Flo’s V8 Cafe Dinner
[caption id="attachment_1630" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Celebrate Cars 3 by making your own V8 Cafe Dinner![/caption] Cars 3 is out in theaters now! I've read that the cars spend more time in Radiator Springs for this movie so I decided to use Flo's V8 cafe as my inspiration for this dinner. Carsland…
Physics is Phun – Inclined Planes
Force = Mass x Acceleration In this class we talked about Newton's second law, Force= mass x acceleration. I set up a bunch of wallpaper tubes (these could also be ramps) on a smooth surface, a low pile carpet, and fake grass. I set them up at two different angles.…
Molecules
Electrons Around Atoms This class was a reinforcement of the last class on atoms. This class ran a bit short on time, but the kids really had fun and I think it would definitely make a great party activity. For the introduction for this class, I went back over the…
Moana Crocheting
This post contains affiliate links. I made a Moana blanket and amigurumi. The blanket is fairly simple to make. You can refer to this post on how to make basic shapes. I increased on only one side of the work to make the sail shape. Make sure the sail is…
Kawaii Box – May 2017
This article contains an affiliate link. I got two Kawaii boxes in two weeks! April's box got held up in customs for a really long time and May's box came right on time. This month's box is awesome. It has another DIY food kit in it, and this one is…
A Bug’s Life Cupcakes
Are you ready for summer? You can celebrate the start of the season with some Bug's Life cupcakes! These cupcakes are inspired by the opening sequence of the movie when the ants are gathering food for the grasshoppers. The seeds and berries they gather always looked like almonds and raspberries…
Kawaii Box – April 2017
This post contains an affiliate link. This box got held up in customs for so long! I just got it at the end of May. It is really cute though. I think my favorite item from any of the boxes was in this one. My favorite item was this little…
Atoms and Elements
For this class I am working on explaining electromagnetism. In the last class I introduced magnets. For this class I am going to introduce the atom and start to talk about valence electrons. The Periodic Table and Elements First I showed the class a periodic table and said that everything…
Physics is Phun – Magnets
This post contains affiliate links. This is the second post in my series of posts about forces. This week covers magnets, but over the next few posts I'll talk more about electromagnetism and it's explanation. Magnetism I started this class talking about magnets having a north and south pole and…
Pusheen Party! – Spring 2017 Pusheen Box
This quarter's Pusheen Box was really fun because it had all kinds of supplies to have a party! There were a couple of items from the winter 2016 box, like the wrapping paper and fairy lights, that could also be used for a party. This season's box included items to…