Preschool Powol Packets

Are you looking for STEM books that encourage and inspire STEM learning and play? My son is *extremely* picky about what books he is willing to read, and I sometimes struggle finding books that we both love.  The books in this little collection are gold. Hands down. My son is willing (and even excited!) to look at and read them, and I absolutely love them. Every one of them! I have already been recommending them to friends, so I figured I should put them all on one page, and share them with you! These books all meet all three of the following criteria: 1- Encourage STEM thinking: My kids want to experiment, tinker, explore, build, and create after we read them. 2- My kids enjoy them. This is incredibly important because if they don't want to read them, it doesn't matter how much they support STEM concepts. On the other hand, since ALL of my kids enjoy them, they are motivated and inspired by them too. My kids are 0-11 years old. 3- I love them. Thes

About seven years ago one of my favorite chemistry recipes made " elephant toothpaste " a household phrase. Today, I'm sharing a fun turkey twist you can do with it for a Thanksgiving science experiment: Turkey Toothpaste! These turkey feathers are seriously the best you have ever seen! They just keep coming and coming and coming! You can make them any color you have handy!! Safety Notes: 1- This is meant to be a demonstration performed by an adult. 2- Even though "toothpaste" is in the name, do NOT actually put it in anyone's mouth! 3- Hydrogen peroxide can irritate skin, especially if you have sensitive skin. You can see that it doesn't bother me in the video, but if you are at all concerned, just wear gloves. 4- Hydrogen peroxide will burn your eyes. Wear protective goggles, and have any children within the splash zone wear goggles also. And now... Thanksgiving Science Experiment: Turkey Toothpaste

This preschool Christmas sensory activity is bright, colorful, and full of alluring sounds and textures! It would be a brilliant walk in a sensory room or even adapted as a set of sensory toys for a sensory table! Did you know that just the sole of one foot can have more than 200,000 nerve endings?! * That is more than 200,000 spots to feel sensory input! A lot of the time we set up sensory activities and toys for the kids to touch with their hands, but their feet need attention too! I really love sensory-rich activities because they double as science experiments for young kids. In this activity, for example, right before they touch a new texture they predict how it will feel, then they test it with their foot, then they analyze their results, and - often - they retest by wiggling their foot around or running through the entire "walk" again! Watch the video and see how often they wiggle a foot, let it sit, wiggle it again, and then re-test their results be