- Engage the senses: Keep cool in the summer heat by making homemade popsicles: simply add fruit juice (or even better, fresh pureed fruit from a local farm!) to a popsicle form and freeze. Have the kids help you mix their favorite flavors. Another favorite: make fruit ice cubes, and drop them into sparkling water or club soda for a colorful, fizzy, fruity refresher!
- Enlighten the mind: Pour water into different size containers and place in the freezer (you can add food coloring if you wish!). Predict how long it will take for each to melt. Which will take the longest time? The shortest? Why? Put the ice forms outside, and time how long each takes to melt. If you're feeling really ambitious, make a chart with predictions (hypotheses!) and results. Were you predictions right?
- For bonus points: mark inside the container where the water reaches before and after freezing. Predict if it will be higher when frozen, and where you think it will be when it melts again. Were your predictions right? What do you think was happening?
- Nurture the spirit: The Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Mother of God is August 15th. Celebrate the Theotokos by attending a paraklesis service at your local parish. These services are almost completely sung, and easy to follow along. Ask your child what their favorite name for the Theotokos is. What makes her like other moms? Different from other moms? Why do you think we ask for her help?
Keep cool, and we'll see you soon!
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