Before she left, Genevieve and Grandmum made "snow" out of baking soda and shaving cream, experimented with melting ice, and played music with glass bottles filled with water. All those ideas came from DK's Look I'm a Scientist. We've built puzzles and enjoyed some games. Genevieve enjoys the new Disney princess cupcake game. Tobias has been painting and lining up trains. We made some Day of the Dead art and enjoyed some nature walks.
We had some friends over for a science day, but since we missed one we combined topics. We explored light and shadows with a Herve Tullet book and compared flourescent and phosphorescence using a black light and the Thames and Kosmos kit. It was fun comparing the tonic water, tumeric and detergent under a black light. We used some red cellophane to create a red light to explore the opposite end of the spectrum too. We also played with magnet wands to discover what is magnetic. We also made our own electromagnet by wrapping copper wire around a nail. We looped the ends and used electrical tape to attach them to a D battery and watched the nail pick up paper clips. We used some balloons to have fun with static electricity too.
We made it back to Music Makers, where Genevieve and Tobias try to help me play piano this month. Genevieve made it back to zoo class where we learned about the rainforest. She learned about the layers and the animals that might be found there. They used plastic eggs and beads to create a snake as well. At Michael's, she made an ornament out of craft sticks.
On our own, we've been coloring and creating some Thanksgiving cards. We read about simple machines and looked for some toys that are simple machines like our balance and toy screws. We've been reading about Thanksgiving as well.
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