Friday Night Fun Project for 3/6/2015

Fun With Science - Color Changing Milk

Materials:

1. Milk (2% or Whole)
2. Dinner Plate
3. Food Coloring
4. Dish Soap
5. Cotton Swabs

Pour the milk onto the plate so it covers the bottom and is about 1/4 inch thick. Let it settle. Add 1 drop of food coloring for each color to the center of the plate and keep them close together. Place a drop of dish soap on one end of a cotton swab. Place that end into the middle of the milk and food coloring. Keep it there for about 10 to 15 seconds.

What will happen to the food coloring? I will post our pictures tomorrow night and hope everyone has fun with this project!

Family Projects

I am excited to add a new weekly Friday Night Fun activity to my blog. This will be a creative family oriented activity designed to be a learning experience for everyone.

I will try to make it an easy, inexpensive project. I will be doing the same projects with my own family and will post before and after pictures. I encourage anyone who tries these activities to also post pictures.

Ideas Are Everywhere

I will be going to Home Depot soon to buy a wooden play tool set. I am going to incorporate different mediums on all of the pieces so it can be used without the need of interchangeable Velcro pieces.

I try to find ideas for projects everywhere I go and this idea was sparked as soon as I saw the toys. I hope it turns out great and look forward to feedback on the many suggestions I have set forth on this blog.

Finished Project

The first attempt didn't come out like I expected, so I went back to the drawing board and the next try was great!

I have one done with a Finding Nemo pattern and the next one will be a Winnie The Pooh pattern. Can't wait to try this again.

Here is the finished project! I used my son as a model.

New Project

I am excited to start on this new project today. I have gathered all of my materials and will be starting to put it all together shortly.

This project is geared toward light sensitivity. I was able to procure some of the materials for free from my ophthalmologist's office!

I will post the finished product later today.

New Project

This one turned out great! I took a store bought cut out and mounted it onto a piece of balsa wood.
It gives it dimension and also creates a visual stimulus for the child. Trains!

I will be experimenting with making masks for my next project. Something fun that those sensitive to light can use to block out that stimulus. Creating an immediate calming effect is the goal.

Here are the pictures!

New Mediums

I found a new medium that I have added to two of my projects. It is ridged shelf liner and it is clear.

It is very easy to cut and work with. I like that it is clear, especially for the sword so the brown handle can be seen.

I also had a situation occur with one of Tyler's peers. It was a comment that made me stop and realize that not everyone is educated on what Autism is all about. When you try to explain things as complex as Autism to younger children, they don't always grasp the concept. I think of Tyler as an equal to his peers, but he learns differently. If anyone has any thoughts or ideas on how to convey this better to a group of eight to ten year old children without them referring to "the special kid", please post!

Here are the pictures.