Let’s get right to it!
This week, we wanted to share 3 super simple crafts and toddler science experiments that you could try with your little ones!
Activity 1- St. Patrick’s day homemade fruit loops necklace!
This is such a fun way to tie in rainbow science and incorporate rainbow books! We love going on epic to find the perfect books to align with our topics each week. If you haven’t checked out their digital library yet, make sure you do soon! You will love how user friendly it is!
Materials needed for fruit loops necklace
1 small box of fruit loops cereal
1 string, yarn or thread that would be long enough for your little one to take on and off of their necks safely
1 shamrock with their names printed on it
We love that this activity strengthens their hands, and encourages pattern making!
Activity 2- Walking water experiment
Materials needed:
4 clear plastic cups
Water
4 different food dye colors
Strips of paper towels
This is a great experiment to do in the morning and let sit throughout the day. By the afternoon, you should see the water literally walk up the paper towel from the different cups to blend the colors together! So awesome to create the perfect St. Patrick’s day rainbow.
How to:
Fill four cups (or however many cups you want to use) about halfway up with water.
Have your little one squeeze drops of food dye into each cup. Any color, but we chose red, yellow, green and blue, the basic dye colors that come in the pack. 2-3 drops works.
Either pre-cut or have your little one cut paper towels into 1-2 inch strips. You will place the strip ends into two cups, so that two colors will walk up the paper towel. Check out our video here to see what we mean!
Once you have the paper towel pieces in their position, let the experiment sit for the day. Come back every once in a while to notice any changes taking place.
Basically this is an awesome experiment to demonstrate capillary action- a term they’ll learn WAY more about when they are older! But for now, you can explain that the paper towel pulls the water with the color up, and keeps traveling up the paper towel, across the bridge and into the other cup.
Activity 3: Magic Milk
This activity works for every holiday! Grab a fun cookie cutter shape- I’ve seen rainbows, clouds and shamrocks recently at our favorite shops, along with the following materials, and you’ll have a fun magical moment with your kids!
Materials:
Flat surface bowl
Full fat milk
Green food dye
Dish soap
Q-tips
Cookie cutter shape of your choice
For more independence:
Set up the activity prior to beginning with your little one. Have exactly what you need in your safe space so that you can flow through the activity with ease and not worry about having to walk away to grab one more thing.
Step 1: pour the milk into the bowl
Step 2: place the cookie cutter into the middle of the bowl
Step 3: add a few drops of food dye into the bowl around the cookie cutter, not inside of it
Step 4: squeeze soap onto the end of the q-tip. The more the better!
Step 5: Place the soapy q-tip into the dye drops in the milk and watch the reaction happen!
We are ready to dive into all things rainbows and St. Patrick’s day and can’t wait for you to try these activities with your family!
Let us know how they go and if you try them by tagging us @wonderandwhimsy_co on instagram!
Enjoy the moment!
Kim and Karlie
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