DIY Fidget Spinner Without Bearings and Fidget Tricks!

In this handspinner experiment, we will make a fidget spinner without bearings.  Also, you will learn some fun hand spinner tricks like spinning a fidget spinner on your knee!  Make sure you have a parent or guardian present to help you the entire time for this experiment.

 The supplies you will need to make your own fidget spinner are:

-Cardboard.  We used a flap off an old cardboard box to cut out our fidget spinner body.

-Pencil.  We used a pencil to trace our fidget spinner parts.

-Box cutter.  You will need a parent or guardian to cut out the frame and spinner sections for you.  Be very careful and take your time!


-Hammer multi-tool.  We used our best multi-tool hammer to cut off pieces of chopstick to use for our diy spinner.  

-Chopstick.  We used a chopstick to use as the spinner portion of our hand spinner.  You can also use a straw for this section if you don’t have a sturdier chopstick.

-Glue gun.  Your parent or guardian can use the hot glue gun to paste on the cardboard bearings to the chopstick (glue gun diys.)

-Stickers.  Gabby used stickers she had at home to decorate her cardboard fidget spinner.  You can also use crayons or markers to draw your own designs on your hand spinner or any other decoration that you like.

We hope you enjoyed our diy fidget spinner video.  We hope to see you in the next video!

Super Soft & Squishy Slime: Simple Experiment

In our latest ION Doll science video, we made super soft & squishy slime without borax or glue.  I looked up several slime videos to see which experiment we wanted to try and this fast & easy cleanup recipe looked like a fun slime diy to try!  In addition to being clean and smelling great from the conditioner you use, your hands also become moisturized & soft (great for teachers & moms who have little time to clean & moisturize themselves or their kiddos!)

You will need:

-Clear glass bowls.  You don’t have to use clear or glass bowls, we did so it is easier for everyone to see what we are doing to make the slime.

-Forks or spatula.  This part isn’t necessary.  The best mixing is done with your hands and Gabby loved to mix with her hands.  It gives kids more squishy slime play time, plus it smells great so not so much worry about messy kids.

-Hair conditioner of your choice.  You can use whatever you have on hand, but I recommend a white conditioner so you can easily add food coloring to color your slime to your liking (cheap too-we used Suave brand)!  The conditioner makes a great scented slime, that also leaves your skin super soft!

-Corn starch.  The corn starch helps thicken the conditioner into a manageable soft & squishy slime to play with.

-Food coloring.  The food coloring lets the kids experiment with assorted colors of slime.  If you don’t have any on hand and still want to make slime, you can!

*Note:  The order of mixing didn’t seem to matter (we thought conditioner & food coloring together first, would make things easier to mix together.  It did not.)

We hope you had as much fun as we did making this super soft & squishy slime!  We can’t wait to see you next time!

Make Kinetic Sand: Simple Experiment

Gabby LOVES playing with sand, especially kinetic sand!  We found a video on YouTube and thought she would love making her own kinetic sand.  Here’s what you need:

-1 cup of sand.

-1 &1/2 teaspoonful of corn starch.

-1 Tablespoonful of dish soap.

-a little water to get excess dish soap out of measuring spoon

-Food coloring of your choice.  You will need many drops of food coloring.  Do not stop adding food coloring until the color you want is reached.  We thought there would be color change overnight, but there was not.

Mix everything well.  Let sit overnight to dry out some so it is more like dry kinetic sand.  In our case, our sand was still a little wet after sitting overnight, so we put it in the microwave for 30 seconds.  The corn starch that we added keeps the magic sand from drying out.  You can easily store this in a gallon plastic Ziploc bag like we did.

We hope you enjoyed our latest science experiment, DIY KINETIC Sand!  CRAZY Sand!  Fun & Easy, Super Soft & Squishy Science Experiment.  We will see you again soon!

Facts About The Octopus

The Octopus is our next area of exploration.  Some fun and exciting facts about the octopus are:

-Octopus have 3 hearts

            -One systemic heart pumps blood throughout its body.

            -Two brachial hearts send blood through each gill of the octopus.

