Seashell Science Lab

Lately, Maddie has been all about science experiments.  She's super curious about how things work, what happens if we combine certain things, and how things are made.

Today, she wanted to play with all her seashells (and we have a LOT!).

We dumped them all out and then (once Grayson was napping) set up a seashell science lab.  :)

We needed tweezers, ice cube trays, magnifying glasses, jars of water (for the shell baths, to wash off the poison, of course), and her white board to record the happenings.

 Let me tell you, this girl loved her science laboratory!

She tweezed and transferred, examined and recorded, and sorted and cleaned.

 A shy scientist at work.  :)

 We talked about which ones would be good homes to sea creatures, which ones were missing their other half, and which ones had been changed by people (because turquoise shells are beautiful but had probably been dyed).

So if you have some tools, some shells, and a napping baby, set up a seashell science lab in your family room!  :)