Why Young Children Should Learn How to Code
- Patria Lincoln Posted On Jan 4, 2018 | STEM
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Space. Stars. NASA. Astronauts. Moon landings. Spaceships. If any of these terms are major buzzwords in your house, feed your child’s natural curiosity with as much astro-centric info you possibly can. Unlocking the heavens for them is easy with the Shining Stars Projector – a take-it-with-you planetarium. Right out of the box, it is easy to hold and easy to explore. Let’s get this light going!
Pop in the batteries and watch the discovery begin. There are three discs that serve as slides, each labeled by number with a key in the manual. The discs are easy for little fingers to pull in and out.
Soon everything in your house becomes a possible projectable surface. That beam of light sparks imagination and space exploration!
Why not make your own planetarium at home? We grabbed an old play tent, a dark throw from the couch as a backdrop, and some pillows from the bed to make a super cozy dome of learning right in the living room!
Situating the Shining Stars Projector in the pillows, we shot the beam of the light right in the middle of our screen, held up by clamps from Dad’s workbench. It was fun for the little ones to adjust the projector to the right angle and change the slides. Can you name all the planets?
Our planetarium was set up all day, but we couldn’t resist one more viewing before bedtime. There’s always time for one more view of the galaxy!Happy stargazing!
Space. Stars. NASA. Astronauts. Moon landings. Spaceships. If any of these terms are major buzzwords in your house, feed your child’s natural curiosity with as much astro-centric info you possibly can. Unlocking the heavens for them is easy with the Shining Stars Projector – a take-it-with-you planetarium. Right out of the box, it is easy to hold and easy to explore. Let’s get this light going!
Pop in the batteries and watch the discovery begin. There are three discs that serve as slides, each labeled by number with a key in the manual. The discs are easy for little fingers to pull in and out.
Soon everything in your house becomes a possible projectable surface. That beam of light sparks imagination and space exploration!
Why not make your own planetarium at home? We grabbed an old play tent, a dark throw from the couch as a backdrop, and some pillows from the bed to make a super cozy dome of learning right in the living room!
Situating the Shining Stars Projector in the pillows, we shot the beam of the light right in the middle of our screen, held up by clamps from Dad’s workbench. It was fun for the little ones to adjust the projector to the right angle and change the slides. Can you name all the planets?
Our planetarium was set up all day, but we couldn’t resist one more viewing before bedtime. There’s always time for one more view of the galaxy!Happy stargazing!
Adam and I are always looking for activities to do with the girls, and there’s plenty of learning and fun to be had this Halloween. It can be as simple as counting and sorting Halloween candy, drawing a spooky picture, or making a paper plate spider web. The learning is always there – you just have to look for it!
Get out the crayons, print out this pumpkin picture, and watch your little artist’s imagination come to life! Points for the silliest, spookiest, and most creative pumpkins.
Fall trees aren’t just full of leaves – they’re also full of spiders! Garden spiders are most active in the fall so you’re likely to see more of their elaborate, beautiful webs in the trees in autumn, too. Join the fun and spin your own spider webs out of a paper plate!
Add a pipe cleaner spider for the perfect fall finishing touch – cut four black pipe cleaners in half and twist to create an eight-legged creepy crawly!
Start with a blank sheet of paper, then guide your kids, step by step, to draw Frankenstein’s head. Instructions are below:
Put all that Halloween candy to good use, with STEM sculptures! Use candy pumpkins and toothpicks to create STEM structures designed to introduce early math and science principles like gravity, balance, angles, and more. Younger kids can try building a simple tower with a three-pumpkin base supporting a single, floating pumpkin. Challenge older kids to create a taller tower, pyramid, spiral, or spider web!
This double sided skeleton puzzle not only makes a great Halloween activity, it’s also a great way to teach your kids about the name of bones! It also makes a great front door decoration to help greet your trick or treaters.
Happy Halloween!
Adam and I are always looking for activities to do with the girls, and there’s plenty of learning and fun to be had this Halloween. It can be as simple as counting and sorting Halloween candy, drawing a spooky picture, or making a paper plate spider web. The learning is always there – you just have to look for it!
Get out the crayons, print out this pumpkin picture, and watch your little artist’s imagination come to life! Points for the silliest, spookiest, and most creative pumpkins.
Fall trees aren’t just full of leaves – they’re also full of spiders! Garden spiders are most active in the fall so you’re likely to see more of their elaborate, beautiful webs in the trees in autumn, too. Join the fun and spin your own spider webs out of a paper plate!
Add a pipe cleaner spider for the perfect fall finishing touch – cut four black pipe cleaners in half and twist to create an eight-legged creepy crawly!
Start with a blank sheet of paper, then guide your kids, step by step, to draw Frankenstein’s head. Instructions are below:
Put all that Halloween candy to good use, with STEM sculptures! Use candy pumpkins and toothpicks to create STEM structures designed to introduce early math and science principles like gravity, balance, angles, and more. Younger kids can try building a simple tower with a three-pumpkin base supporting a single, floating pumpkin. Challenge older kids to create a taller tower, pyramid, spiral, or spider web!
This double sided skeleton puzzle not only makes a great Halloween activity, it’s also a great way to teach your kids about the name of bones! It also makes a great front door decoration to help greet your trick or treaters.
Happy Halloween!
This fall, take the classic vinegar/baking soda experiment for a spin inside a gourd by making your own pumpkin volcanoes!
Have an adult cut the top of the gourd or pumpkin. Clear it out completely.
Next, fill the pumpkin about half full with vinegar. Add few drops of dish soap (for extra bubbles) and food coloring. Stir it all together until coloring is dissolved.
Place your gourds on the tray. Depending on how many little hands want to take part in the experiment, fill bowls with baking soda and hand out measuring spoons.
On the count of three, have your little scientists pour in about 2 tablespoons of baking soda into the pumpkins. The chemical reaction is always a crowd pleaser.
The pumpkins or gourds easily wash off for another round of color mixing and explosion fun!
What is the science behind gourd volcanoes? Mixing baking soda and vinegar together produces a reaction of carbon dioxide bubbles. The dish soap adds to the “wow” factor by making the solution foamy, as well as slowing down the chemical reaction. Gourd volcanoes are a scientific way to kick off fall with a bang!
This fall, take the classic vinegar/baking soda experiment for a spin inside a gourd by making your own pumpkin volcanoes!
Have an adult cut the top of the gourd or pumpkin. Clear it out completely.
Next, fill the pumpkin about half full with vinegar. Add few drops of dish soap (for extra bubbles) and food coloring. Stir it all together until coloring is dissolved.
Place your gourds on the tray. Depending on how many little hands want to take part in the experiment, fill bowls with baking soda and hand out measuring spoons.
On the count of three, have your little scientists pour in about 2 tablespoons of baking soda into the pumpkins. The chemical reaction is always a crowd pleaser.
The pumpkins or gourds easily wash off for another round of color mixing and explosion fun!
What is the science behind gourd volcanoes? Mixing baking soda and vinegar together produces a reaction of carbon dioxide bubbles. The dish soap adds to the “wow” factor by making the solution foamy, as well as slowing down the chemical reaction. Gourd volcanoes are a scientific way to kick off fall with a bang!