Living on the Space Coast of Florida, you get pretty familiar with rockets. The Kennedy Space Center resides just 45 minutes from our home, and often we forget how lucky we are to be able to watch these amazing real-life science projects take flight. And right from our driveway! On the brink of the launch of Artemis this year, we […]
“Not” Back to School Fun
With parents posting all their back to school pictures all over social media and students getting excited about purchasing school supplies and starting the new year with classmates, as homeschoolers we always celebrate back to school as well, but in our own way. Why not have some fun with your kids on the 1st day of “not” back to school?! Many […]
Modeling the Ocean Floor
Looking for a quick mini lesson and kids project on the Ocean Floor? Check out this quick lesson and activity you can do with any student who is around age 8 and up. We are lucky enough that we live by the ocean, but if you don’t readily have a beach available, you can use dirt, sand, kinetic sand, or […]
Color Wheel Cookie Activity
“The Soul Becomes Dyed with the Color of its Thoughts.” -Marcus Aurelius Need an art project to spend an hour or so in the afternoon? Enjoy this short activity on the color wheel by baking cookies and combining colors to make frosting!! Plus- you can eat your project afterwards! Supplies To do this activity, you’ll need: sugar cookies, or buy […]
The Water Cycle
“Water is the Driving Force of All Nature” Leonardo De Vinci This week we put together a little mini unit on the water cycle! We did some fun science activities, crafts, and played with candy and shaving cream! Read on to find some ideas to use in your home. Books Books about weather and the water cycle are great, but […]