I will be the first to admit that this ivory soap explosion is one super cool, fun science experiment! You'll be just as impressed as your kids when you try it. Here is what you will need: Ivory soap (It MUST be the brand name IVORY soap.  Other brands will NOT work!  It must be a fresh bar too.) A microwave 1)  Take one bar of Ivory soap and cut into half then in half again. Place one piece of the quartered soap in the microwave. 2)  Set microwave for 3 minutes (even though you won't need that much time) and push start. 3)  Sit back and watch! After about 90 seconds the soap will expand to about 6 times it original size!!! It won't be too hot to touch either. Let it sit for about a minute or two and then remove it from the microwave and watch for your kids' reaction. I will admit that I wanted to see what would happen to a FULL bar of soap....learn from me...don't do it...fight the urge! I had to stop it before it finished because my … [Read more...]

Corn starch and water is a favorite activity of mine my girls.  It's one of those super easy, quick, get the kids out of your hair things to do.  It can also be educational if you're into that kind of stuff. Why is it so fun you ask?  It's a Non-Newtonian fluid!  Ok, ok, it's both a liquid and a solid!  Try to put your finger in it super fast or pick it up, and it acts like a solid; put your finger in it slow or actually pick it up, and it acts like a liquid.  Super fun!  If you want to get all educational with it, check out this website.  It's got a really good explanation of why it acts the way it does. You'll need cornstarch and water (obviously) along with a container and some food coloring (optional).  Something like newspaper to cover the table and the floor might be nice too if you don't want to clean up a huge mess. I never really measure out the cornstarch and water amounts.  I simply put some cornstarch in a shallow container and add water until I get the right … [Read more...]