I first of all have to thank my most wonderful sister in the whole world. If she had not been there, I could not have pulled it off quite as nice. She came early and helped me, took all the pictures, ran and got things that I was missing while I was trying to entertain the kids, and even used her scarf for one of our activities ;) You are the best Mandi...thanks!!
These kids are so adorable! There are so many kids Corbin's age in our ward. There are two CTR 5 classes with 10-11 kids in each of them. (We just so happen to teach Corbin's class). It's crazy! And I think it just gets bigger in the younger ages...as one of our friends says, it's a baby factory here! So as I was saying, these kids are so adorable and they were just as excited to learn and have fun as Corbin!
We started with building things with toothpicks and marshmallows while we waited for everyone to get here. They all thought it would be great fun to just stick a couple marshmallows on the end and pretend they were around a campfire! After a while they got creative with some other fun ideas!
I wanted to talk about 5 different kinds of scientists and do some learning activities with each of them.
First, we entered the world of Biology. We talked about how amazing our bodies are and the things they can do. The main focus was on the 5 senses.
For seeing, I had 10 items in a pan and covered it up. I then uncovered it and had them study the items for 1 minute. Covered it back up, and they had to tell me what was in there. Between all of them they got it!
For hearing, they covered their eyes and I made some noises with different kinds items. Those kids have excellent hearing, better than mine at least!
For smelling, they covered their eyes once again and I had them smell dirt, chocolate, lemon, and an onion.
For taste (this one was my favorite), I had them taste four different flavors; salty (pretzel), bitter (cocoa powder), sour (super sour gumballs), sweet (sugar babies).
For feel, they felt rough sandpaper, smooth tape, cold ice, and a warm washcloth.
Corbin going for the cocoa powder, I think this was just before he really got a good taste. It was hilarious to see them dive for the powder, because they knew it was chocolate, but once they got a taste they were disgusted!
I love this face of Jada! These were the sour gumballs and yes, they were SOUR!
Next was Chemistry. This is my working lab area. (I had everything hiding under the table)We blew up a balloon with baking soda and vingar. Unfortunately this was as much as it blew up, boo! 
We of course had to do a volcano too.
Paleontologist was our next scientist. We talked about how they study fossil bones and then made our own fossils out of play dough.
Now, for the part that took the most time planning and preparing on my part, uggg, I'm glad that's over. We talked about an Astronomer. We went out into the garage where we had the planets hanging from the ceiling. I showed them each planet and then told them that the sun was a pinata, they were very excited! Now here is where Mandi's scarf came in handy. The pinata was way too heavy to just be held by string. So she hung it with her scarf just before we brought the kids out, now if that's not love, I don't know what is! It took probably 40 hits before the thing finally broke...way to go Mason! But when the candy came out...wooohooo!
Now, for the part that took the most time planning and preparing on my part, uggg, I'm glad that's over. We talked about an Astronomer. We went out into the garage where we had the planets hanging from the ceiling. I showed them each planet and then told them that the sun was a pinata, they were very excited! Now here is where Mandi's scarf came in handy. The pinata was way too heavy to just be held by string. So she hung it with her scarf just before we brought the kids out, now if that's not love, I don't know what is! It took probably 40 hits before the thing finally broke...way to go Mason! But when the candy came out...wooohooo! I don't know if it's rude to ask, but I don't want people to feel like they have to bring a present, we just want them to come and have fun! So I told them that, but they didn't let Corbin down, he was so exicted! Honestly, these are the nicest friends, thank you to each and everyone of you (and of course their moms!)
And one of the best parts..cake! Now, I cannot do cake, I don't know why, but it never turns out (well okay now I know some of the reasons why). My good friend Konnie came over the night before and helped (well I watched) decorate Corbin's cake. She is awesome...thank you so much Konnie! It is a magnifying glass cake.
In the end, I was exhausted, but it was worth seeing the smiles on all the kids faces and the fun that Corbin had! Thank you to all who came...Happy Birthday my little scientist!
And one of the best parts..cake! Now, I cannot do cake, I don't know why, but it never turns out (well okay now I know some of the reasons why). My good friend Konnie came over the night before and helped (well I watched) decorate Corbin's cake. She is awesome...thank you so much Konnie! It is a magnifying glass cake. In the end, I was exhausted, but it was worth seeing the smiles on all the kids faces and the fun that Corbin had! Thank you to all who came...Happy Birthday my little scientist!