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I was doing simple experiments with my 3-year-old for a while when the lockdowns started happening. She was really interested in going through the whole process
by duckkg5 6y ago
I was doing simple experiments with my 3-year-old for a while when the lockdowns started happening. She was really interested in going through the whole process of getting materials, coming up with a hypothesis, testing it out, etc.
Then she wanted to start experimenting with stuff within other activities, like taking what she learned from our experiments and trying to apply them to her toys and outdoor activities. So I realized it's fun for her to learn about science and experiments but I was running out of ideas for other ways to spend time with her and the experiments were beginning to get almost too formal.
So I made a simple app that picks out a list of activities to do with kids, which still includes some science experiments in addition to other things like games, scavenger hunts, etc. Note: the activities content could use some improvement and there's a form for people to submit their own activities.
http://activitiesforkids.netlify.app http://activitiesforkids.netlify.app
If anyone has had any particular success entertaining kids, you can submit your activity ideas to the app here: https://activitiesforkids.netlify.app/submit https://activitiesforkids.netlify.app/submit
- drcongo 6y agoThis sounds super useful, but I get `TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'e.parentNode')` in the console when I hit the Get Activities button. Is there a non-JS reliant version?
- duckkg5 6y agoGood catch. If you refresh the page and click the button, it should show the activities. If not, try the Library page to see the whole list of activities. I'll fix that bug ASAP.