Preschool Science: Magic Milk

Preschool Science: Magic Milk

All of our preschool science projects lately have to have a color-mixing element.  My three-year-old is fascinated by this process and will plunge with delight into any project that involves food coloring.  Here is one of my favorite science/art crossover

Oil and Water Science Activity

Oil and Water Science Activity

This simple oil and water science activity helps kids see how oil and water separate from each other. It also includes food coloring, which is always a big thrill for my little ones! This week, we dyed some water and

Preschool Science: The Walking Rainbow

Preschool Science: The Walking Rainbow

To reinforce the color-mixing ideas we’d talked about previously, we tried another experiment with food-coloring and water.  This demonstration relies on the tendency of liquids to reach equilibrium.  When we connect the jars, the water will flow until it has

Preschool Science: Color Mixing with Ice

Preschool Science: Color Mixing with Ice

We have been talking about boiling, melting, freezing, and states of matter with our preschooler, so we tried this simple color-mixing activity. First, we made blue, red, and yellow ice cubes.  We needed five of each color for this activity,