In an earlier Everything Fabulous article on EverythingMom, we suggested some fun tools to make school lunches fun. The Constructable Strawz were one of the fun products we highlighted. So one soggy Saturday afternoon we turned family snack time into a little experiment. All three of my kids loved making crazy straws out of the various straw and connector pieces included. We did air tests to see if the air you blew in on one end came out on the other. My oldest even tried blowing up a plastic bag using her straw creation.
Then it was time for the real test.
Time to add liquid into the mix.
Before using their straws, the kids made a few predictions: if their straw would work, if there would be any leaks, what straw would get liquid to the end the fastest. Then they each tried drinking their milk. It was great to see their creations actually working (some more easier than others). We did have to make some alterations to my youngest daughter’s straw as its design kept knocking her milk glass over.
It wasn’t a big deal, putting the straws together for lunch, but the kids really enjoyed themselves and discovering through trial and error what worked and what didn’t and how they would change their straws next time.
First we played with ThinkFun’s great logic game Rush Hour Jr (based on the popular Rush Hour game, but designed for kids 6 to 8).
