Hello Mummies and Daddies!

We know it can get a little boring being stuck at home all day while the Movement Control Order (MCO) is in place.Thanks to Baby Atelier, we’ve lined up a few activities that you can do with your kids at home to keep them busy, curious and engaged.

We have 7 parts to this series and we’ll be releasing it day by day. So first up is the Colour Changing Milk Experiment.

All you need to do is guide your child to do the colour changing milk experiment by mixing milk, food colouring and detergent according to the video below. Then, watch the MAGIC happen!

Here’s what you need to do:

Materials:

• Plate
• Bowl
• Small cloth
• Food colouring
• Fresh milk
• Spoon
• Detergent

Instructions:

1. Pour Milk onto a plate.
2. Add different colour food colourings to the milk.
3. Pour some detergent into a bowl and roll up the small cloth.
4. Dip the small cloth into the bowl of detergent and place the cloth in the middle of the plate of milk with colouring.
5. You’ll see the food colouring beginning to swirl and move around the plate once the detergent
   is added.

It appears to work like magic and is fascinating to watch as different shades of colours are forming or separating apart from the milk.

This activity enhances children language development as they use descriptive words to express ideas and opinions. You can further encourage their language development by asking them questions, such as how they feel about it, what they like about it, naming the colours and so on.

This activity also prolongs their attention span and encourages scientific thinking as in predictions, observations and comparison.