Pour enough hot tap water in the center of the plate to cover the bottom.Īn object’s state of matter can change. This science experiment is hands-down the COOLEST pumpkin in the patch!Īrrange them on a white plate to make a pumpkin outline. This explains why a tissue paper flower opens almost immediately on contact with water while a cardstock flower may take a minute or so to slowly blossom.Įxperiment with several different kinds of paper to see for yourself! Super Cool Science Kitįor more kid-friendly science projects young scientists will love, grab our 30 Science Experiments (plus a no prep journal to record results!) in our shop. This makes the creases flatten out, which in turn makes the flower open.ĭifferent types of paper soak up water at different speeds. When these fibers absorb water, they swell up and the paper expands. But is it really magic? Of course not – it’s science! Your children will be delighted to watch their flowers “magically” unfold in water to reveal colorful stickers inside. We found that a tissue paper flower springs open almost instantly while a flower made of heavy paper like cardstock takes a little while to slowly bloom. We repeated this kids’ STEM activity with various kinds of paper of different thicknesses. As it bloomed, my daughter noticed the sticker in the middle and was delighted with the surprise! My kids squealed with anticipation!Īfter a short wait, we watched as the paper flower slowly began unfolding. We placed our folded paper flower gently in a bowl of water and waited for the magic to happen. Once the sticker was in place, we folded the tip of each petal to the middle point so that the sticker was hidden. Our cute kids’ STEM activity was really coming together. When we unfolded the paper we had a beautiful flower! The kids placed a sticker in the center. I helped them draw a petal shape outward from the folded corner, then we cut around the shape to make the petals. I had my kids fold the square paper in half one way and then in half the other way. Having an assortment of different weights/thicknesses is ideal so you can observe how they each unfold differently. They can be any size square and any kind of paper. While you don’t need a music cd to do this, we do share some songs from cds in our storytimes. Singing is a great way to share words and rhythms with your baby. (Cover hands over mouth on shout & say it louder) Someone’s going to find me (hands over eyes, searching)Īnd give a SHOUT. The bud opens up… (hands, palms together, move palms apart a bit) The plant begins to grow… (hands together, move upwards) The sun begins to shine… (open and close hands to form finger “rays”) The rain begins to fall… (move your hands down & wiggle fingers like rain) We had a lot of fun planting, and being plants, at this storytime! (from FingerTales by Joan Hilyer Phelps )Īway one flower blows. This is a beautiful celebration of plants of all colors. We also spent some time Planting a Rainbow with author Lois Ehlert’s book of the same name. She wants to help it grow, but what is the best food for a plant? It must like the same things as Fran, right? So she feeds the plant pizza, hamburger, ice cream and more! But does the plant like that? In our first book, Fran’s Flower by Lisa Bruce, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw, Fran finds a pot with a little green bit in it. Of course, we had to bring the flower fun into preschool storytime! We had the Pasadena Garden Club celebrating their 100th anniversary with a flower show in the library this past weekend.
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