Kid Stuff—Cabbage acid indicator

This is a fun way to test the acidity of everyday materials by using cabbage.  The more I learn about plants, the more I see they hold the solutions to many of our problems—plants rock!  This experiment is from The Curious Boy’s Book of Exploration by Sam Martin, a book packed with entertaining challenges, puzzles, experiments, tricks and riddles (a red house is made of … Continue reading Kid Stuff—Cabbage acid indicator

Kid Stuff: A Rainbow Garden

Imagine a radiant flower bed that displays a full spectrum of rainbow colors:  red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.  This is a fun way to get children excited about gardening.  They could be involved in the flower selection, soil preparation, weeding and watering all summer while watching their ‘rainbow’ come to life.  Capture a rainbow and you can plant it in your garden. … Continue reading Kid Stuff: A Rainbow Garden