Making homemade bubble solution
What You Need:
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup liquid dish soap
- Clean container with lid
- ¼ cup light corn syrup
- Bubble wands, including clean items found at home (e.g., pipe cleaner, round cookie cutter, plastic funnel, new unused fly swatter)
What To Do:
- Pour all the water into the container.
- Pour the liquid dish soap into the water, slowly stirring it until the soap is mixed in.
- Add the corn syrup to the mixture.
- The solution can be used right away, however for best results, let the solution sit overnight with the container covered.
- When ready to use, dip the bubble wand into the solution and have the child slowly blow a bubble through it until the bubble comes loose from the wand.
Adapted from Home Science Tools
Watch baby discover new items
What You Need:
- Variety of natural objects (smooth rock, stick, leaf, sea shell)
- Wash cloth
What To Do:
- Bring out objects one at a time and cover it with a cloth.
- Say to baby, “What’s under the cloth? Where did it go?”
- Unveil the object and watch her delight in discovering the item underneath.
- Say the name of the item to baby and repeat it a few times as you describe it. For example, “Look it’s a rock! Feel how smooth the rock is.”
- Repeat the process with the other objects.
This delicious and healthy treat is a perfect snack to make with your keiki
What You Need:
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ¼ cup chopped parsley (or other herbs)
- 1 16-ounce can white beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
What To Do:
- In a small bowl, combine oil, lemon juice, garlic and parsley. Stir.
- Have the child add the beans to the mixture and mash it with a fork. Add salt, to taste.
- Have the child decorate the bean dip with cheese and assorted vegetables to make monster faces. Enjoy!
Adapted from
http://healthpoweredkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/After-school-Monster-Mash-Bean-Dip.pdf
Make a pinwheel using household items such as paper and chopsticks.
What You Need:
• 6-inch square piece of paper
• Disposable wooden chopstick or pencil with eraser
• Pushpin or tack
• Jumbo crayons or washable markers
• Scissors
What To Do:
1. Invite your child to decorate the paper with crayons or markers before assembling your pinwheel.
2. Fold the paper in half diagonally to form a triangle, then in half again to form a smaller triangle.
3. Unfold the paper.
4. Cut two-thirds of the way to the center of the square along each crease line.
5. Bring every other point of the cut paper to the center of the square and overlap them. Push a pin through the four points and the center of the square and poke the pin into one end of a wooden chopstick (or into the side of the eraser on a pencil).
6. Have your child hold the chopstick and move his arm back and forth to make the pin-wheel spin. Or, hold the pinwheel in front of a fan.
7. Ask him questions such as “What makes your pinwheel turn?” “What happens when you move your pinwheel slower or faster?”
8. Talk about how we can feel the wind even though we can’t see it.
VARIATION:
Go outside with him on a windy day. Ask him, “What tells you that it’s windy out here?” Point out observations such as the coconut tree branches swaying or small leaves and plumeria blossoms floating in the air. Tell your child to lick his finger and hold it up. Ask him, “Which side of your finger feels cold?” Explain that the cold side tells him which direction the wind is blowing from.
! Safety Alert: Adult-size scissors are not safe for young preschoolers. Keep them out of children’s reach.
