Sensory Sprouts: Weather Boot

Experiment with how different materials react to water. This was inspired from Science Sparks.

Supplies:

· Paper Boot

· Pipette

· Assortment of Materials

· Tape

· Glue

Directions:

· Have your child tape or glue the different materials to the paper boot. If you are using glue, try not to drench the materials with glue.

· Once all materials are taped/glued to the boot, give your child a bowl of water and the pipette. Have your child dribble water on each section of material.

· Observe how the different materials react to water. Discuss why the material might react the way it does to the water.

MakerSquare: Holiday Button Wreath

Supplies:

· Poster Board

· Wrapping Paper

· Die-Cut Wreath

· Bow

· Green and Red Buttons

· Assortment of Sequins, Stickers, and Dots

· Glue

· Popsicle stick

· Tape

Directions

· Wrap your poster board with the wrapping paper and secure the paper to the back with glue or tape.

· Glue the die-cut wreath in the center of your poster board.

· Glue your bow onto the wreath.

· Glue green and red buttons on the wreath. Enhance the wreath by adding sequins and/or dots.

· Let the wreath dry and then display it for the holidays!

Sensory Sprouts: “I Spy” Cotton Ball Weather

Create your own “I Spy” cloud.

Supplies:

· Paper

· Cotton Balls

· Feather

· Button

· Foamie

· Dinosaur Die-Cut

· Shape Die-Cut

· Glue

Directions:

· Have your child stretch and fluff out all the cotton balls. The child can then glue down their cotton balls to make a cloud on the piece of paper.

· Either the child or adult can then glue or place the rest of the objects on to the cloud.

· Have your child work on identifying each object. If the objects are not glued down to the cloud, you can rearrange them for another round of “I Spy”.