Holidays Mean Cookies, Santa, and Science

     As the holidays draw near an article in the Denver Post by Nickelodeon, lays out 2016's must have gifts for young scientists. Nickelodeon is inspiring the next generation of problem solvers with their hit shows like Blaze and Monster Machines. Three STEM gifts/activities are outlined in the article, including how to make a sled out of popsicles sticks, creating a moving ice rink out of magnets, and the classic building a gingerbread house. The examples given are engineering and physics based, but deep within the page is a link to Modern Parents Messy Kids. Here the chemistry can be found.

     Modern Parents Messy Kids outlines a wide variety of STEM gifts for a multitude of ages. There is everything from computer coding to engineering to math and logic games. Chemistry and Life Science even has its own section. One chemistry themed gift is "Smartlab Toys Secret Formula Lab". It comes with test tubes that connect together, with 40 experiments. All you need is a few supplies found in the kitchen. It includes all the essentials: pH paper, phenol red, and calcium chloride. The list also includes gifts like the "Mind Blowing Science kit" equipped with a guide with secrets of the science for parents and "The Everything Kid's Science Experiment Book", where kids can boil ice, float water and so much more. This holiday season for the young and the old, inspire those around you and let chemistry be apart of your festivities.