Science for Toddler: Magic Ink (Spy Version)

Post by MamaFiza on February 21, 2008

The Making of Invisible Ink~

Invisible ink has fascinated toddler for generations *yay*

You might think that it would be difficult to make, but it’s not

Note: This simple experiment is great for young toddler, but must be conducted with adult supervision because it involves using the kitchen stove or candle.

Materials You’ll Need:

some vinegar (you also can try this experiment with other liquids, such as orange juice, lemon juice, apple juice, onion juice and milk)
some white paper
a clean paintbrush (clean cotton swab or a toothpick)
kitchen stove (or candle)

Step by step guide:

Step 1: Mission In Action
Ask your toddler to pretend that they’re a spy on a secret mission, writing messages that would lead to big, big trouble if they were discovered.
Make them choose their words carefully.
*for this mission, I asked my kiddies to write their secret message to PaPa*

KiruaMi-cHan tha Spy Writer~

ReiHi-cHan tha Spy Writer~

Step 2: Start It On!
Guide your toddler to use the brush or cotton swab and write their message with vinegar on the paper.
Don’t use a lot of vinegar and soak the paper. Use just enough to make a thin coating.

Step 3: Finish Line
After finished writing, ask the person whom is a special agent *in our case, Papa is the one!* to receive the paper and help them to turn on the kitchen stove to a low heat.
Very carefully hold the paper about a foot above the warm burner.
If you don’t see results, you may have to make the burner a little hotter.
Do not, however, hold the paper low over the burner.

Papa tha Special Agent~

Result: As the paper heats up, your toddler’s message will become brown and they’ll be able to see what was written.

KiruaMi-cHan
Tadaa~

ReiHi-cHan
Lalaa~

You want to know why? (explain to your toddler):

Lemon juice and vinegar are mildly acidic, and acid weakens paper. The acid remains in the paper even after the juice or vinegar dries.
When the paper is held near a hot light bulb the treated portions of the paper burn, and turn brown, more readily than the untreated portions.

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Have fun mommies!

Just be sure to follow all safety rules

*gambatte ne*

May all the best to you. Amin~

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Science for Toddler: How to Blow Up a Balloon without using Your Mouth or Your Hands

Post by MamaFiza on February 21, 2008

We love learning science at home

Our toddlers truly enjoy any “Science Projects Just for the Fun of It!”.

Today, we would like to share a science project:
How to Blow Up a Balloon without using Your Mouth or Your Hands

Materials You’ll Need:

Hard plastic bottle or glass bottle (one with a short neck works best)
A medium-sized balloon with the neck of the balloon cut off just below the opening
A large bowl
Water (hot & cold)

Tha preparation~

Step by step guide:

Fill the glass bottle with warm-to-hot water.
Let it sit for about 3 minutes so the bottle warms up.

Cover up~
Pour cold water into the bowl until it’s about 3/4 full.
Pour the warm water out of the bottle.
Stretch the balloon over the top of the bottle.
Put the bottle into the bowl of cold water and watch what happens!

Felt amaze!

Result: The balloon should inflate inside the bottle.

Balloon Inflate
Tadaa~

Why it happened (explain to your toddler):

As the air in the bottle cooled, it contracted and took up less space in the bottle. Air from outside the bottle rushed in to fill the space and inflated the balloon.

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Okiee dookie mommies? Lets give it a try

Insya-Allah, your toddler will like it!

*cheers*

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How to Introduce Science to Your Baby

Post by MamaFiza on February 21, 2008

Science & baby?

Yes, it is possible yet truly fun time!

Alhamdulillah, I had introduced my baby in learning the wonder of science since day 1 of their births.

I contemplated how much they had grown and how quickly the time had already passed.

Nowadays, they can hardly wait for their “Science Time”

Your baby’s natural curiosity makes it easy to introduce science concepts during everyday activities.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education ~ Albert Einstein

Here’s a list of tips that you could use while introducing science world to your baby:

Things You” Need:

Unbreakable Mirror
Flashlights
Bath Toys
Children’s Toys
Magnets

Step by step guide:

Step 1: Play with water and sand
Pouring, dumping and transferring sand and water from different containers and using different utensils teaches valuable concepts of weight and volume.
Encourage your baby to count the scoops it takes to fill a container.
Talk about how a container feels when it is full and empty.
Compare sizes while talking about big and little.

Step 2: Turn off the lights and get out a flashlight
Guide and give your baby a chance to turn off and turn on the lights.
Let your baby explore light by flashing the light all around the room.
Talk about what is happening.
Make your own shadow puppet by fingers or build your own paper puppet theater *my kiddies love it!*

Step 3: Play with a safe mirror
Most children’s mirrors are made of Plexiglas and are safe.
Talk about reflections in the mirror and on household objects like windows, televisions and in the tub.

Step 4: Sort and classify objects
You can do this with any object your child is interacting with while pointing out differences and similarities.
Say things like, “I see three blue blocks and one red block. You have two carrot sticks and four crackers.”

Step 5: Play with magnets
Use the refrigerator and play magnets.
Gather some small safe metal and nonmetal objects and compare which stick and which don’t.
Let your child experiment with the magnets.

Step 6: Ask a lot of questions
Constantly ask your baby why things happen.
When the wind blows, ask what’s happening.
If you are playing with water, ask why a container overflows.
Talk about the answers and repeat activities to see if your baby learns from them.

Step 7: Floating Friends
Put a light ball or bath toys (while having a bath in the bathtub or use pile instead) which will keep floating and a heavy toy which will sink due to it’s weight.
The child will keep trying to push the ball into the water and make it sink.
This introduces them to the concept of floating and sinking.
Make bubbles too!

Notes:

Incorporate learning into every aspect of your child’s play. Let your baby take the lead in exploration.
Cook with your baby. Allow your baby to play with measuring cups and safe kitchen utensils.
Observe and manipulate nature (shadow tree, echo, rainbow, thunder). Outside is earth’s laboratory.
Your baby will have a short attention span. Don’t force continuation of a game if your baby wants to move on to something else.

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Keep on your hard work mommies

May Allah swt always help & guide you. Amin~

*gambatte ne, hugs*

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Homeschool Planner 2008

Post by MamaFiza on February 20, 2008

Good morning

As I had promised before, together with this post I attached full version of littlekittle.com’s Homeschool Planner 2008.

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new ~ Albert Einstein

Details included:

Homeschool Daily Routine Agenda (Sample)
Home Blessing Schedule (Sample)
Cooking Planner
Bedtime Story Plan
Voyage Plan (Field-trip)
2008 Calendar Journal for Parent
2008 Calendar for Child (Boy)
2008 Calendar for Child (Girl)

You may simply click here for free download *cheers* (available now!)

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Insya-Allah, we’ll launch our new community project in Feb – March 2008; Malaysia Homeschool Cradle .unite ~

Homeschool Unite

You’re invited to be one of our honorable participants

This online community aim to gather and share any valuable tips purely from Malaysia Homeschool Family (anyone could join us).

We’ll conduct several activities for homeschooler based on demand *Insya-Allah*

Wish ya all tha best.

God bless~

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