Volcanoes and Oobleck....

Another fun, but messy day in our backyard!!  Today we made volcanoes, added some baking soda and vinegar, and voila, an eruption!!  Next time, I will need way more salt though, as we ran out and still needed more for the "dough"!!  This is where we found the instructions for the volcano.  The kids did this on their own, with supervision.  I posted the "recipes" on the garage door, and they took turns measuring ingredients out.  I think they did fantastic!!!

The boys had been previously whining about not having any friends down here.  I mentioned that they have to actually talk to kids at the pool or park to make friends!!  So, they got a bit better in the last 3 days.  Yesterday, at the pool, they met 2 boys close to their ages.  They played in the pool for an hour, and are now best buds!!!  They came over to join us for volcano making this afternoon!!!  So proud of my boys for not being shy like their mom!!!

And then there's OOBLECK......

Jacob wanted to make this"stuff" that could move like a liquid, but could be a solid too.  He googled it, and came back with oobleck.  It is just a mixture of cornstarch, water and a little food coloring.  It is pretty neat stuff, but the food colour stains!!!

Noah is now a mini HULK.  Not sure he will ever go back to his original colour!!!

Boys and Backyard Explosions!!!

Lab coats are complete, so let the experimenting begin!!!   We started off with the well known coke and mentos explosion!  The boys thought it was awesome!!

I think we will go get different varieties of soda, and see which works the best!!!  

Day camps are full....guess we will have our own!

I didn't really get around to registering the kids in day camp down here in Florida.  For those that didn't know, we have bought a second home in Orlando, and plan to spend time between Orlando and Calgary.  I wasn't sure what summer would bring.  We have passes to a theme park, and access to the pool, so wasn't sure they would want to do more.  But, 2 weeks in, and they are ready for more!!!

The local camp was full, so I figured we would be scientists for the week, and do daily activities.  The boys have swim lessons in the morning, so afternoons will be great for experiments!!

Today, we started with making lab coats!  I bought large mens undershirts and cut them up the front.  Here are the boys designing.  They are currently drying out in the garage!

Tomorrow, the experiments will begin!!