Mad Scientists!

Despite me feeling pretty under-the-weather today (I seem to have the Cold That Never Ends), Maya handed me her Dora science kit today and very sweetly asked to play with her "Dora game." It was a birthday gift from Gus' sister and her fiance, and I figured, "Why not?"

I thought it might be over her head, but both kids LOVED it! The kit itself is designed very well-- it's sturdy, and the directions are simple and clear. Just a few "ingredients" are used for a whole slew of "experiments." Today, we first mixed oil and water, and stopped to look at how they didn't combine. Then, we added a blue dye tablet to the tube, which caused the water and oil bubbles to dance all around (very exciting!). Next, we added a little more water to the tube, capped it off (with a nice secure screw cap), and the kids took turns moving the test tube around and watching the blue wave travel from one side to the other. Finally, we added glitter to the mix, shook it up really good, and had a "magical glitter wand" that they both wanted to hold. It was a LOT of fun, and we barely scratched the surface of what was in the kit. And many experiments can be replicated with basic kitchen ingredients. Yay!

Anyway, here are the two little scientists. Can you tell they were into it? So much fun!