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Mapas de Sonido
Mapas de Sonido Vamos a crear un mapa de los sonidos que escuchas a tu alrededor. Mayores de 5 años si trabaja con un adulto; 8+ si los niños trabajan de forma independiente; 5-10 minutos. Esta actividad es una excelente manera de hacer que los niños entren en [...]
Sound Maps
Sound Maps Let’s create a map of the sounds you hear around you! Age 5+ if working with an adult; 8+ if kids are working independently; 5-10 minutes. This activity is a great way to get kids into their senses, slow down and listen to the world around them. All [...]
Licuado de Suelo
Licuado de Suelo Descubra la composición de un suelo que recolecta, agitándolo en un frasco con agua y viendo cómo se asientan las capas de partículas del suelo. Edad 5+; 10 minutos, luego 24 horas de espera, luego 10-15 minutos. ¿El suelo cerca de su casa es [...]
Soil Shake
Soil SHake Discover the makeup of a soil you collect, by shaking it in a jar with water and seeing how the layers of soil particles settle out. Age 5+; 10 minutes, then 24 hours wait, then 10-15 minutes. Is the soil near your home a clay-heavy soil? Or a sandy soi [...]
Semillas Voladoras
Semillas Voladoras Crea un modelo de una semilla que planea en el aire y observa cómo vuela! Edad: 5 años en adelante. Duración: ~ 30 min. o más. Una Sámara es un tipo de fruto que rodea a una semilla, la cual tiene un ala aplanada hecha de un tejido parecido [...]
Everyone Needs a Rock
Everyone Needs a Rock Kids use their senses to explore and identify rocks, Ages 2+, 15 min+ Start by asking your kids, “If you lost your favorite possession, what would you do to try and find it? What senses would you use?” Discuss what senses can be helpful t [...]
Paper Pots
Paper PotsMake paper pots with your kids and learn about reusing newspaper to help your garden grow! Ages 5+, 30 min+ Reuse newspaper to help get your seeds started in a pot you can make at home with your kids. There is no need to go out and buy small pots when y [...]
Samara Seeds – Make a Flying Seed Model
Samara Seeds Create a physical model of a seed that soars and watch how it flies! Ages 5+, 30 min+ A samara is a type of fruit surrounding a seed in which a flattened wing of papery tissue develops, allowing the wind to carry the seed away from the parent plant. T [...]
Fruit Leathers
Fruit leathers, or a your kids may know them, fruit roll-ups, make wonderful, packable, healthy snacks year-round. Your kids will love turning freshly harvested fruit into mush, and then making that mush into fruit leathers. Apricots, apples, pears, berries, and plums a [...]
The Fine Art of Flower Pounding – Making Floral Prints Video
Flower PoundingCreate a beautiful bookmark by imprinting colors from flower petals or leaves, using just hammers and tape. Ages 5+ ~30 min What could be more fun than creating colorful flower images by pounding with a hammer? Using tape to temporarily hold flow [...]
“Back Pocket” Garden Activities
The following videos demonstrate what we, here at Life Lab, refer to as "back pocket activities." These are all quick, easy, and highly engaging activities that require minimal preparation. We suggest always having one or more of these activities ready to go (or "in [...]
