Summer Vacation Begins! Try out... Cloud Science, Math Maze, Monkey friends & Healthy Peanut Balls for treat!
Summer Vacation Begins!
Try out... Cloud Science, Math Maze, Monkey friends & Healthy Peanut Balls for treat!
And finally... the much-awaited Summer Vacation begins from this weekend, but it’s kind of hot outside... isn’t it? Well, here is a fun way to enjoy your afternoon at home and then go out to chill in a swimming pool or get active with some sport games.
This weekend, we have brought you some fun activities which will tease your mind with Maths and churn your creativity with Healthy Peanut Balls. You can be-friend the fun-loving Monkeys find each-other in a maze.
For the little scientist in you, try Cloud Science experiment with your friends!
Mathematicians Maze: Grab & Pull the Load
What You Will Need
• Rope
• Basket with holes
• Alphabets (foam, fabric, or magnetic letters)
• Index Cards
• Marker
Instructions
1. Tie the rope to the basket.
2. Spread the alphabet letters on the lawn.
3. Make a “load list” on each index card.
4. Write 2-6 letters on each card.
5. Hand the “load list” to your child. Ask them to find the letters on the list.
6. Drag the basket, add the letters to it, and pull them back to the designated place.
Try out... Cloud Science, Math Maze, Monkey friends & Healthy Peanut Balls for treat!
And finally... the much-awaited Summer Vacation begins from this weekend, but it’s kind of hot outside... isn’t it? Well, here is a fun way to enjoy your afternoon at home and then go out to chill in a swimming pool or get active with some sport games.
This weekend, we have brought you some fun activities which will tease your mind with Maths and churn your creativity with Healthy Peanut Balls. You can be-friend the fun-loving Monkeys find each-other in a maze.
For the little scientist in you, try Cloud Science experiment with your friends!
Mathematicians Maze: Grab & Pull the Load
What You Will Need
• Rope
• Basket with holes
• Alphabets (foam, fabric, or magnetic letters)
• Index Cards
• Marker
Instructions
1. Tie the rope to the basket.
2. Spread the alphabet letters on the lawn.
3. Make a “load list” on each index card.
4. Write 2-6 letters on each card.
5. Hand the “load list” to your child. Ask them to find the letters on the list.
6. Drag the basket, add the letters to it, and pull them back to the designated place.
Make a Cloud Science Experiment
Materials
• Glass Jar with a Lid
• 1 cup Hot Boiling Water
• Blue Food Colouring (optional)
• Aerosol Hairspray
• 3-5 cubes of Ice
Instructions
1. Pour 1 cup of hot boiling water into a glass jar. You can use food colouring to dye the water blue before pouring it into the jar. This is not required, but does help distinguish the cloud from the water. Plus, it makes the water look like the sky.
2. Quickly spray hairspray into the jar.
3. Immediately put the lid onto the jar. Helpful Tip: This step must be performed quickly, so have the lid handy. It also helps to have multiple people doing the experiment. One to spray the hairspray and one to put on the lid.
4. Place a 3-5 pieces of ice on top of the lid of the jar.
5. Watch the top of the jar carefully and you will see a cloud begin to form.
6. After observing the cloud in the jar, remove the lid and watch the cloud escape out of the jar.
The Science behind Rain in Jar
Clouds form when water from Earth’s surface is heated and evaporates (physical change from liquid to gas), rises into the atmosphere, and then cools and condenses (physical change from gas to liquid) onto microscopic particles (i.e. dust, dirt, ash) in the air.
In our experiment, the warm water in the jar caused the air inside the jar to heat up. When this happened some of the water evaporated into the air. This evaporation caused water vapour in the jar. Then the warm, moist air (water vapour) rose from the surface of the water to the top of the jar. Once it reached the top of the jar, the warm, moist air began to cool down. This is because of the ice that was on the lid of the jar. The water vapor in the cooling air then condensed onto the particles of hairspray, forming a cloud in the jar!
If you observe the cloud carefully, you’ll notice that it swirls around the jar. This swirling is caused by a convection current of warm air rising and cold air sinking. A convection current is a current caused the rising and sinking of a heated and cooled fluid.
