a little science with breakfast
So you saw this science experiment post right? You all got it!
These magic rings are craft sticks!
So here’s what happened. I was playing around on Pintrest and found this Bracelet idea. Of course I couldn’t even wait until after breakfast to get started. Notice the science journal? That’s where we wrote our initial observations and what we thought might happen.
We tried soaking them in water, checking them every 15 minutes. We decided to switch our technique pretty quickly. (I left these soaking… just to see. Final verdict? Even after 24 hours they would not bend.)
Boiling, however, worked like a charm. After 15 – 20 minutes in the boiling water these little wooden sticks were bendable! M and M snapped all of the sticks they tried (I guess they didn’t have a very soft touch.) The experiment was still a success and they enjoyed watching me ease them into cups.
I tried a few different size cups. That might be another experiment because only a couple of our bracelets actually fit.
We dried them in the cups for 24 hours.
Want to see the cute Valentine Bracelets we made with them?
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I am a youth leader and this an excellent activity the girls can finish in one day/afternoon. GENIUS?
I’ve never seen this before and I definitely want to give it a go! Perhaps there are even other possibilities for these bendy sticks…:)
I’m sure there are a lot of possibilities. I’d love to see how you get creative with them!
We tried this at work, but couldn’t get the stick to bend. Even after boiling for a longer period of time they just broke. Is there a certain kind of stick which works better?
Hmmm… We just used big box of craft stick I got at a thrift store. There wasn’t anything special about them. What a bummer. I hope you didn’t have a group of kids waiting! 🙁
I was so about to do this… then i remembered I have boys. 🙁 Darn.
I was wondering if using the microwave instead of the stove would work. I am a preschool teacher and have no access to a stove in our school. We do have a microwave. Just curious.
Vicki, I have no idea how it work in the microwave but would love to hear about it if you give it a try! Jillian
Super fun! I am planning to use your idea to make jewelry in our Middle Ages class.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Sheryl,
What a an awesome idea! I would love to see a picture if you have one…
Jillian
Really nice!! We will do this for sure!
Thanks
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