Science at Home: Exploring color with baby-safe paint
This infant and toddler-safe paint contains just 3 ingredients! Easy, messy fun with your little one.
Big Reaction: Microwaving Ivory soap
The key to this reaction is using Ivory soap. This type of soap has little air pockets throughout (it floats in water). The microwave excites trapped water molecules, transferring heat to the air pockets. The air rapidly expands, creating the foam growths.
An app to organize your Secret Santa
I made a thing! I designed an app to help people organize Secret Santa gift exchanges from afar.
Removing white oxidation from plastic eyeglasses
Oxidation has discolored my favorite pair of eyeglass frames, leaving them clouded by a filmy white layer. I’ve managed to restore the frames using household items. Here’s how I did it.
Big Reaction: Woodburning without a branding iron
Here’s a chemical reaction for the DIYer. Ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) mixed with water can be used as a “paint” to transfer designs to wood. Apply a little heat from a heat gun, and bam, instant woodburned art.
Bring some Gemütlichkeit to your apartment
I’ve been thinking about ways to make our apartment feel more homey. There’s a German word, Gemütlichkeit, which roughly translates to coziness, or snuggliness perhaps? That feeling of comfort when you arrive home.
Lamb’s Ear, a plant you can pet
On a recent trip to the San Francisco Botanical Garden, I stumbled on the niftiest plant ever. It’s called Stachys byzantina or “Lamb’s Ear”, named for the softness of it’s leaves. And WOW are they soft.
Science at Home: Infant and toddler playdough
One of my daydreams during pregnancy was someday doing weekend science activities with my child to help foster their creativity.