If you've been following the training page , or my Facebook, you know I've been on the road a lot! Last week, I had the opportunity to present here in Marquette. We had a fabulous time playing with science. One of the things I like to do with all of my training sessions is to provide participants with something to take home that they can use IMMEDIATELY with the children they work with. Throughout the summer, we have been making air powered bottle rockets! These rockets are quite simple to make, and with the bottle version are great for improving fine motor skills. Each time a child squeezes the bottle, they are working on strengthening those muscles! Another adaptation of this rocket is just to use the straws. This form often produces a lot of "spit", BUT is fantastic for children who need some extra help developing muscles around their mouth that help with speech :). (Leeanne has a great tutorial for the plain straw ones over at Kreat...