We went to a little pond the other day to feed the ducks. Something I feel like we should be doing more often. I have memories of feeding ducks when I was little and my kids really enjoy it. Lucky for us, the geese didn’t catch on and we were safe. We had a little picnic up on a table in the shade just before this. They loved it.
So I love this! Isn’t it beautiful?? Ethan and I went on a date last night and he chose to go to Chik-fil-a (of course). He got a bowl in his kid’s meal. At first I was a little confused and thought it was a little lame. But! It was for science! It came with a few experiments to do with the bowl. Ethan was very excited and wanted to go home and immediately begin doing science. I made him wait until today.
Here is the directions for the experiment in the picture. Even Tegan did it. Ethan actually wanted her to try it! Progress???
Food Coloring Fireworks
What you need:
dish, 4 tbsp milk (whole milk works best), food coloring (3-4 colors), liquid soap, tablespoon
What you do:
Step 1: Fill dish with 4 tablespoons milk and let it sit for 10 minutes.
Step 2: Add a few food coloring drops. Make sure to use different colors!
Step 3: Put a single drop of liquid soap in the middle of your dish.
What happens?? Your milk colors explode! Milk contains fats and proteins in solution. Any change in the solution affects these fats and proteins. The surface tension is the watery film that holds the liquid’s molecules together. Adding soap to the milk weakens the surface tension, causing the food coloring to twist, bend, and swirl.
Way over a 4 year old’s head… kinda over mine. But it sure was pretty and lots of fun!
Thanks Chik-fil-a!
We headed out to Bates Nut Farm last Sunday after church for our annual pumpkin patch visit. This was our 6th year! The first year we went I was pregnant with Ethan. We have tried to meet up with friends there each year and out group has become bigger and bigger, adding friends and little ones each year. It is amazing how much the kids have grown, from babies to toddlers, to kids. Ethan blew me away this year, walking on the pumpkins and keeping his balance. I couldn’t believe how big he was! It was a lot of fun. We picked out pumpkins, had some ice cream, fed some goats. I am loving that we have this family tradition and that the kids love it so much. It is so much fun to watch them having such a blast!
A while ago I stumbled upon this and I absolutely loved it. I really really wanted to try making one so Tegan could have her own, personal flower fairy house. Last week, I broke out the glue gun and here it is. I really like it, but I really love the one in the tutorial. I am thinking it will be a Christmas present, but I might hold unto it a bit longer… I don’t want it to be immediately destroyed. It is supposed to be worn as a necklace. I had a hard time finding the right sized match box and ended up using one we picked up in Prague. My favorite part is the little fairy. I really like her.
We found a bunch of acorns on a walk the other day and the kids were very excited to collect them and use them for a craft. We had two friends over to play and we broke out the acorns. I didn’t really know what to do with them other than make them into little acorn friends. And I had a bunch of match boxes so we made beds for them. Our friends who were visiting seemed to enjoy this little craft more than mine did, but I thought they turned out pretty cute. My favorite part was when I asked them what their names where and Tegan’s little friend said hers was named Ernie.
I am sorry it has been all about kids lately, but that is what it is all about over here.
So here is a picture of sweet T. We were doing a little craft with some little friends and she drew the letter T all by herself. Her letter. I was so proud. So was she! Isn’t she so cute!
