Occasion Wear
Right choices towards sustainability!
Considering this year’s theme, you can help your child make some right choices such as, ● Taking a cloth bag for grocery shopping ● Talking to them about wet waste and dry waste ● Using the back side of printed papers for their scribbling If you follow such sustainable practices with your child at home, do let us know in the comments!Let’s try out some experiments!
Science experiments need not happen only in labs or research centers! Your preschoolers are all junior scientists who are capable of conducting safe and child-friendly scientific experiments! Here are a few suggestions from our side that you1. Instant Snow
You will need: 200-300 gm of Baking Soda Water One clean bowl Direct your child to put the baking soda into the clean bowl. Add water little by little. Your child can mix the same to make instant snow!
2. Magic Milk
You will need: 1 cup milk 2-3 Food colors Few drops of dish wash 1-2 Cotton buds A clean plate Pour the milk on the plate. Add a few drops of food color at random spots. Dip the cotton bud in dish wash. Place the cotton bud on the drops of food color and see the magic!
3. Color Cabbage
You will need: Cabbage leaves A cup of water Food color In a cup of water add your child’s favorite food color. Mix it well and keep it aside. You may use one or more colors in different cups. Take two large cabbage leaves and place them in the cup. You can see how the leaves change their color!
4. Water Walking
What you will need: 3 containers/glasses with clear water 3 Containers, each with different food color water Paper towels/tissue papers Place the containers alternatively with clear water and colored water. Use the paper towels to connect these containers, in such a way that their ends are submerged in their respective containers. Your child can observe how the colored water walks over the bridges to clear water.
5. Ice Cream in a Bag
What you will need: 1 tbsp of sugar ½ cup of milk 3-4 drops of vanilla extract ½ cup of salt 4 cups of ice cubes 1 large ziplock 1 small ziplock Pour the milk into the small ziplock along with sugar and vanilla extract. Close the ziplock, and make sure it’s closed properly! In the big ziplock add the ice cubes and salt and close it. Now you can ask your child to wear oven mitts or wrap the packet in a thick towel and shake the packet for 5 mins. By the end, you will get yummy homemade ice cream!
