rainbow jars
Mixing potions is a new favorite game at our house. I know the glass jars + concrete +bare feet will make a few folks cringe (ahem, Mom) and we usually play with shoes on and in the soft grass to avoid having anything break . But the sound of the wooden spoon mixing water in the glass jars is one of the best parts of the game. It just isn't the same with plastic. We start with a few drops of food coloring in the bottom of the jars, and then I pour water into the jars until Ivo says stop. After that, the mixing and pouring from jar to jar is all his, and will keep him busy for a long, long time. Sometimes he likes to play the jars like a xylophone and it really does sound like music. And I can hear him tapping out different rhythms and experimenting with varying amounts of water in the jars. He's learning a lot, and it's way cheaper than a piano. So cheers to that!
Fun! I'm going to do this with my son.
Posted by: Dawn | August 20, 2008 at 10:23 AM
What a great idea! I wonder if Sunny & Mia would have fun with that?
Posted by: Colleen | August 20, 2008 at 11:06 AM
The bare feet and glass jars are fine, just fine, when the ratio of little bare feet to Mama's eyes is close to even!
What fun! Maybe Ivo can use those jars to dye some cloth this fall with boiled roots and "leaf water". Do you remember doing that??....it was a throw-back to my Tie-Dye days.
Love and Hugs,
Mom
Posted by: Mom | August 20, 2008 at 06:05 PM
Looks like fun!
P wants to "tie and dye" (as she calls it)
some "stuff" this year. Not sure what she has in mind, but I am game. ;-)
Posted by: Kate in NJ | August 21, 2008 at 07:14 AM
Wow, what a brilliant idea. I'll have to keep that one in mind for next summer with my little ones.
I get so many great learning ideas from your blog. I feel like I should be paying you as I would pay for our homeschool curriculum!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful activities.
Posted by: Kim | August 21, 2008 at 02:08 PM
I'll have to try this idea with John Charles. He loves making music. Thanks for sharing the idea with your readers.
Posted by: Tammy | August 21, 2008 at 06:38 PM
That looks like SO much fun- I know CJ would love it. I need to start collecting some glass jars!
Posted by: Jenny | August 22, 2008 at 12:40 PM
My kids love mixing potions, but they like to use things like vinegar and baking soda or hand lotion and lemon juice for their "spa."
Posted by: sarah | August 23, 2008 at 06:21 AM
Fun!
Your ideas are always unique and inspirational.
Posted by: Lizz | August 26, 2008 at 04:26 AM
This is a great idea. My kids have been making lots of potions with soap, but I've shied away from colors because of the mess factor. But my 4 y.o. would LOVE all those colored jars. I'm wondering if trying it with washable tempera would work...cloudy, so not as pleasing but maybe?
Posted by: Barbara | August 30, 2008 at 12:33 PM