Featured Posts Archives - Babble Dabble Do https://babbledabbledo.com/category/featured-posts/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 How to Make a Teleidoscope and a DIY Kaleidoscope https://babbledabbledo.com/mini-diy-kaleidoscopes-open-ended/ https://babbledabbledo.com/mini-diy-kaleidoscopes-open-ended/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:48:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=6069 DIY Kaleidoscopes were one of those projects on my long standing must-make list for what seemed like forever….the reason it took me a long time to make one was because most of the existing online tutorials are pretty challenging. Finally in an effort to keep it simple I realized that omitting the colorful bottom of […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/mini-diy-kaleidoscopes-open-ended/feed/ 20 How to Get Started Doing STEAM Projects At Home https://babbledabbledo.com/get-started-steam-projects-home/ https://babbledabbledo.com/get-started-steam-projects-home/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:20:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=16047 Have you wanted to try STEAM projects at home with your kids but have absolutely no clue how to start? Do you love the idea of hands-on learning but need a little push to actually try it? Consider this your Quick Start Guide to getting started with STEAM! STEAM is the buzzword on everyone’s lips […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/get-started-steam-projects-home/feed/ 4 5 Easy Ways to Find Time for Family Creativity https://babbledabbledo.com/5-easy-ways-find-time-family-creativity/ https://babbledabbledo.com/5-easy-ways-find-time-family-creativity/#respond Sat, 07 Jan 2023 14:31:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=17296 You recently told me that your biggest challenge is when it comes to doing more creative projects with your kids is TIME. As parents we are always strapped for time. Since I had my first child I’ve been a working mom, stay at home mom, mom of two kids and a newborn, work from home mom,  overcommitted mom volunteer, lets just say I’ve […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/5-easy-ways-find-time-family-creativity/feed/ 0 How to Make DIY Bouncy Balls with Simple Ingredients! https://babbledabbledo.com/simple-science-experiment-diy-bouncy-balls/ https://babbledabbledo.com/simple-science-experiment-diy-bouncy-balls/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2022 14:40:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=18551 Learn how to make DIY Bouncy Balls with simple ingredients from your kitchen! In this easy science project for kids, you’ll use chemistry to make a DIY toy. When I first started trying science projects with my kids I fell into the “It has to be really complicated to be amazing” trap. You know, the […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/simple-science-experiment-diy-bouncy-balls/feed/ 59 A Kid Friendly Batik Method: How to Do Glue Batik https://babbledabbledo.com/glue-batik/ https://babbledabbledo.com/glue-batik/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:47:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=20497 Today we are going to learn how to do glue batik, a simplified and kid-friendly version of a classic technique used to dye fabric. If you are looking for an easy fabric craft to do with kids, then glue batik is for you! I geek out over all things handmade and batik is one of […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/glue-batik/feed/ 0 See Exploding Colors in the Magic Milk Experiment https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-milk-painting/ https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-milk-painting/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:09:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=145 See exploding bursts of color in the amazing magic milk experiment! We’ll show you some two ways to do the experiment and an extension idea for the project as well. When you add a little bit of dish soap to milk and food coloring, the colors swirl around to form what I would deem very artistic and […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-milk-painting/feed/ 24 30+ Science Fair Projects That Will Wow The Crowd https://babbledabbledo.com/20-science-fair-projects/ https://babbledabbledo.com/20-science-fair-projects/#respond Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:13:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=17667 Are your children signing up for the science fair this year? Have you begun the arduous task of looking for science fair projects that might pique your child’s interest? Or do you have a child who already has ten ideas they have been dying to try? The science fair is a great school tradition and a memorable experience […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/20-science-fair-projects/feed/ 0 How to Make Oobleck and 10 Cool Things To Do With It! https://babbledabbledo.com/how-to-make-oobleck/ https://babbledabbledo.com/how-to-make-oobleck/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:39:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=13678 Today I’m going to show you how to make oobleck and 10 awesome ways to play with it! Say the word OOBLECK  (or goop) in my house and my daughter will come running! Oobleck was actually the very first science experiment I tried when I was the science parent at our co-op preschool years ago. […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/how-to-make-oobleck/feed/ 13 How to Host an Epic Slime Party https://babbledabbledo.com/host-epic-slime-party/ https://babbledabbledo.com/host-epic-slime-party/#respond Sun, 07 Nov 2021 16:35:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=19340 It’s the best kind of messy, it’s creative, it’s a blast, these are three reasons you should consider throwing an epic slime party for your child’s next birthday! My 8 year old is obsessed with slime. We have 12 batches sitting in little containers as I write this, the fruits of quite a lot of […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/host-epic-slime-party/feed/ 0 How to Make a Balance Toy: Balance Hearts STEAM Activity https://babbledabbledo.com/steam-valentines-day-activity-balance-hearts/ https://babbledabbledo.com/steam-valentines-day-activity-balance-hearts/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:32:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=20065 Let’s engineer ourselves a little Balance Toy from easy to find and recycled materials! I originally published the Balance Hearts project as part of 31 Days of Love Series on Red Ted Art. After publishing it I received a wonderful email from a teacher in in the small country of Lesotho who shared images of […]

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