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Cooking with Robot: Hot Cocoa

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Have some marshmallows left over from all that marshmallow construction? Well, we know the perfect thing to do with them—put ‘em in cocoa! Robot is here today to share scenes from his recent appearance on Mini Munchers where he gave his recipe for hot cocoa.

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Tags: Food, Hot Cocoa for Water, Playdate, Robot
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Marshmallow Building

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Today, we’re wrapping up our Science for Kids activities. Although, I guess, technically, this is probably more of a math or engineering activity. In any event, I’ve saved the easiest, and tastiest, one for last.

Kids, remember on Monday when I said, “Don’t eat what you make.” Well, you can ignore that for this project. Yum!

Parents, your turn: You don’t have to do much of anything for this one except provide a bag or two of mini marshmallows and toothpicks. Feel free to provide a helpful hint or two about how triangles can be used to reinforce objects (think bridges) and encourage them to try something different if the first structure doesn’t work out (power of perseverance) but generally, just let them take it and run with it. The kids will be highly entertained. In fact, these kids below built for an hour or more. True story.

Oh! Almost forgot! Note learned from experience: if you’re combining the science experiments in this series for a birthday party or playdate, this activity is a great one to do while the kids let their Preposterous Polymer rest. You can even break the kids into groups and have them work together on this one.

Okay, enough from me. Let’s get on with the good stuff! We give you: Marshmallow Building

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Tags: afterschool fun, Arts & Crafts, parties, Playdate, science
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Winter Carnival

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

School closed? Stuck indoors? Kids driving you batty? Have them create their own Winter Carnival.

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Tags: afterschool fun, childhood, friends, games, Parenting, Playdate
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Afterschool Treat: Water Balloon Fight

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

A fan on our facebook page asked for some after school treat ideas. While she was talking about food (which I promise I will get to) I thought I’d start with something a little unconventional—a water balloon fight. It’s incredibly fun and a great way to cool off after a hot day.

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Tags: afterschool fun, Playdate
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Celebrate Childhood: Tin Can Phone

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. – Dr. Suess

This weekend enjoy a little old fashioned fun with this super easy project.

Tags: Arts & Crafts, childhood, Parenting, Playdate
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Summer Fun: Flashlight Tag

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

It may be from the Fall ’07 issue of Classic Play, but we think you’ll find it’s just as fun to play on a warm summer night.

Flashlight Tag

To play:
1. Choose a player to be It.
2. That player counts to 20 with his or her flashlight on while everyone else hides.
3. To tag, It shines a light on a player and calls out their name.
4. Once all the players are caught the first person tag becomes the new It.

Tags: Playdate, summer fun
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