I am not really sure where it came from (perhaps Grandma D) but B-Man has been getting issues of National Geographic Little Kids in the mail for a few months now.  The publication is great – filled with information not only on animals, but also about the world.  One of the things I really like is that it includes activities that get kids using their minds, like matching images, crafts and experiments.

Most recently, the January/February included an experiment called Dancing Raisins that the B-man (and his older brother) was so excited about we just had to do it.

Here’s what you’ll need to get your raisins dancing:

• 1 tall glass filled 1/3 with water
• 4 tablespoons of vinegar
• 3 teaspoons of baking soda
• 5 raisins

Here’s a video of us doing the experiment. You’ll notice that I miss understood the directions and did 3 TABLESPOONS of baking soda, causing our mixture to overflow (opps!) and I think it also made our raisins dance like they were in their 90′s……  Regardless, if you have these ingredients at home, I’d def. recommend you give this a whirl. While our raisins didn’t get their groove on as much as we would have liked, the boys had a blast and they learned about buoyancy at the same time!

So here’s my question for you guys. Since we had so much fun with this experiment, I want to find more to do with the boys. If you have any suggestions or sites that you go to for fun experiences for 4-7 year olds, I’d love to hear about them!