Nature walks are a great way to nurture your children's love of inquiry science.  Along the way you can notice interesting things, and...

Winter time hat hair can be annoying or amusing.  In the case of my littlest one, it is downright cute.  I really tried to get you a pic...

Through this I Spy Science Series, I remind myself and my readers to find the wonder in the physical world around us.  Lately, my kids do ...

This fall we have been attempting to make the most of what little day light remains after the school day is finished.  One day as w...

I have to admit I almost missed this one.  It was one of those mornings where I busy, but my daughter found the wonder.  And wonderful it w...

"Mom!  I am doing an experiment ."  Don't those words strike a mixture of fear and pride in your heart?  In this case, the Po...

This morning my child intentionally made a mess. I was feeding the baby while the Pony Artist fixed her breakfast.  The milk over flowed a...

"Faster, faster!" That's what my kids always yell. Did you ever think that they might be able to go faster without you...

"Hey Mom, Look!"  Have I mentioned that is my favorite phrase?  Well, at least when it means "Look what I noticed...

Children are hard wired to do science.   T-Rex (5) and Pony Artist (4) demonstrated this the other day at breakfast.   I do not know...

Children are hard wired to do science.   T-Rex (5) and Pony Artist (4) demonstrated this the other day at breakfast.   I do not know...

Deviled eggs are great for potlucks, sliced eggs add protein to summer salads, and  all that egg boiling provides an opportunity for some ...

Sunset over the Gulf of Mexico last week was beautiful.  The beach was re-nourished this year, so it is not quite as pretty,  but...

We have a new favorite game.  Baby catch!  Baby sister sits in her swing and T -Rex and the Pony Artist push her back and forth to ...

We were just ready to leave the library on Thursday when the wind picked up and the lights went out.  We spent an hour getting to know...

It seems that we find a lot of science in the bath tub--and it has happened again.  The mechanism in our drain broke. "Don't ...

My kids and I are together all day, and my husband is spending his evenings getting our new house ready. By the end of the day we're al...

Whenever we have eaten out during the past few months, my three-year-old has chosen to entertain herself by trapping her drink in her st...

It was one of those hard fought, "we can barely make it out the door on time" mornings.  As we headed up the road (at constant ve...

When my sister and I were little girls, my mother would sometimes let us play with the hose in the back yard.  One of our favorite...