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Find plenty of exciting ways for your children to explore the world around them. This book will inspire the whole household to embrace a little danger. Learn More
Monthly Archives: September 2010
#48 – Explode a Bottle in the Freezer
In the category of “finding the silver lining”, our pal (and recent guest contributer), Deb Nies turned her freezer disaster into a laboratory for scientific exploration.
Following the inadvertent bottle break, we hypothesized
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The Roof is Interesting
Topic #19 – Stand on the Roof
I think Kevin is on to something when he says “I had fun knowing they were learning science.” Doing something adventurous creates a context where kids experience a heightened…
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A Space to Tinker, A Place to Think
Aiden has a new workshop:
For a child to have a place where they can go and tinker with things on their own, well, it’s a rare thing these days. Working away, responsibly and quietly by…
The Playground is Dangerous … Beware!
I saw this item this morning in the local paper and thought it worthy of discussion in this forum. Who thinks swings have become too dangerous for kids? What’s going on here?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?entry_id=71443&tsp=1
