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Post: Father's Day Activity

Posted by Tess on 6/05/09

Since we are not in school for Father's Day, my class
always celebrates our dads in January around Martin Luther
King Day. I desperately searched for something intriguing
to involve the dads. Since it was January we were studying
snow. I found this Insta-snow product
(http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/instant-snow).
You just add water and it puffs up to feel almost like real
snow - but it is an awesome tactile experience when you
make it in your hands! I make certain that the kids have
plenty of experience with it before our Father's Day. Then
the kids make the snow in their dad's hands. HUGE WOW
FACTOR. Now the KIDS own the experiment and THEY are the
rock stars! You hear the children saying things like "It's
a polymer, Dad!" Especially when you find that half the
dads are in your sand table up to their armpits in
Insta-Snow, refusing to go home while the other half are
experimentally mixing the Insta-Snow powder with every
liquid in the classroom and charting the results. This
activity yields boundless excitement, learning and a
memorable family experience.

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