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Mixing our “glow” theme with a bit of Xmas. . . We cut out Xmas trees and placed them in front and behind a glass cup, filled the glass with water and enjoyed the mesmerizing effect of the fluorescent from a highlighter falling into the water under a black light.. . .. . #shareyourplaywithme #trayfortheday #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #manywaystoplay #getcreativewith #kidscrafts #kidscrafts101 #playeveryday #earlyyearsideas #earlyyears #educationalplay #christmas #christmasplay #christmastree #finemotorplay #simpleplay #homeschoolpreschool #handsonactivities #creativeplay #playideas #holiday_simple_play #invitationtoplay #christmasactivities #finemotorskills #finemotoractivity #everydayplayhacks #tagfromtheheart #easy_childhood_fun

#stemandplay 👉🏻I’m have you seen the beautiful “stardust” range by @Magnatiles? Not only do they have cool mirrored tiles and pretty glitter tiles, but most of them shine absolutely stunning under a black light!!! .#stemandplay_glow .|SPONSORED It made me curious as to what other ones from our Magnatiles collection illuminate under a black light, so my son and I lay them all in the floor in our dark cupboard and categorized them into two piles, ones that shine fluorescents and ones that don’t under a black light. In the photos you can see that a few from the #magnaqubix and the clear ones from the freestyle glow nicely! . . Bonus: In the last few photos/videos I have shown the stardust range in natural light so you can see how beautiful they are with the mirrors. We made a beautiful pattern out of beads that we had been threading to make bracelets. . . . #magnatiles #magnatileslightplay #stemlearning #stemtoys #stemlearning #stemkids #stemeducationforkids #shareyourplaywithme #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #manywaystoplay #kidscrafts101 #earlyyearsideas #educationalplay #simpleplay #homeschoolpreschool #handsonactivities #creativeplay #playideas #holiday_simple_play #invitationtoplay #christmasactivities #finemotorskills #finemotoractivity #everydayplayhacks #tagfromtheheart #easy_childhood_fun #getcreativewith

#stemandplay_glow To kick off my glow theme, I’m starting with a magic trick using toothpicks. . . Keep note of this trick because it’s a good one to keep the kids entertained at restaurants. . . *️⃣To make all your toothpicks glow, color them in with a highlighter. Under a fluorescent light they will glow bright. 1️⃣Take all the toothpicks and bend them in half – do not break, just bend. 2️⃣Place the bent toothpicks next to each other on the plate. 3️⃣Challenge your kids to make a five-point star. 4️⃣Pour a drop of water at the center — where all the toothpicks touch. 5️⃣Watch the toothpicks expand and form a five-point star! HOW IT WORKS: Capillary action The toothpicks are made from dry wood. When the water is placed in the middle of the closed star formation, the wood begins absorbing the water, causing the wood to expand. But how does the wood absorb water? The adhesive force between the water and the wooden toothpick is stronger than the cohesive forces inside the water itself. The adhesive force pulls the water molecules into the narrow spaces within the wood. Cohesion (forces between water molecules) ensures that other water molecules trail behind. This process is called capillary action. The result is that the water travels to the tips of the broken toothpicks. As the wood absorbs more of the water, the bent wood fibres expand and straighten out. Each toothpick end pushes against the others. As the toothpicks straighten and push against each other, the inside of the star opens up. (See last video for this set up) Capillary action can also be seen in plants. Plants contain many vein-like tubes that carry water from the roots upwards to the highest leaves via capillary action. . . #shareyourplaywithme #trayfortheday #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #manywaystoplay #getcreativewith #kidscrafts #kidscrafts101 #playeveryday #earlyyearsideas #earlyyears #educationalplay #christmas #christmasplay #christmastree #finemotorplay #simpleplay #homeschoolpreschool #handsonactivities #creativeplay #playideas #holiday_simple_play #invitationtoplay #christmasactivities #finemotorskills #finemotoractivity #everydayplayhacks #tagfromtheheart #easy_childhood_fun

STEMANDPLAY got their hands on a black light and am very excited to do a theme around “glow” because it’s so mesmerizing for my toddler and for ME!!! . . We would love for you to play along this week and tag all your activities that involve lights, fluorescents, glow in the dark, or anything else educational! . . . This image was created by painting with glow in the dark paint! It was so bright that it lit up the room! . . The last image was just a little experiment to see what would happen if we put some of the paint in a glass of water. It beaded up and fell straight to the bottom of the glass, 😒, but it did make a nice picture from the top.. . . . . . #blacklight #blacklightning #stemeducation #stemforkids #stemteacher #stemactivities #stemlearning #stemchallenge #stemlearning #kidsactivities #learningthroughplay #scienceteacher #shareyourplaywithme #playdiscovercreate #sensoryplayideas #trayfortheday #kidslovelylearning #letsplaytheirway #invitationtoplay #invitationtocreate #invitationtolearn #playtolearn #playislearning #playbasedlearning

Im sure every ones Christmas tree decorations are starting to make a long awaited appearance! Before popping on all your gorgeous ornaments, let your kid investigate them and talk about what they are of. My son thought these were all awesome toys and started playing for ages with them on the floor. . . Once the new novelty wore off, I decided to do a quick pattern activity with him. We only had two of each, so we could only repeat our pattern once. .. . . #stemandplay_computerlesscoding . I only took two videos, but we did this 6 times and finished off with him trying to create his own pattern... but I’m not sure he understood. . . . . . #stemeducation #stemforkids #stemactivities #mathsforkids #patternmaking #christmasstem #aplayfulchristmas #xmas #learningthroughplay #shareyourplaytimewithme #handsonlearning #christmasplayactivities #trayfortheday #manywaystoplay #earlyyearsideas #educationalplay #christmas #christmasplay #earlylearners #finemotorplay #simpleplay #homeschoolpreschool #holiday_simple_play #everydayplayhacks #tagfromtheheart #easy_childhood_fun

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