Lizzie demonstrates the scientific concept of diffusion in her unique and persuasive manner.
You just can’t help but understand and learn!
Follow the link below for the programme .
Magic? Science? What is Lizzie growing in that jar?
Is it Magic or is it Science?
We never know when Lizzie is around but you can guarantee that something will go wrong and that she will make a lot of mess!
It is also guaranteed that she she will make learning basic scientific concepts very magical for young audiences
AND that this is one series of children’s programmes that adults won’t mind watching too!
Lizzie has a glass jar containing a very weird assortment of food.
Is she going to cook something?
Will she make them disappear ?
Will she say a magic spell and change them into a cake or a frog or ……?
Click on this link to watch the video. Maybe you will find out ! Maybe you won’t ! But if you don’t try you will never know!
Fun Science With Lizzie Witch. Food preservation.
What’s Georgie doing?
What’s Georgie doing?
She is updating her Travel Journal !
Georgie likes to keep a journal of the places she has visited. Its fun to do and great to share with friends.
Every time Georgie goes away on holiday she starts a new journal. Her journal is like a diary. It is a record of where she has been, what she has seen, meals, weather, friends ……. just about anything and everything !
Sometimes Georgie writes in the journal but many of the pages are filled with pictures and things stuck in.
During the day Georgie will collect ‘memories’ and then later stick them into her journal. A memory might be an empty sugar packet from a bar they stopped at for a drink. Or a receipt from a train ride or restaurant or entrance to a zoo or pleasure park. Maybe an advertisement from a festival or the business card from a hotel. A sweet wrapper, a postcard, a shell from the beach.
Georgie is never bored! On a journey or sightseeing trip she is always looking for something to write about or a ‘memory’ to stick into in her journal. She takes photographs too so she can add these when she gets back home.
Her journal is very useful if they go to the same place another time because it contains useful information like how long it took to get there and the restaurants they liked or didn’t like and the festivals and weather and the contact details of friends they made.
At the moment Georgie is at home but it’s the summer holidays and so she is keeping a journal of what she has done each day. Yesterday was the last day of her village festa so this morning she is sticking in the little poster to remind her and jotting down what she ate and the people she saw and the funny things that happened.
Festa dei Barbari
Today was the last day of our annual festa in Castel Rigone. Festa dei Barbari.
We enjoy all the festivals but this is our favourite. It’s not just because Jumble House is in Castel Rigone. It’s because it is so much FUN especially on the Sunday when the events start at 5’o clock.
For four days there is a market which winds its way through the quaint little streets and every evening feasting in the piazza with music, jousting and entertainment. There’s lots of great things to buy but also you can have a go at archery and see how weapons were made.
On the last day (always the first Sunday in August) there is this great costume parade through the village, right past Jumble House! This is followed by the ‘palio’ or challenge which does change. Then followers the feasting, really weird music, fun jousting and fire-eaters and lots of other things. We really enjoy the food and it’s always fun watching the wine being pumped out of these things that look like giant weed killers!
Why do we have this festival? Well, a very long time ago the village was attacked by the barbarians (the Ostogoths). The lieutenant was called Riggo. That is where the name of the village come from. The festa is a re-enactment of the barbarian invasion and it’s great fun!
We hope you will enjoy this video of the procession: Festa dei Barbari. Castel Rigone.
Sunday Challenge. Meet the Jumble Tufts
In today’s programme the Jumbles show you how to make your own Jumble Tufts.
Click on this link for the programme : Meet the Jumble Tufts
Never too tired for an ice-cream!
New English lesson for children. Click here for link to video lesson: Never too tired for an ice-cream!
What a Storm!
Last night we had a thunderstorm. In fact it’s still happening! ! That’s 14 hours of thunder and lightening !
The lightening was so bright that it lit up the whole sky.
We were all kept awake at Jumble House but it was fun to watch!
So, what IS a thunderstorm and why do we have them?
Well, thunderstorms usually occur in hot, humid weather and for the past week it has been very hot and humid!
We say it is humid when we feel warm and sticky. This is because the air is heavy with moisture (water vapour).
