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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Science and Silliness

The other day the girls and I saw a segment on Martha Stewart about opening coconuts. They were very intrigued by what she was doing and told David all about it when he got home. The next day he ran to the store for a few things and came home with a coconut (clearly seeing the teachable moment in this one, such a good papa he is) and tonight we opened it up.

Of course, it was only a matter of time...

Showing the girls how it's really done!

I bet this is exactly how Monty Python got started!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

An Amaryllis Named Tulip

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There was much excitement in our house this afternoon! Tulip (as the girls have decided to call the Amaryllis) has been moved to a warm, sunny spot up in our room, and the girls came running down to get me this afternoon exclaiming: "Mama! Mama! Come see! Come see!" We headed upstairs where they showed me that she had grown! "She needs water, mama!" So back down we went to get some for her.

Such exciting times for these two littles! Just wait till they see how tall she actually gets!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

A Sciency Sunday

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On Sunday (before I started feeling crummy) we headed to the EcoTarium. Dave and I had been there probably nine years ago and had not been back since. We thought that it would be a good time to head back and see if it had changed at all (it really hadn't), and as an added bonus our membership to the Boston Children's Museum also gets us in for free to the EcoTarium (and roughly 300+ other children's museums and science centers) so we felt like we couldn't go wrong!

Learning about vibrations.

"Hi, Turtle."

David explained to Grace about the rings in the trees showing how many birthdays the tree has had.

AfterI took this picture, Grace called me over and said: "Mama, these rings are how many birthdays I've had." Well, she's almost got it!

It was a good way to spend a couple hours in the afternoon. The girls had a good time exploring all the different things, and it was lovely that our membership to the BCM was able to get us in for free. Dave and I were surprised that it had not changed all that much in the time since he and I were there last. Not sure how soon it will be before we will go back again, maybe sometime late spring to check out the polar bear and ride the train that they have.

Monday, January 10, 2011

N Is For Nest

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There was big doings in our house last night. David brought a robins nest in for the girls to see!

They were completely in awe.

"Mama! The nest!"

This simple nest being here has brought with it so many wonderful discussions. Today we have chatted about why there were no birds in the nest, where they went and if they would be back. We have chatted about what it would be like to live in a nest and be a bird. We have examined the nest and noticed all the different things that the birds used to make it. Which of course, caused the girls to mention one of the favorite books, The Best Nest. We chatted about what kind of birds we would be. Grace thought Emma would be a chickadee. Somehow I think she is probably right!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Marble Run Fun

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The learning that occured during simply playing with these marbles was fabulous! They needed a wee bit of help to build the run, but once it was up they learned all sorts of amazing things. Cause and effect was experienced each time part of the run was out of its place. Basic physics was experienced in the simple act of releasing the marble into the first hole. The lessons were as endless as the fun that was had! The six marbles that came with the run were just not nearly enough, so we dug out the jar of marbles that we have (for fresh flowers or any other thing that one can imagine using marbles for) and even more fun was had. They sent marbles through the run until the jar was empty and the pool at the bottom of the run was full. The three of us had a blast!

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