Materials
• Glass Jar with a Lid
• 1 cup Hot Boiling Water
• Blue Food Colouring (optional)
• Aerosol Hairspray
• 3-5 cubes of Ice
Instructions
1. Pour 1 cup of hot boiling water into a glass jar. You can use food colouring to dye the water blue before pouring it into the jar. This is not required, but does help distinguish the cloud from the water. Plus, it makes the water look like the sky.
2. Quickly spray hairspray into the jar.
3. Immediately put the lid onto the jar. Helpful Tip: This step must be performed quickly, so have the lid handy. It also helps to have multiple people doing the experiment. One to spray the hairspray and one to put on the lid.
4. Place a 3-5 pieces of ice on top of the lid of the jar.
5. Watch the top of the jar carefully and you will see a cloud begin to form.
6. After observing the cloud in the jar, remove the lid and watch the cloud escape out of the jar.
The Science behind Rain in Jar
Clouds form when water from Earth’s surface is heated and evaporates (physical change from liquid to gas), rises into the atmosphere, and then cools and condenses (physical change from gas to liquid) onto microscopic particles (i.e. dust, dirt, ash) in the air.
In our experiment, the warm water in the jar caused the air inside the jar to heat up. When this happened some of the water evaporated into the air. This evaporation caused water vapour in the jar. Then the warm, moist air (water vapour) rose from the surface of the water to the top of the jar. Once it reached the top of the jar, the warm, moist air began to cool down. This is because of the ice that was on the lid of the jar. The water vapor in the cooling air then condensed onto the particles of hairspray, forming a cloud in the jar!
If you observe the cloud carefully, you’ll notice that it swirls around the jar. This swirling is caused by a convection current of warm air rising and cold air sinking. A convection current is a current caused the rising and sinking of a heated and cooled fluid.
Healthy Peanut Butter Balls
Gather these items
• 3 cups raisin bran cereal
• 1 cup crispy brown rice cereal
• 2/3 cup all-natural smooth peanut butter
• 5 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons dried cherries
• 1/2 cup freeze-dried bananas or 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for coating, optional
Follow these directions
1. Process the raisin bran and brown rice cereals, peanut butter, maple syrup, cherries and 1 tablespoon water in a food processor until the mixture is finely chopped and comes together in a big ball. Roll some into a small ball; if it seems too dry and crumbly, add 1 more tablespoon water.
2. Scoop the mixture into slightly mounded tablespoons, then roll them into smooth balls. (Dampen your hands with a little water to help you roll.)
3. If using the bananas, pulse them in a food processor until finely ground. Pour them into a small bowl. Roll each truffle in the banana dust until coated. If using the cocoa, pour it into a small bowl, then roll each truffle in it until coated.
4. Store the balls at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Gather these items
• 3 cups raisin bran cereal
• 1 cup crispy brown rice cereal
• 2/3 cup all-natural smooth peanut butter
• 5 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons dried cherries
• 1/2 cup freeze-dried bananas or 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for coating, optional
Follow these directions
1. Process the raisin bran and brown rice cereals, peanut butter, maple syrup, cherries and 1 tablespoon water in a food processor until the mixture is finely chopped and comes together in a big ball. Roll some into a small ball; if it seems too dry and crumbly, add 1 more tablespoon water.
2. Scoop the mixture into slightly mounded tablespoons, then roll them into smooth balls. (Dampen your hands with a little water to help you roll.)
3. If using the bananas, pulse them in a food processor until finely ground. Pour them into a small bowl. Roll each truffle in the banana dust until coated. If using the cocoa, pour it into a small bowl, then roll each truffle in it until coated.
4. Store the balls at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Help the two monkeys find the stand
Two little monkeys were walking hand in hand
Going fast as they could to the banana stand
Their tummy's rumbling they only had one plan
They just couldn't wait to see the banana man
When they got to their location the stand was gone
So the little monkey's sadly walked to their home
But soon as the monkeys got to where they stayed
They seen the banana man headed their way
They both jumped up with joy and ran hand in hand
Too get some good bananas from the banana man
Two little monkeys were walking hand in hand
Going fast as they could to the banana stand
Their tummy's rumbling they only had one plan
They just couldn't wait to see the banana man
When they got to their location the stand was gone
So the little monkey's sadly walked to their home
But soon as the monkeys got to where they stayed
They seen the banana man headed their way
They both jumped up with joy and ran hand in hand
Too get some good bananas from the banana man