Hot air rises and when this hot air is also full of water it builds up into great big peaks of cloud. These clouds have a very big name too! CUMULONIMBUS. They are very angry clouds with storms raging inside !
The cloud becomes fuller and fuller with water and when it can hold no more it lets it all go and we have very heavy rain.
Lightening happens because the air rising inside the cloud carries a negative charge of electricity.
But the raindrops falling to the bottom of the cloud carry a positive charge.
When these charges meet inside the cloud there is a violent battle and sparks of electricity are made. This is the lightening. The lightening is very very hot. This heat makes the air around get bigger (expand) and then suddenly get smaller agsin (contract). This expansion and contraction makes the b a n g . The thunder.
A storm is fun to watch but please keep safe!
- Don’t shelter under trees…keep low on the ground.
- Keep away from anything made of metal like poles and fences.
- Keep out of water and that includes puddles!
- If you are indoors unplug all computers and electronic equipment and the TV.
- It’s fun to watch but don’t get too close to the window.
Just look at this video we took during the night!
A very long storm
Let’s Make a Picture Frame
The second of the Sunday Challenges on recycling old magazines.
Georgie and Alfie make picture frames from magazine pages.
This activity is suitable for children from three years upwards depending on the amount of adult help. We always advise adult supervision for Sunday Challenges.
Learn how to make the picture frames by clicking on the link below:
Be COOL! Stay Sun Safe with the Jumbles
Holidays are here and its fun having lots of free time and being out of doors.
But look at these photographs .
It’s a lovely sunny day but everywhere is very quiet. There’s no one in the garden. The playground is deserted. The beach empty .
Why ?
Well, that’s because this is Italy where the summers are very hot and the people who live here know that it’s not sensible or cool to be out in the afternoon sun. But the UK can also be hot too.
The sunshine is great and very important because without the sun we wouldn’t be here . In fact there wouldn’t be any life on Earth. It gives us light and keeps us warm. It helps plants grow. It helps our bodies make Vitamin D which is needed to absorb calcium which keeps our bones and teeth strong.
But too much sunshine and being out in very strong sunshine is not good. In fact it’s really silly !
Sunlight contains invisible UV or ultraviolet rays. Too much of these and you get SUNBURN which hurts!!
It also makes you go red and then your skin blisters and peels.
It’s not a very COOL look is it? All red and blotchy like a lobster!!
AND it is likely to make you go all wrinkly as you get older or, even worse, lead to skin cancer.
Just because we can’t see the sun doesn’t mean that it’s not there! We can still burn on a cloudy day!
So, how can we stop stay looking and feeling good and still enjoy the summer sun?
How can we protect ourselves from those damaging UV rays?
Well, it’s important to use a sunscreen which has a SPF rating of 30 or higher and apply EVERY day before going out in the sun. You will need to reapply it every couple of hours or even more often is you are sweating a lot or when you are in the water.
If you have very pale or fair akin or blonde hair then you will burn more quickly so protection is even more important.
Don’t stay in the sun for too long either. Even half an hour even with protection in the afternoon can be too much if you are fair or you are out in strong sunlight for the first time.
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Wear a hat to protect your head and to shade your face and eyes.
Don’t forget the water !
We lose lots of water by swearing in hot weather. If you don’t drink more water then you will become dehydrated and could be very ill.
Always carry a bottle of plain water especially if you are going for a walk.
Don’t forget your eyes need protection from the sun’s rays too so always take your shades and WEAR them! They won’t do much good stuck on top of your head !
But! Before you buy a pair check that the label says that they will protect your eyes from UV rays.
Lastly keep out of the midday and afternoon sun. This doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors. Just make sure you are in a place where there’s lots of shade. If you want to go on the beach then go in the morning or evening when the sun isn’t as strong BUT! You still need protection!
So. Enjoy the summer!
STAY COOL!
STAY SAFE IN THE SUN!
Can you guess?
Can you predict which egg will sink? Or which egg will spin faster?
Have fun with Lizzie Witch and learn a little about the strange properties of eggs!
Creative Learning for Young Children 