Wilmon fans, unite! Netflix has unveiled the first eight images from the third (and final) season of Young Royals.

"Painting" like Michaelangelo…with markers. Such a simple, beautiful kids’ art project! Get more kid art inspo on our Easy Kid Art Project round-up on Pinterest.

Get the world-famous elephant toothpaste formula recipe at Steve Spangler Science. Find instructions for our popular Elephant Toothpaste Experiment here!

So far science Tuesdays here at Central have been pretty awesome. Yesterday we experimented with hydrogen peroxide and yeast in an attempt to make elephant toothpaste. It’s suppose to look t…

Children's Books About Capacity - Our List of capacity for kids' picture books is perfect for teaching Students to Measure how much it holds!

It may be messy. It may end in tears. But Jennifer Pinarski wouldn't change a thing about baking with her kids.

This egg experiment has been in the works for over a week ! (I may or may not have forgotten to blog about it) By now, you know t...

This is not my idea, but I know a good one when I see it, and I had to tuck this away to do this summer with the kids. Some kids at one of our schools did something similar for a science project, and then my friend Michelle, over at Scribbit, detailed the project when she did it with her children up in Alaska. That being said, so that I take no credit whatsoever, this is a really, really cool thing to do with your kids, young and old. Even my sixteen year old daughter was completely engaged for the hours we spent. First, here's what you need for each one: 3 clear 2-liter (empty) soda bottles clear packing tape aquarium gravel water dechlorinator rubber band 4" piece of netting (I used cut up pantyhose) soil fish, snails, or other aquatic life elodea, (which is banned in CA), duck weed (which the store didn't have), anachris, or other aquatic plants crickets, pill bugs, earthworms a few dead leaves and small sticks You can use the link to Scribbit for perfectly detailed directions, but first you get your soda bottles, 3 for each ecosystem, and you begin cutting them up. The bottom one (basement, AKA pond life) gets the top cut off of it. The middle one (AKA coupler) gets both bottom AND top cut off. The top level (AKA earth level) gets bottom cut off, but saved to reattach at the end. Once you have your pieces, you take your basement/pond life level and add an inch or so of gravel. Fill it almost to the top with water and add a few drops of dechlorinator. Then add special friends, like the plants, guppies, and snails. You can use different fish, but guppies are the sturdiest. These snails that the nice fish store man chose for us stay fairly small, and they're beautiful. Each ecosystem got 2 snails, 2 branches of anachris (plant), which they could break into smaller pieces, and 3 or 4 guppies so that hopefully 2 will live. The guppies and snails were happy almost immediately, exploring their new home. Well, except for one of Aiden's that just floated to the bottom. And then swam like a madfish to the top only to float to the bottom again. Aiden named him "Wheeeeeee!" We're not sure how long Wheeeee! will be around for. For the top/earth level, we put the layer of pantyhose over the open mouth of the bottle, secured it with a rubberband and then turned it upside down. Next, we added a layer of gravel, and then some super-soil from our garden. Into this level we planted some grass seed, but rye/alfalfa/mustard would work well too. I just couldn't find my sprouting seeds. Then we added our friends, one cricket (with a small chunk of potato for him to nibble), 3 pill bugs, and an earthworm each. Then a few dead leaves and small sticks went on top. Just for fun, I gave each child a garden tag to use for a nameplate. The bottom of that soda bottle (which is now the top) was taped back on, with the edges tucked just inside the rest of the bottle so water doesn't run out. Then that top level is set inside the coupler level and taped. Both of those two top levels are now set inside the pond life basement level and secured with tape. Now it should be airtight and self-contained, as a proper ecosystem should be. Can you see the little fishies swimming around? Now just set them in front of a sunny window so that photosynthesis can happen, setting in motion the cycle of life. The water will evaporate to the top to rain down on the soil, helping the grass to grow and the dead leaves to decompose, which feed the insects. There will be plenty of oxygen from the plants, and the algae that will grow will feed the fish and snails. Can't wait to watch it all happen! Oh, and by the way, all of the supplies for 3 ecosystems, including the soda bottles came to under $17. Nice.

Stained Glass Art Using Toilet Paper Rolls. `A fun and simple processed art project for kids. This is perfect for preschool or school age children.

Fizzy, bubbling, popping fun! The magic of mixing vinegar and baking soda will keep the kids in awe. Get the instructions below, and be sure to check out all these science experiments too.

Teach your family about dishonesty in a way that will STICK with them for a long time! Get all the lesson info about the effect of lies on the blog today.

There are many great Montessori posts on the solar system. This post may not add anything new to the blogosphere, but I feel it is necess...

1. Roald Dahl's pocket-sized writing shed at the Roald Dahl's museum in the UK Supposedly Roald Dahl‘s books continue to sell at the rate of 12 a minute every day of the year... Gipsy House in Great Missenden, England where the author lived from 1954 until his death in 1990 still remains in his

Learn how to combine 2 colours of yarn to make these cute Finger Knitting Snakes. We also show to to increase and decrease Finger knitting stitches. COOL!

I haven't done one of these for a while and I think it's about time we got the series going again. Not much to it, just me having a bit of fun curating the sassiest old school pictures I can find on net or from my inbox of pictures you've kindly sent in of your sassy ancestors. Oh and please keep se

Whose messy room is this? Your child can help clean up this messy room while learning a few position words in the process.

We had fun with this experiment. It was very cool to watch the colours change! I used food coloring and cabbage leaves to show the kids how plants …

Check out this easy forensics fingerprint activity! Using pencil graphite makes it less messy for the kids. It's perfect for the Bear elective, Forensics.

Make snot, see what poop is made of, explore blood...these disgustingly gross science experiments are definitely not for the squeamish or faint of heart!

Looking for a few game ideas that will have the kids talking about all week? Try using a game that involves making a mess! Anyone who has ever worked with children know that messy anything is alway…

For nearly two thousand years, Japanese women living in coastal fishing villages made a remarkable livelihood hunting the ocean for oysters and abalone, a sea snail that produces pearls. They are known as Ama, and if you've dipped into Messy Nessy's archives, you will have already met the few ladies

Teenagers play the most important role in our society and to enrich and empower their minds to realize their capabilities, one need to inspire them with the help of Inspirational Quotes. These inspirational quotes help the teens to progress throughout their life. Teens love to imitate their teachers and elders and learn a lot of […]

For nearly two thousand years, Japanese women living in coastal fishing villages made a remarkable livelihood hunting the ocean for oysters and abalone, a sea snail that produces pearls. They are known as Ama, and if you've dipped into Messy Nessy's archives, you will have already met the few ladies

Get messy, light some stuff on fire, and use food products in ways they were never intended in these kid-friendly at-home science experiments.

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