Cosmic Crafts: Trash Tram

Kids can haul loads up and down in this berry basket elevator. 1 plastic berry basket 2 strands of silver cord (one 2 feet long, one 4 feet long) 1 plastic key chain clip 3 plastic clothes hanger clips Cross the cords over the bottom of the basket, weave each strand up one side, and […]

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Cosmic Crafts: Satellite Recycler

Drive the sturdy, smooth-riding Satellite Recycler around the neighborhood on regular collection days, or park beneath the Waste Shooter for a quick fill. Wheels: 4 plastic lids, cardboard liners removed (we used peanut butter jar lids) Axles: 2 bamboo skewers or wooden dowels, 1/8 inch thick and a few inches longer than your truck body […]

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Cosmic Crafts: The Trash Masters

Your kids will love creating and playing with these miniature action figures. To create the green illuminater, slide the cut-off bottle bottom from the Two-liter Transporter over a battery-operated touch lamp (available at drug and discount stores). To make a space-case backpack, tape a pair of twist-tie straps to the back of a dental floss […]

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Cosmic Crafts: Junkmobile

Drive the sturdy, smooth-riding Junkmobile around the neighborhood on regular collection days, or park beneath the Waste Shooter for a quick fill. 4 plastic lids, cardboard liners removed (we used peanut butter jar lids) Axles: 2 bamboo skewers or wooden dowels, 1/8 inch thick and a few inches longer than your truck body is wide […]

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Cosmic Crafts: Two-Liter Transporter

It’s the fastest way to travel this side of the universe. Just give the Two-liter Transporter a quick turn, and the Trash Master or robot inside “disappears” behind a trick piece of silvery paper.   2-liter plastic bottle Craft knife Clear tape Shiny paper Use a craft knife to slice off the bottom 2-1/2 inches […]

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Fun with Foil

Foil Sculpting Here’s a fun activity that keeps children busy and encourages them to use their imaginations. It’s a great activity to do in the car on a long road trip, or just something fun and different to do on a rainy day. All you need is a roll of cheap aluminum foil and some […]

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Web of Life

Web of Life – C:\Users\Public\Documents\Max & Baby\Science\3_WebOfLife.pdf Pre-K to first Students construct a food web to learn how all living things in an ecosystem are interconnected and energy for life comes from the sun. Objectives: 1. Show how plants and animals get energy, by telling other students which plants and animals are eaten by other animals. […]

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Make a PVC Sand Table for Children

    If you look in any preschool, water and sand tables for sensory manipulation seem to be all the rage. Sensory tables emphasizes learning through the five senses.   Water Tables Emphasizes: Learn Measurements through comparison and trial Develop Hand/Eye Coordination by pouring Discover the properties of water Experiment with mixing different colors (provide […]

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