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Summer 2 - The Great Escape

10 Easy Science Experiments - That Will Amaze Kids

EASY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS

AMAZING EASY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS to do at HOME, at SCHOOL, it's very simple and super cool that will amaze your kids. All of them are easy and safe ...

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Painting with worms (cooked spaghetti)

Most of the children love a bit of messy play and it is good for developing many skills. However, be determined by their responses for the length of the activity

Put some different coloured paint on the paper, place the spaghetti on top and let your child explore. (Don't forget to be armed with wet wipes!!)

Dancing Worms

Buy jelly worm sweets and cut them in half, length-wise. Fill a transparent plastic cup with water and put in 2/3 teaspoons of baking soda and stir. Add the worms and allow to soak for 10 mins. Empty the water and save the worms. Pour a cup of vinegar (clear vinegar if possible), drop the worms in and watch them dance.

Let's explore different animal sounds

Farm Animal Sounds for Kids

Let's explore the characteristics of the animals in the 'Dear Zoo' story. This could be done as a separate activity where the children explore the animals.

Animal	Sound	Act	Sensory Feel
Elephant	Trumpet	Big Hold arms out	Roll up paper/card for trunk
Giraffe	Waaa Waa (low&slow)	Tall Stand on tip toes	Upside down Sweeping brush (Children to feel up the handle for the neck)
Lion	Roooaar	Fierce Show claws	Fluffy material for the mane
Camel	WUUU WUUU (Deep low sound)	Grumpy Hump back	Cushion (hump)
Snake	SSSSSSSS	Scary	Piece of pipe/ rolled scarf
Monkey	Oow Oow	Naughty	Hairy material
Frog	Croak Croak	Jumpy	Wet flannel
Dog	Wuf Wuf	Perfect: ‘Ahh’ and pretend to stroke dog	Soft, smooth fur material

Explore the animal through the sound it makes, act it out, and interact with the sensory feel

Ideally, an actual toy animal is preferable for our children, however, if this isn't available these other things will help build experience.

Accompany, if possible with supported research on the internet whereby they can see and hear the animals sound.

Amazing Animals

Many Children enjoy messy play and adding some animals to either Jelly, shaving foam, sand, or lentils creates a new, exciting environment to explore.

It makes it easier to organize if you have a tray for your child to explore on as then this can be removed quickly if you needed. Arm yourself with any sort of wet cloths to clean up after.

Some children, however, aren't keen on messy play and may prefer to explore paint through cling film stuck down with tape, onto the tray. They can then explore the paint moving by touch and are saved from the 'messy' part!

Cling Film Painting Process Art

If you re able to, print off some small black and white animals, laminate and put amongst the paint under the cling film.