
783 original hands-on activities for kids (as well as a compiled archive of ideas from all over the web) with a strong focus on inquiry, design thinking, problem-solving skills, imaginative / creative thinking, nature, drama, learning with movement, music, arts integration and PLAY! - Creative Genius Kids! - for teachers and homeschoolers
Showing posts with label glow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glow. Show all posts
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Constellation Viewer
Kids transform into mini Astronomers! 2 freebies from Austin Kids (edit: this site is down) and Girl Start (both featured above). Punch (make holes) the templates and stick the printable cards over a flashlight, turn off the lights, and go stargazing indoors! Update: here is another link for a free printable of constellation templates from Playground Park Bench!
Also, check out Moon Phase Viewer and Cloud Viewer!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Moon Games
1. Awesome hands on activities from Lunar Prospector! First, construct a lunar habitat out of recycled materials in your classroom or home that meets your basic needs! Click here for details! While exploring your "habitat," collect moon rocks (assortment of candy or stones). Eack kid gets one rock. Then, have them write a fully detailed sentence that describes their rock (texture, color, etc.). Line the rocks up in a row. Can your classmates match the right description to each rock?
2. Figure out how much you weigh on the moon, as well as each planet!
3. Disney Family Fun has an active night game that reinforces the number of days in a lunar cycle! Kids split up outside and try to capture the moon (a soccer ball), which is being guarded by an astronaut with a flashlight that is deadly! Light will take them out of the game. Click here for details! Younger kid version - to put a twist on the game, you could pass out flashlights to all of the kids and hide the soccer ball. Then, have kids hunt for it using their light. Whoever finds the moon first wins.
4. Make moon craters
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Balloon Lanterns
Labels:
art,
glow,
kid-made gifts,
outdoors,
sensorial,
spring / summer
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Stars in a Jar
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photo via Intimate Weddings |
Note: You can also use glow in the dark paint.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Lava Lamp!
materials:
soda bottle
3/4 cup of water
vegetable oil
Alka Seltzer
food coloring
instructions:
1. Pour water into the bottle.
2. Add vegetable oil into the bottle until it's almost full. Let the oil and water separate.4. Add 10 drops of food coloring.
3. Break the tablet in half and drop the half tablet into the bottle. To keep the effect going, just add another tablet piece. Shine a flashlight through the bottom of the bottle and turn off the lights!
3. Break the tablet in half and drop the half tablet into the bottle. To keep the effect going, just add another tablet piece. Shine a flashlight through the bottom of the bottle and turn off the lights!
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