Young children learn best through hands-on experiences. Sensory activities are a great way to give them the opportunity to experience a variety of materials. Here are some activities for children to explore using all of their senses. Touch A texture matching game gives your preschooler the opportunity to compare different textures and match them with ...
Homemade Silly Putty is a mixture of baking soda and other elements that makes a toy children and adults enjoy. If you do not want to spend the money to buy the original product, you can make Silly Putty at home. It is a great way for children to experiment with science. Build your child’s ...
Soundproof headphones are the ultimate in comfort, not for their size, style, or quality, but for their ability to completely block out the external world – no listening to keyboards tap in the library, the roar of an airplanes engines, or the sound of dogs barking while relaxing in your hammock. Soundproof headphones are specifically ...
It was sixty years ago, 1940, and we were in the midst of World War II. Our supply of rubber for things like truck tires and boots was getting cut off because the Japanese kept invading rubber producing countries in the Far East. Our War Production Board put out word to the American industrial world ...
The unwritten rule at many kids class birthday parties is that gifts must be priced under $5. This is a really tough price limit to hit. There really isn’t that many decent toys out there that are cheap in price without being cheap in quality. Sure, there’s the dollar store, but those toys fall apart ...
Silly Putty is bouncy, stretchy and can be used as a stress reliever. Athletes use it to strengthen their grip and the astronauts from Apollo 8 used it to fasten down tools, but what can you do with Silly Putty? Here are some suggestions for practical uses for Silly Putty: 1. Silly Putty is great ...
Science is pretty dull for most kids if the science lesson is only about reading and answering questions. But scientific theory is all about investigation, exploration, hypothesis and evaluation. Science is supposed to be interactive. Students need to use their hands, feet, bodies and all of their senses. Kids need to be inquistive, curious and ...
When I do a lot of interior work I need lines. Lots and lots of lines. Square lines, level lines and set lines. Since modern technology has developed the laser, it slowly has come to use into the construction field. So now we use lasers more often than using chalk lines. But laser levels can ...
Most teenagers would find themselves surprised by this list in which they will learn that they have played with the same toys their great-grandparents grew up with. Top Ten Toys of Yesterday: 1940s: 1. Scrabble Originally named Criss Cross Words, Scrabble might not be in homes across America is fans of the game had not ...
