So, you know that honey comes from bees, but how do bees make honey? Kids ask this question all the time, and it’s because most grown-ups don’t even know the answer! Here is an easy explanation and a quick-and-tasty recipe to make honey flapjacks to show off your learning. There are many different types of […]
How to Make Your Own Yogurt – Simple Science
Yogurt is one of those things that we know comes from milk, but we’re not really sure how it turns from milk to yogurt. It’s actually really simple, and we can make our own yogurt using only 2 ingredients, a thermometer, and a bit of science. Stuff You’ll Need 1 pint of whole milk […]
What Every Kid Should Know About Chocolate Spread
The first thing you should know is that making your own chocolate spread is easy, and you don’t even need to use the hob or the oven. The second thing you should know about chocolate spread is that the popular Nutella brand of chocolate spread isn’t as good for you or the planet as […]
Clever Kids’ Guide to Making Your Own Cheese
When you start munching on your cheese sandwich at lunchtime, have you ever thought about how cheese is made? How does milk go from being a liquid to a solid cheese? Let’s find out, and even try making our own cheese. It’s easy! How is Cheese Made? Cheese is made by adding a bacteria or […]
What Makes Popcorn Pop?
Have you ever eaten popcorn at the cinema and thought about what makes popcorn pop? How are those weird shapes made, and what is popcorn even made of? Let’s find out… What Is Popcorn? Popcorn is made from a type of maize (or corn). It comes from the same family as sweetcorn, but it is […]
What’s in a Tin of Baked Beans?
Whether you prefer your baked beans on toast or on a jacket potato with cheese (mmmmm) most of us in Britain love our beans. They are tasty, can be used in lots of different ways, and are a good source of fibre and are low in fat. But do you know what baked beans are […]