we are doing the 50 Dangerous things (you should let your children do) #9

We had all the ingredients we needed in the cupboard- cider vinegar, baking soda, water and paper towels.

We used a large baking tray to keep any mess we made contained. We all took turns at guessing what would happen. I guessed the bag would break and cause a leak before anything happened. Everyone else was very optimistic and guessed we would get an explosion and it would make a mess everywhere.

We watched and waited after putting everything in the ziplock bag....

 and waited....

and waited....

and waited as the bag slowly expanded...

and nothing really happened so we all agreed it was time to start a new bag with the same ingredients and use a tissue instead of a paper towel.

This time it was much quicker as the bag expanded....

and we got a POP as it expanded to full capacity and the the seal of the zip lock bag at the top burst open! We got the pop we were waiting for!

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we are doing the 50 Dangerous things (you should let your children do) #48

I came across this book on another blog and thought that my boys would love this. Turns out I was right!

We have put in the calender to do each week (more so they weren't constantly asking when they got to do dangerous things) and we choose a different experiment to complete as a family. Each dangerous activity explains the reasons why and what each safety concerns is and how to do each dangerous thing while being safe.

The one rule we have is you don't do any of these things without an adult present. Its about having fun but we also need to be safe.

We each took turns writing down what we thought might happen and how long it would take and how to dispose of the broken bottle.

We followed the instructions and filled the bottle.

We placed the bottle in a tray, covered it with a tea towel and placed it in the freezer

Then  we waited....... and after 12 hours the bottle hadn't exploded as such more the lid had broken and water had come out and frozen.

We were all a little disappointed that we didn't get a big bang and the bottle exploding. But it was still very exiting to be wondering when the bottle in the freezer could explode!

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Project Life 2014 Week Nineteen

Week 19 already! This year seems to be flying by but lucky for me I have the past 18 weeks to look back over. The boys had cross country at school and I have managed to get all the mud out of their uniforms- soap and a soft nail brush worked a treat!

I am trying very hard to use all the 6x4 cards I have for titles and writing- resisting the urge to buy more.

I was very spoilt for mothers Day getting cards from my boys and Mr B. I am going to make my new lego set today while the boys are at school (just so I can make it before they do!)

Week 19

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Mothers Day

A few months from the past week.
The funny conversations, the frustrations, the kindness, the fighting and bickering, the silence, the productivity, the lego building, the milestones achieved, the bike rides and walks and best of all the love and the time spent as a family.

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Project Life 2014 Week Eighteen

We have just survived the school holidays. It was pretty tough with such bad weather the past few weeks. We made sure to enjoy the sunshine when it appeared.

Master B kindly drew me a picture for my layout.

Week 18

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Project Life 2014 Week Seventeen

The first week of the school holidays. We had lots of play dates and time out of the house with Mr B trying his best to get some work done. We enjoyed the Lego Movie and spent most of the week building lego. We all attended our first ANZAC day service.

The weather Saturday was so wonderful and warm. We enjoyed a picnic lunch at New Brighton Beach and Sago enjoyed fetching a stick from the water.

 Week 17

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