Little Scientists

It's been one of those weeks that have been so full that I haven't had time to record things here at Mama's Magic! Whew. Among other things, we've been dealing with the sale of our house, getting BB adjusted to preschool (which is going pretty well, though there were tears this morning for the first time), filing my sales taxes for the business, cleaning house, riding bikes, having playdates....

And, in truth, I've been spending my evenings (my most usual time for blogging) re-reading Middlemarch. Sometimes a gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do.But it's past time for an update, which brings me to one of our more entertaining activities recently: we've been doing a lot of science!

Our explorations into chemistry were prompted by a gift from my parents, and the kids were fascinated.

My folks sent the kids a really nifty Glow Chemistry set by Amazing Toys (this one is the individual kit like we have) and we had a great time making glowing slime and glowing worms!
I mean, what kid wouldn't want to make "Atomic Worms" that glow under a blacklight?



It's a polymer chemistry experiment that is pretty danged cool, non-toxic, and the kit includes explanations of the science that are understandable but not over simplified. This ex-biotech major thoroughly approves. Plus, it was tons of fun!

Here's some video of the kids and their Atomic Worms:

As you see in the video, BB has also been having her own little scientific art project -- when we were in Delaware, my parents got her a flower press. Here she is, showing off her dried blossoms.

They turned out well, don't you think? My parents are such good grandparents to give such thoughtful, educational, entertaining gifts! Thanks, Pop-Pop and Giki!