Saturday, January 21, 2012

Friday, January 6, 2012

Looking cool in the pool

Here's Ian, trying his hand at the kayak. This was a true test of maneuverability with so many boats in such a small area (and with so many inexperienced pilots!). Ian did a great job weaving through the crowds and had a blast too!

This is how you kayak in January:

In the pool at the Y! Isaac was sure speedy and perfected the art of paddling backward. We called him "Kay-Mater" (for all the Cars fans out there).

Bumper boats, anyone?

Thursday, January 5, 2012

More fun with science in kitchen!

Today we're exploring the stored energy in plants. We successfully built a "peanut fire" under a pop can. Can we boil water?

Success!

Peppermint

Looks like Isaac found my stash of extra candy canes!