Grow a snowflake in a jar!  string wide mouth jar white pipe cleaners blue food coloring (optional) boiling water (with adult help) borax (available at grocery stores in the laundry soap section) pencil  With a little kitchen science you can create long lasting snowflakes as sparkly as the real ones. Cut a white […]
It looks like ice, but it feels like gelatin. Either way, this recipe provides a tactile experience your youngsters are sure to enjoy. Mix 32 envelopes of unflavored gelatin (four envelopes are in a box) with 22 cups of hot water. Stir until dissolved; then pour the mixture into small plastic containers and chill. Once […]
 Piece of glass Aerosol hairspray  Freeze the piece of glass and the hairspray can overnight.  Spray your chilled glass with the chilled hairspray.  Go outside and let some snowflakes settle on the glass. When you have enough flakes bring the glass indoors and allow it to thaw at room temperature for about 15 […]
You need unbaked tube biscuits, bird seed and yarn. I gave each child one biscuit. They took a straw and put a hole through the top of the biscuit(for the hanger). They took the bird seed and pushed it into the biscuit on each side. The cooks at our school baked them for us. They […]
