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Top ten (free) educational things we did this week

May 26th, 2007 at 06:18 pm

1. Write a ‘secret message’ with a made up code to email to family. Decode the answer when it comes.
2. Borrow a book or 20 from the library on Tuesday (really my family is like the proverbial ‘kid in the candy shop’ around books). Discover your kid reads too fast, and you need more (and it was only Friday!)
3. Make up a new magic trick using ‘slight of hand’ and two crackers and a napkin.
4. Google ‘free internet math games’ and see what happens (or

Text is science and Link is http://www.firstscience.com/home/games-and-quizzes/games/orbit_2500.html
science,
Text is geography and Link is http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
geography or
Text is reading and Link is http://www.starfall.com/
reading or
Text is whatever and Link is http://www.novelgames.com/flashgames/
whatever)
5. Calculate if 1 million one-inch tall figurines would touch the moon or not.
6. Ruin husband and child’s fun by telling them 1,000 one inch figurines would crush the one on the bottom, meaning you could never make it to 1 million.
7. Calculate the amount of water it would take to fill a skyscraper. (Because he asked)
8. Chop up some radish ends for worms, head to
Text is hermans place and Link is http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/funplace/index.html
hermans place for more on worms.
9. Try to make a ‘pull back car’ zoom up a block ramp and cross several bears (stuffed). Experiment with steeper ramps, shorter ramps, etc. then make a
Text is ‘Rube Golberg’ and Link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg#Rube_Goldberg_machines
‘Rube Golberg’ contraption (known as a ‘duck trap’ to our kids) out of the blocks (and cars, and a duck)
10. spend 20 minutes hunting up odd links for a post on
Text is SA and Link is http://www.savingadvice.com/forums/personal-finance-blogs/
SA

2 Responses to “Top ten (free) educational things we did this week”

  1. Broken Arrow Says:
    1180273493

    Hehe. That was an amusing list.

  2. monkeymama Says:
    1180276618

    Just reminds me my son was doing a magic trick but informed me it wasn't "real" magic - LOL.

    My list would read very similar.

    YEsterday LM became enamored with grandma's shoes and played with them ALL day. Even after she was gone he was singing "grandma's shoes" to the tune of jingle bells. I was just amused the whole time as I love it when the kids love boxes more than the toys, etc. Who knew grandma's shoes would be the big hit for a 22-month-old. LOL.

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