Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

We got a little of the sunset the other night.
Seems we are back to rain today.
I've let the girls out early but I don't think they'll get much of a run.​

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Beautiful sunset though.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Oooh! Plant 2 or 3 bean seeds around the edge of a glass jar. Make a sleeve of cardboard or dark paper to put around the jar. You can watch the leaves and roots grow week by week. Maybe take a photo each week to map progress and make a mark on the jar where the root has grown to.

Show how plants breathe by holding a glass over the end of the stem in the sun and watch it fog up.

Get a fresh white flower, split it's stem and put one half in a glass with blue (food colouring) in the water and the other in a glass with red water. You end up with a blue and white flower!

Make a non-Newtonian fluid that gets hard when under pressure but flows when relaxed. Water and cornstarch.

Here are some experiments I just found. I particularly like the milk, food colouring and soap one.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g32176446/science-experiments-for-kids/?slide=4

I'm going to do some of these with my kids!!

Awesome ideas thank you! @Aussie-Chookmum

 

[BY Bob]

These naughty girls started heading home when they spotted me.
Poor Daisy was abandoned by some little chickeneer
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They actually all really like their run & nearly everyone chooses to return to it voluntarily after they've had a little explore of the bigger, wider world. The exception would be the Campines. Of course!
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Oh no. I hope someone saved Daisy. Some snake might try and eat her.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Thank you for sharing the x-rays. I am very glad that he is doing better and it was no big thing. Most importantly, did they shave him again?

Nope! He is still in the "leggings" stage!

I figure he'll have fur by winter, that's when the next hair growth cycle begins.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes. I did those very first because they are such terrific fun & kids love doing them

Mentos and Diet Coke rockets are fun but really messy.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes; we are in lockdown.
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What happened this time!?

 

[BY Bob]

Nope! He is still in the "leggings" stage!

I figure he'll have fur by winter, that's when the next hair growth cycle begins.

Poor fellow.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

What happened this time!?

There's been a Covid outbreak in Brisbane near Ribh.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Poor fellow.

I know, but it is ridiculously cute!!

You and Mrs. BY Bob must come up and meet him. He really is the sweetest boy!!

 

[Grammy60]

Oooh! Plant 2 or 3 bean seeds around the edge of a glass jar. Make a sleeve of cardboard or dark paper to put around the jar. You can watch the leaves and roots grow week by week. Maybe take a photo each week to map progress and make a mark on the jar where the root has grown to.

Show how plants breathe by holding a glass over the end of the stem in the sun and watch it fog up.

Get a fresh white flower, split it's stem and put one half in a glass with blue (food colouring) in the water and the other in a glass with red water. You end up with a blue and white flower!

Make a non-Newtonian fluid that gets hard when under pressure but flows when relaxed. Water and cornstarch.

Here are some experiments I just found. I particularly like the milk, food colouring and soap one.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g32176446/science-experiments-for-kids/?slide=4

I used to use a small baggie and wet paper towel, fold beans inside and watch grow. Same idea as the cup, but I was at work so we hung them on our window.

We used carnations for the food color activity. You can also do this with celery.

Mentos and Diet Coke rockets are fun but really messy.

This is so fun, but make sure your outside and nobody is close to it !