Cabin Fever

Yet another rainy stormy day today. What is going on around here? There has not been a clear sunny day yet this month. Outrageous. 

The weather did fool me though early in the afternoon and the clouds broke up a bit so Calen and I ran outside to play on the giant Slip n Slide I made a couple days ago. But, by the time his friends came out to play with him, the clouds rolled back in and the thunder had resumed (and a little too close for comfort at that) so all ran back inside. 

Time to once again dig through the Pinterest treasure box to see how I can entertain my bored preschooler that's trapped inside. 

Where WERE we without Pinterest??

This one was super simple and quick to put together. It's one of those "why the hell didn't I think of that?" projects. 

Take a baking dish (or some other kind of deep tray) and pour a layer of baking soda in it. Then take a few small dishes and pour small amounts of vinegar in each one, and put a few drops of food coloring in each one. Then give your kid an eye dropper and have them squeeze drops of colored vinegar into the baking soda and watch it bubble and fizzle. (also is a great fine-motor-skill project).


Note: Since we're dealing with food coloring, kid should be stripped down to underwear and have a smock or apron or some sort of anti-mess apparatus.

Fun with baking soda and colored vinegar.

This was a huge hit with Calen. He'd squirt it into the baking soda and then yell "WHOAAAA!! Hahahaha!" as it bubbled. It kept him occupied long enough for me to dust the living room and prep dinner (like 35 minutes) which is a long time for him when it comes to projects. 

bubbling and fizzing

And the best part is it's easy cleanup. Rinse everything off and throw it in the dishwasher. Done. (We also had put some butcher paper in the project area to prevent a larger mess)


We'll definitely be doing this one again. Maybe next time practice dropping it into shapes or letters or something. (And when he's older, explain the science of it).

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