Hands on Day: Having fun with kid friendly experiments and food.

Milk and Soap Experiment:

What you need: Bowls, Milk, Cotton Swabs, Liquid Dish Detergent, and Food Dye.

What you do: Put a little milk in each bowl.

Help the children put about six drops of food coloring in their bowl of milk. (You can mix colors for fun conversation.)

Have them dip the end  of the cotton swab in liquid dish detergent. (Wipe off excess)

Place the end in the milk bowl. (The colors do this strange design, they can pick pu the end and place back in different parts of the bowl.)

This was a fun project to try. By having multiple cotton swabs available they can keep trying it. I would suggest this for 7 yrs plus.  One of the children was younger and wasn't able to listen to directions.

Baking Soda & Vinegar:

What you will need: Baking Soda, Vinegar, Food Coloring, and Bowls. 

 What you do: Put 1/4 cup of baking soda in the bowl. (Have them shake the bowl slightly to make the bottom evenly coated.)

 Put a lot of food coloring into the baking soda. (Mixing colors is good.)

 Pour vinegar into the bowl and watch it bubble up and change the colors. 

We were able to discuss acids and bases. We also discussed mixing colors to create new colors. 

Quick Personal Pizza's:

What you need: English Muffins, Pizza Sauce, Cheese, Preferred Toppings, and a Baking Sheet. 

What to do: Splint English Muffins in half and lay out on the baking sheet. 

Pour a little sauce on the English muffin and have child evenly distribute using a spoon. 

Have the child place a handful of cheese on top. 

Let the child choose and place on his or her toppings. 

Broil them in the oven.

Take out when cheese is bubbly. (When using raw meat make sure it is cooked all the way through.)

 Enjoy :) 

 This is a healthier alternative to regular pizza. You can make even better by using whole grain english muffins, you can use a low fat cheese, and you can use veggies on top. 

We broiled them but you could probably bake or use a toaster oven. Baking it would probably give it a harder crust. 

They ate all of them. I am definitely doing this again.