Category: Messy
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Baking Transformations
Your Child Will Learn
To observe the physical changes that happen to ingredients while baking.
Here’s What to Do
- Choose a favorite family baking recipe that’s special to your culture, such as making tortillas, pita or naan, or a special
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Fort Building
Your Child Will Learn
How to use tools and materials to solve an engineering problem
Here’s What to Do
- Ask your child to think of what materials they would need to build a fort. Gather the materials from around the
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Mud Kitchen
Your Child Will Learn
Exploring the properties of water, sand, dirt, and rocks through play
Here’s What to Do
- Head outside to a backyard, park, or sandbox wearing clothes you can get dirty and wet in. Bring props for your
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Let’s Make Popsicles!
Your Child Will Learn
How liquids can change their state from liquid to frozen
Here’s What to Do
- With your child’s help, pour juice or milk into small paper or plastic cups. Ask your child to observe the juice/milk. Is
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Kitchen Comparisons
Your Child Will Learn
How to use kitchen measuring tools to compare volume
Here’s What to Do
- Gather four clear drinking glasses, measuring cups and spoons, and a larger container full of water (instead of water, you could also use
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More or Less Measuring Cups
Your Child Will Learn
Comparing volumes to determine which is more or less
Here’s What to Do
- Gather three clear drinking glasses, measuring cups and spoons, and a large container full of water (instead of water, you could also use