P20 - How to keep paper tissue dry under water?

Inu asked mummy its been long time we did an experiment, can we do one today. How can I refuse such a cute request, so I started the discussion. I asked her, 'What will happen to a paper tissue, if I put it in water.' She replied, 'It will be wet.' Then I asked her, 'Can you think of a way to keep the tissue dry in water.' She was clueless and asked me to start the experiment. 

What you Need:
        - Paper tissue
        - Bucket or big container full of water
        - Glass (preferably transparent)

I asked her to try with paper tissue kept in a glass. First, she scrunch the paper tissue inside the glass and put the glass inside the water. The tissue gets wet as water entered the glass. Then I asked her what if we turn the glass upside down. She did the glass upside down and put it straight into the water container. During this trial we need to make sure we have enough paper tissue inside the glass so that it wont fall out when you turn the glass upside down. She pulled the glass out to see if the paper tissue was wet or not. 

She was very surprised and happy that the paper tissue was dry. The glass was filled with paper tissue and air. When we pushed it into the water, air did not got any space to go. As air is lighter than the water so it stayed up and kept the paper tissue dry. 

Next, I asked her to repeat the experiment with glass little tilted in one side. This time the air escaped the glass making room for water to go up. So, the paper tissue get wet this time. 

I hope you enjoyed this experiment. If you repeat it please do let us know by leaving a comment. You can also share the post with your friends. Also, follow my blog to get updates about all the activities we do. 

P19 - Why do we see a Rainbow?

One lazy afternoon I was not in a mood to do much so told her that lets grab some book and read. She picked a book gifted by her Bua, 'Little Kids First BIG Book of Why' published by National Geographic Kids. 

Thank you Gudia Bua!!

The book has a discussion about why do we see a rainbow. We studied and repeated the experiment shown in the book so thought of sharing the same with you all. 

First we discussed that Sunlight is made up of different colours Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. We discussed this while doing the experiment about Sunlight and Colours. We shared that experiment in my earlier post. 

I asked her when do you see a rainbow. 'If its rainy and sunny at the same time we see rainbow', she replied. I explained her that Rainbows are the sun light separated in different colours. When it rains we have water in the air. When the sunlight hits the water droplets in the air, it gets scattered and we are able to see the beautiful rainbow.

Next, we did an experiment to make a rainbow with sunlight and water.

What you Need: 

        - A glass filled with water

        - Paper

We placed the glass of water on the edge of a windowsill where the bright sunlight was coming and placed a paper on the floor below the glass. If you are lucky, you will see the rainbow in the first place. We were not lucky that day so we had to move the glass a little to see the rainbow on the paper.

Inu loved this experiment. Whenever its rainy and sunny both, she search for a rainbow. 

P18 - Greeting Card for Friend

We love to make greeting card without any occasion and it was her best friends birthday. Obviously she was pretty excited to make one. Here I am sharing the step by step photo of how we made this card.  

These are the card sheets we purchased from itsy bitsy to make the card.

Step 1. Cut the two different colour base sheet into the plus shape as shown below in images. The sheets are folded such that it forms a box shape.

Step 2. Prepare the cutout for cake. We used the sponges and decorated it with the glitters. 

Step 3. Make a cover for the box prepared in step 1 with the step shown below. The middle square should be approx 4mm bigger than the middle square of the box. 

Step 4. Place the cake cubes prepared in step 2 and glue it as shown in the picture. Decorate the card as you like.  

Step 5. Cut a small peace of candle and glue it on the top of the card. I forget to take the final picture of the card with candle but it will be looking similar to this. 

Hope you like this card. Please share if you like it and let us know if you make one.