Make an Ice Sculpture
Molly’s mom makes ice sculptures. “Chill out” and make one with your family! Observe how temperature affects water as you create a frozen ice sculpture.
Create a Puzzle Box
Molly and Tooey discover a beautiful puzzle box underneath a floorboard. Help your child make a puzzle box with a secret compartment to hide treasures.
Explore Wind With a Windsock
The Cat in the Hat observes wind with Nick and Sally. Make a windsock with your child to learn about wind.
DIY Face Magnets
The refrigerator is a hub for artwork, but can also be a really fantastic play surface for kids! With just a few simple supplies, you can make a fun DIY face magnet and accessories.
Measure Things Without a Ruler
Get creative with your child! Use unusual objects for measuring and discover ways to compare length.
Create a Yup’ik Dance Fan
Molly learns the Seal Dance when she visits a new friend. The Seal Dance is a traditional song and dance performed by Unangax Alaska Native people. Explore a different Alaska Native dance tradition with your child by making a Yup’ik dance fan.
Explore What Saturn’s Rings Are Made of With 3D Art
Did you know that Saturn’s rings are made up of dust, ice, rocks and more? Invite your child to make 3D art to learn more about Saturn's rings. As you work together, ask your child how the materials you're using are similar or different from the actual materials that make up Saturn's rings.
Play a Senses Discovery Game
Elinor and her friends discover that they can use different senses to identify things. Play this game with your child to help them make their own discoveries using different senses.
Falling for Fun: Drop and Investigate
Elinor and her friends notice that some objects fall fast and some objects fall slowly. Have you ever noticed that some things fall faster than others? Investigate how things fall with your child and see what you notice.
Make a Butterfly Costume
When Elinor wants to make a butterfly costume, her dad helps her get a closer look to learn more about them. Make a costume like Elinor to help your child learn about butterflies.
Hide and Seek With Camouflaged Animals
Elinor and her friends notice animals that look the same as the places where they hide. Help your child understand camouflage with a game of hide and seek.
Observe With a DIY Magnifying Glass
When Elinor notices something interesting, she likes to get a closer look. Help your child get a closer look with a DIY magnifying glass.
Digit’s Pear Paradise
Alex from “Cyberchase For Real” teams up with renowned chef, Marcus Samuelsson to make a dessert that’s out of this world: Digit’s Pear Paradise! This recipe can be adapted using fruits that are locally available in your area and is a great opportunity to learn and create at home.
Encouragement Jar
Daily encouragements help kids learn to support themselves when the going gets tough, as well as start the day off right! Your child can pull a card from their jar every morning or whenever she needs a boost.
Play a Storytelling Game
Each roll will designate an image on each of the three dice, which will become your story elements. Take turns telling a complete story by combining the three story pieces in any creative way you can.
Make a Hero Self Portrait
In each episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, Xavier, Brad, and Yadina travel back in time to meet real-life historical figures when they were kids themselves. Just like the historical figures in the series, your child has heroic qualities! Help your child understand what it means to be a hero and that there is a hero in every one of us.
Moon Rock Painting
In this activity, your child will recreate the texture of regolith and then use it to paint a paper moon.
Magnet Fishing
In this simple investigation, you and your child will explore small, common items in your house and determine if the magnet will stick to them.
Friction Racing
In this activity, your child will build a ramp and then use a toy car to test which of two surfaces has the least amount of resistance or friction.
Exploring Gravity with a Catapult
Use a combination of simple machines, a lever, and an axle to build a catapult, and then use the catapult to conduct a simple investigation showing that when things go up, gravity will bring them back down.
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