corn syrup

and a solution with sugar

and compare!)

and we had fun watching them blow in the wind

Next, we will explore why sugar, detergent and water make bubbles.

Now

Off to find more WHYs to explore!

plastic bags, filling, wood skewers, scissors, rubber bands, markers

Frugal Halloween Crafts

Oct 8th

Posted by Jessica in Crafts

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We have started our countdown to Halloween.

As soon as I announce it is October,

I start getting the same question:

“Is Halloween tomorrow?”

So, each year,

we make a countdown chain to Halloween

so we can SEE how much longer until Halloween.

But,

since we are in the Halloween spirit,

we started making our Halloween decorations.

This is not the best craft to involve the children,

but it is cheap and cute

Ghosts

plastic bags, filling, wood skewers, scissors, rubber bands, markers

Materials

  • plastic grocery bags
  • scissors
  • rubber bands
  • filling (cotton balls, tissue paper, toilet paper, etc.)
  • pencils, bamboo skewers or dowel rods
  • markers, paints or other decorations

Instructions

  1. Cut the grocery bags (shapes are not as important as the size)

  2. Allow the children to decorate the face of the ghost

  3. Place the filling in the bag

  4. Hold the stick inside and wrap the rubber band around to hold the filling inside.

  5. Place your ghost in the ground outside

  6. Enjoy!

We "check on" our ghosts every time we go outside.