Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline, the Yule Cat. This giant, fluffy cat towers over buildings, roaming the snowy countryside for human...

The impossible, three-headed monster of Ancient Greek mythology, the Chimaera, may have started off as a fantasy, but today, the word “chimera” can be used to refer to anything that seems impossible. This includes the real-life,...

This video provides a brief history of smallpox, highlighting the efforts of ancient civilizations and the breakthrough discovery by Edward Jenner that led to the development of a smallpox vaccine. It also discusses the global initiative...

Alex is quite good at identifying things by touch alone. Here is the activity I put together for him. He pulled more funny faces identifying all the letters of a longer word, didn't he?

These balloons are perfect for both children tactile sensory play and for stress relieve for grown-ups. We used corn flour, beans, peas and rice, but balloons can be filled with almost anything you have at home.

If you mix shampoo with paint in a zip bag, it could be used for fine motor skills activity for babies when they just to move fingers thru the paint. Toddlers might find it interesting to look for objects printed on a paper that you...

If you wonder why there is always a white crayon in a set, it's to hide messages that magically appear when painted over with watercolors.

This fun science experiment for kids totally debunks the idea that eggs are fragile. Did you know you can stand on raw eggs and they won't break? To prove the point I had to stand on eggs myself too.

Defying the laws of gravity? Try turning a glass of water upside down without spilling. Place a card over the top of the glass filled with water. Quickly turn the glass upside down, holding the card in place and then, carefully let it...

Checking if interference between the contradicting information can cause problems for Alex to do a simple task - naming the colours! Try doing it yourselves! Pause the video and name colours, not the words.

Depending on a type of tree and its age bark is rough or smooth. Boys were interested in running their fingers over tree’s trunk to feel the texture of its bark. So we made a portfolio of bark rubbings to take our discoveries home.

We used toilet roll tubes to make those creative stamps for more arty fun. I gave Max a chance to make one himself but then I ended up finishing it myself. To make fun last even longer we have switched to black paper, that gave Max a bit...

I did not even need to explain this activity to Max. He just grabbed pipe cleaners and started making monsters.

Here is a quick discovery bottle I made for Max. It could be used on a long car trip or a flight because of the number of questions I could ask him to find an answer to in the bottle, like what sea creature can you spot there or what...

Tracing chalk numbers with wet cotton buds

Water play is always a hit with my boys. The weather was perfect for making a river in our own garden using aluminum foil.

We are stacking cups with a rubber band and pipe cleaners to promote teamwork. Ability to work together is one of the keys to succeed in life. But in our case this activity is also about building a bond between brothers to show them that...

A Montessori writing tray with sugar is an easy-to-make and fun activity to teach a child how to write letters. Alex can write letters with a pencil quite good, but he just could resist the sensory part of the activity.

Here is another simple surface tension demonstration with a ping pong ball. When Alex places the ball in the centre of a half-full glass it is moving toward the side, but when the glass is full the ball changes direction and moves toward...

A sunny way to help my boy to improve his scissor skills

Another experiment with water and a glass. I showed to Alex how a paper boat can stay dry after being submerged with a cup.

After Easter egg hunt we were left with loads of plastic eggs. So I made this Montessori-inspired sound set. Max had to match sounds, pairing every red egg with one green egg.

Testing how sensitive is Alex’s nose to check if he can identify products that are good to eat.

A quick demonstration of gravity and motion in this experiment with raw eggs before we cook them for breakfast. All we needed was: a toilet paper tube, a paper plate, a glass of water and a bit of curiosity.