Daily Discovery: Squishy Soap/Descubrimiento en casa: Jabón plastilina

Post written by Lea Mikkelsen, Early Childhood Coordinator.

Daily Discovery: Squishy Soap

Use your rockin’ math skills to measure out different ingredients and make your own soap! Use your squishy soap to mold different shapes and keep it by the sink. Sing some songs or practice counting to 20 while you scrub!

You’ve never had this much fun washing your hands!

Supplies:

  • ‘1/4 cup of cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons pure liquid castile soap (optional: try scented!)
  • 2 teaspoons of oil (vegetable, almond, coconut)
  • Optional – 1 to 2 drops of food coloring for fun!
  • Bowl
  • Spoon
  • Tray

Instructions:

  1. Carefully measure each of the ingredients into a bowl and mix with a spoon.
  2. Dump the mixture onto a clean tray and knead until the soap is smooth and not sticky!
  3. To use, pull off a small piece of the soap, add water, and scrub for 20 seconds!

Tip: if soap is too sticky add a little more corn starch, if dough is too crumbly add a little more oil. Keep kneading and keep experimenting until you get it right!

Want to download these directions? Click here for a handy PDF!

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Photo Credit: https://mamapapabubba.com/

Traducido por Károl de Rueda y Laura Vilaret-Tuma.

Descubrimiento en casa: Jabón plastilina

Usa tus habilidades matemáticas para medir diferentes ingredientes y hacer ¡tu propio jabón plastilina! Moldéalo en diferentes formas divertidas y creativas, y úsalo la próxima vez que tengas que lavarte las manos, recordando el cantar algunas canciones o contar hasta 20 mientras las limpias. ¡Nunca ha sido tan divertido lavarse las manos!

Artículos necesarios:

  • ¼ taza de fécula de maíz
  • 2 cucharadas de jabón de castilla liquido (con o sin fragancia)
  • 2 cucharaditas de algún aceite (por ejemplo, aceite vegetal, aceite de almendras, aceite de coco, etc.)
  • Opcional – 1 o 2 gotas de colorante para alimentos
  • Un recipiente para mezclar los ingredientes
  • Una cuchara
  • Una bandeja

Instrucciones:

  1. Une todos los ingredientes en el recipiente, y mézclalos con la cuchara hasta que todo esté incorporado y se forme una “masa.”
  2. Coloca esta mezcla sobre una bandeja limpia y comienza a amasarla hasta que llegue a una consistencia lisa y no pegajosa.
  3. Si quieres usar esto para lavarte las manos, simplemente arranca un pedacito del jabón plastilina, córrelo bajo el agua, ¡y comienza a frotarlo entre tus manos por 20 segundos!

Nota: Si la masa está muy pegajosa, agrégale un poco más de fécula de maíz. Si la masa está muy firme o desmoronadiza, agrégale un poco más de aceite. ¡Sigue mezclando y experimentando hasta que estés contento/a con la consistencia de tu jabón!

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Daily Discovery: Make your own instruments!

Post written by Eisen Tamkun, Music Education Lead.

Daily Discovery: Make your own instruments!

Get ready to rock out like Ringo! Create your very own drum using common household items!

Supplies:

  • Can – the larger the better!
  • Packing Tape or Duct Tape
  • Wooden Stick – chopsticks or wooden spoon
  • Scissors
  • Decorations – stickers, colorful tape, construction paper, color pencils, markers, etc.

Instructions:

  1. Once you have all the supplies, start by taping over the opening of your can. Be careful! Some cans have sharp edges.
  2. Be sure you pull the tape as taut as you can to create a nice strong drum head. Start with this pattern on the right and continue until the tape covers it completely. The more layers, the longer your drum will last (5-6 layers with packing tape, 3-4 with duct tape).
  3. Now that you have created the drum head it is time for decoration! Put a layer of tape around the body of your drum, use strips of tape to create a unique pattern, cut out fun shapes, or draw a picture or story to tape on the side!
  4. The final step is choosing your drum sticks! Large spoons/ladles work great, but make sure they are made of wood or plastic; metal ones can puncture your drum. Chopsticks work as well; Add some tape on the end for a better sound!

Now that you’ve made your very own drum, try making larger or smaller drums to create an entire set ready to rock out!

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Educational opportunities like this are supported in part by Bohemian.

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