Sunday night after all of our Conference festivities, we made tissue paper parachutes that the boys found in a science experiment book they got from the boys next door. They turned out to be really easy and a lot of fun. You need:tissue paper (I think the snowflakes add just the right touch don't you? :)
tape
thread
paper clips (we used safety pins)
We made two different sizes so we could do an experiment on them and see which one would fall the fastest. Our first size was 12x12 inches and the next was 8x8. We taped 6 inches of thread to each corner (tape on the OUTSIDE of parachute). We then connected all of the string in the center in a knot and tied it to a safety pin.
Then it was time to test our HYPOTHESIS. I think it is fun for the boys to learn what a hypothesis is and to make a guess on what they thing will happen. They all guessed right and my hypothesis was wrong! Of course.
Then we went up to the ledge by our room, the boys had to stand on stools and we then had a parachute extravaganza. It was so fun to see little tissue paper parachutes all over the place.
The boys loved throwing the safety pin in the air to watch it flip and sail down to the ground (don't be alarmed that Hunter's little legs are over the side...Josh was holding him). 
Josh got into the act too.
They were pretty into it.
Testing our hypothesis.
It took a few times, but we got our DATA at the end. I really hope that my boys grow to like science. How fun is it to figure out how and why things work? I think science is a scary word sometimes and people (me) can be intimidated of it. I have loved learning more too and figuring out a little bit about how the world works. I think this was my favorite experiment we have done so far.
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