-Octopus have 8 arms, usually having suction cups.

-Camouflage is the octopuses most commonly used defense.


To explore the octopus along with us you will need:


-1 Frozen octopus (Buy Frozen Octopus:  http://amzn.to/2tkBoGc).

-1 Pyrex pan

-1 pair of stainless steel tongs

We hope you enjoyed the ION Doll Science Video about the OCTOPUS.  We will see you in the next lesson!

St. Patrick's Day: Simple Experiment

We are EXCITED to share our St. Patrick’s Day Borax RAINBOW Experiment with everyone!  This is a super fun and easy experiment to explore a little science!  Always get parental permission before beginning any experiment.  Always use a towel over your workspace to avoid as much clean up later.

You will need:

-Rainbow colored pipe cleaners.

-A glass jar.

-Borax powder.  Use 3 tablespoonsfuls of borax powder/cup of boiling water.  We should note, that we used water run through our coffee pot instead to lessen the chances of getting burned.  The water doesn’t boil in a coffee pot, but comes close and from what we found, works the same as boiling water for this experiment.  Only adult should work with the boiling or hot water.

-String

-Popsicle stick

-Boiling, or very hot water as explained above.

Directions:

-Link pipe cleaners into rainbow shape, twisting ends together on both sides.

-Attach about 1 foot of string to popsicle stick.

-Attach rainbow to string.

-Suspend in glass jar with borax powder solution mixed as instructed above.

-***Make sure to leave the lid off the jar overnight.  The room air is needed to help the borax solution crystallize on the rainbow in the jar.

We hope you enjoyed our fun Borax RAINBOW experiment!  We look forward to working with you next time!

How To Cook Lobster With Kids

Ion Doll had a blast cooking lobster and teaching Gabby some of the biology and anatomy as well.  Some basic lobster facts are:

-Lobsters have a crusher claw (larger claw) and a pincer claw (smaller claw).  The crusher claw can be either on the right or left claw.

-Lobsters can weigh up to 40 pounds & grow up to 4 feet in length.

-Lobster meat is high in protein, up to 28 grams of protein per cup.

-Lobsters are a good source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

-Lobsters can live up to 100 years.

For the lobster boil, make sure you have a parent cooking for you.  You will need:

-1 8 qt. pot.

-Stainless steel tongs.

-1 Pyrex pan.

-1 live lobster (Buy Live Lobster:  http://amzn.to/2rJ70YG).

-2 tablespoons (tbsp.) of OLD BAY Seasoning.

-BOIL for 10-12 minutes.  Make sure water is BOILING before adding lobster to water so you do not OVERCOOK it.

-Vent & stir

We hope you enjoyed learning some basic facts about lobsters, as well as how to boil a lobster.  We look forward to seeing everyone in our next episode!

Cooking Crabs With Kids

This is our first Biology Science Experiment.  We are super excited because ION Doll loves to explore and cook sea creatures.  We will start by listing a few crab facts.

-Crabs skeleton or bones are called an exoskeleton, which is the outermost layer of their bodies.  The inside of the crabs’ bodies is soft & squishy.

-The front 2 legs of crabs are most often referred to as claws and are NOT used for movement.

-Many crabs can carry & lay a million eggs at a time.

-Unlike a lobster, which has its stomach on its back, a crab has its stomach under its main shell.

To perform this experiment with us you will need:

-1 Bag of frozen crabs (Buy Frozen Crabs:  http://amzn.to/2sL4r8M).

-1 8 qt. pot.

-1 pair of stainless steel tongs.

-1 pyrex pan.

- 1 Tablespoonful of Old Bay Seasoning.

Boiling Crab Recipe

-Remember to have a parent do this part for you.

-Make sure the water is BOILING before placing crabs in the water.  If crabs are put in the water before it comes to a boil, the crabs will overcook.

-Add crabs to boiling water.

-Add 1 tablespoonful of OLD BAY Seasoning

-Cook for 5 minutes

-Vent & Stir

You should now have cooked and seasoned crab to enjoy with your family & friends.  See you all in the next experiment!