special soup

how to make special soup

ingredients
water
sugar or salt
flour
sand
green split peas
stick of coloured chalk
variety of flower, leaves and sticks
anything else that seems suitable

1. pour water into bowl
2. mix in a spoonful of sugar or salt, stir to see the crystals dissolve
3. mix in some flour, sand, split peas. Notice which things sink and what happens to the colour of the water.
4. grind up a stick of chalk in the mortar and pestle. Add to the soup to give a nice colour.
5. Collect and add flowers, leaves and sticks to make the soup visually interesting and nice smelling.
6. spoon into small bowls ready to serve to garden fairies.

Benefits for your child

• develops fine motor skills through pouring, spooning and grinding
• demonstrates concepts of floating and sinking
• demonstrates that different substances behave differently when mixed with water