On the 1st day of COVID Quarantining Christmas… Here are some ideas to try to make the time leading up to Christmas special. Let’s have them remember it as a special time with the family. Instead of the kids remembering not being with their uncles, aunts, cousins & grandparents, let’s have them remember the wonderful time they spent at home. Having small children in the family makes it extra tough. It looks like we will all be quarantined from our extended families for the holidays again as COVID is raging in our area. Share Posted on DecemDecemCategories Christmas, preschool, Uncategorized Tags christmas activities, preschool christmas, preschool science, science, toddler christmas, toddler science The 12 Days of COVID Christmas Ideas Here is more information from Steve Spangler. You can see what’s happening because of the food dye. The soap molecules try to attach to the fat molecules in the milk. When the dish soap enters the milk, it breaks apart the fat. The explanation is that milk has fat in it. Doing experiments at a young age breeds curiosity and helps them learn to observe. My daughter doesn’t understand exactly why things happened in this experiment, but that’s okay. She would’ve done more if I let her (but we wouldn’t have any milk left)! We did this 3 times emptying & refilling the dish. She also wanted to pour the dish soap in to see what would happen. She wanted to use a dropper and see what happened. My daughter had other questions and we talked about what she thought would happen if she did something in particular (hypothesis). An alternative action is to have them let it drip down into the milk/food dye and observe what happens. Finally, have them press it down in one spot and hold it for 15 seconds. ![]() Third, have your child dip the cotton swab into the dish soap. Next have the kids or yourself put in drops of food coloring. Materials: Shallow dish, red & green food dye, milk, dish soap, cotton swabsįirst, pour a thin layer of milk in your dish. ![]() If you want an experiment that will have your kids screaming, “MORE,” this is it!
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