Sink and float Natural water play

Fill a bin with water, seashells, pebbles, leaves, flowers ,etc. to explore sinking and floating. Give kids some aquarium nets and measuring cups. enjoy!

Cool off with paint on a hot summer day!

This is a fun activity to do on hot summer day to cool off or to do during the winter when learning about ice and temperature. The pictures below were during winter. In the summer, you can take this outside on the sidewalk, too, for added fun!

Simply fill an ice cube tray with water and add food coloring.

To paint, pop out colored ice cubes and place in paint palettes. Have fun painting and watch them melt!

Fun in a sandbox...without the sand!

Kids love the sensory experience of sand, but did you ever try the same scooping activity with birdseed? Selecting small seed will be less of a choking hazard and most kids that put it in their mouth will spit it out. You can use the "birdseed scooping" in conjunction with a lesson about nests, eggs, and/or birds.

Sprouting Activities with Kids

'Tis the Season for Growing! Spring is finally almost here. This is a great older book full of fun sprouting ideas to get kids thinking about how plants grow.

I found this treasure at my local library.

Has a great up close photo showing a sprouting seed. Check out that cotyledon & radicle!

Bean Sprout Activity! They grow within a week.

A watercress terrarium, but this can be done with grass or winter rye seed easily.

Sprouting veggies! This child used these as trees, cute!

You CAN sprout grasses in your home or classroom window.
Winter rye is a no fail grass to use and super fast.