by jessicaperkins | Oct 18, 2015 | art, dirt, home made, homemade, homeschool, homeschooling, k-cups, KidsInTheKitchen, kitchen, mamamayi, MamaMayiMake, mamamayishop, play dough, playdough, science, unschool, unschooling
My 2-year old loves dirt. He loves digging in dirt.Diggers in dirt.To find worms in dirt.To scoop dirt.To jump in dirt mixed with water.Dirt.He is also infatuated with finding ants and bugs and worms in dirt.So when I was perusing the Halloween aisle and happened...
by jessicaperkins | Sep 28, 2015 | art, fall, kitchen, mamamayi, MamaMayiMake, mamamayishop, play dough, science, Sensory play, smell, smelly
Looking for some Fall Sensory Fun? Play dough is so easy to make and keeps Lincoln bussssssy !! Thank goodness! Pair with some Popsicle sticks or cookie cutters every once in awhile to change up the task. Looking for #Fall #Sensory fun? Turn your...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 13, 2015 | homemade, homeschool, Ice cream, kitchen science, recipe, science
We went to the Carnegie Science Center last week and one of the demonstrations we saw was about how to make ice cream. It was a delicious experiment and my little chef was very interested in the science, discovery, and of course, the end result – taste-testing...
by jessicaperkins | May 27, 2015 | chickens, chicks, egg hatching, homeschool, Quiver farm, science
by jessicaperkins | Apr 23, 2015 | aluminum foil, build, construct, dam, homeschool, outside, river, science, Spring, water play
I was delighted to wake up to the sunshine and bright blue skies today. Nowhere to go. Home. Well, at our cousin’s house visiting, but “home” for the day. I love these laid back, pajamified mornings where we take our time eating, dressing, and...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 24, 2011 | activity, cubes, ice, science
It’s the little things – like ice cubes – at restaurants. A part of me didn’t want her to play with her ice cubes….but the scientist inside me indulged her in this simple pleasure and I was so happy to see her playing and...