http://science-at-home.org/texture-boards/ Science activities for parents of babies, toddlers and school children. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:56:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://science-at-home.org/texture-boards/comment-page-1/#comment-894 10 Earth and Beyond things even babies can do — Science@home Sat, 01 May 2010 13:26:38 +0000 http://science-at-home.org/?p=1011#comment-894 [...] Texture board – This can be an activity for older kids, or you can make one for a baby.  For kids doing it themselves, collect different small rocks and types of sand.  Let them paint glue onto card and sprinkle or press the sand and rocks on, as a type of collage.  If you are doing it for a baby use a piece of wood.  Paint it thickly in sections with glue, press the sand and rocks in and let them dry between different types.  You can also use a hot glue gun on larger pieces.  For extra safety and longevity, paint the whole thing with non-toxic lacquer when it is dry.  Then babies can feel all the different textures. [...] [...] Texture board – This can be an activity for older kids, or you can make one for a baby.  For kids doing it themselves, collect different small rocks and types of sand.  Let them paint glue onto card and sprinkle or press the sand and rocks on, as a type of collage.  If you are doing it for a baby use a piece of wood.  Paint it thickly in sections with glue, press the sand and rocks in and let them dry between different types.  You can also use a hot glue gun on larger pieces.  For extra safety and longevity, paint the whole thing with non-toxic lacquer when it is dry.  Then babies can feel all the different textures. [...]

]]> http://science-at-home.org/texture-boards/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Properties to Play With — Science@home Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:16:35 +0000 http://science-at-home.org/?p=1011#comment-654 [...] Rough - bark, sand, mats, multigrain bread [...] [...] Rough – bark, sand, mats, multigrain bread [...]

]]> http://science-at-home.org/texture-boards/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Charndra from My Green Nappy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:55:01 +0000 http://science-at-home.org/?p=1011#comment-480 p.s the 6th photo down the post is broken in my view. .-= Charndra from My Green Nappy´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.mygreennappy.org/2010/03/thats-my-green-nappy/" rel="nofollow">“That’s My Green Nappy!”</a> =-. p.s the 6th photo down the post is broken in my view.
.-= Charndra from My Green Nappy´s last blog ..“That’s My Green Nappy!” =-.

]]> http://science-at-home.org/texture-boards/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Charndra from My Green Nappy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:52:54 +0000 http://science-at-home.org/?p=1011#comment-479 This is great, I'll do it for my younger son, with my older boy. Weirdly (coincidentally), just this morning I was making letter cards with sand - doing each letter of the alphabet with a different colour texta (as the brain is great at remembering colour), usig glue and sand to make them textural. It is a Montessori technique (I think) so help with reading / learning letters - as they can touch them and feel as well as see the letters - so a multi-sensory approach. The first thing my son did was reach out and feel one of the letters he knew. .-= Charndra from My Green Nappy´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.mygreennappy.org/2010/03/thats-my-green-nappy/" rel="nofollow">“That’s My Green Nappy!”</a> =-. This is great, I’ll do it for my younger son, with my older boy. Weirdly (coincidentally), just this morning I was making letter cards with sand – doing each letter of the alphabet with a different colour texta (as the brain is great at remembering colour), usig glue and sand to make them textural. It is a Montessori technique (I think) so help with reading / learning letters – as they can touch them and feel as well as see the letters – so a multi-sensory approach. The first thing my son did was reach out and feel one of the letters he knew.
.-= Charndra from My Green Nappy´s last blog ..“That’s My Green Nappy!” =-.

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