I purchased Food Play and that was a hit. This is another great title in the series. There are colorful pages with step-by-step instructions for experiments in physics, chemistry, earth science, and biology. Wait! We are learning? I thought we were just having fun! I like the Notes For Big People at the end that explains the scientific method what is being learned in each experiment. A great title for STEM based learning.

Such a fun book with unique, but easy, science activities for littles. I love that they have left only the experiment steps and graphics on the pages. More information about the experiment is given in the back to expand on the concept, but tis keeps the 'meat' of the book super engaging!

This is an educational book chalked full of easy science experiments to do with your 3 - 5 year old. The experiments are relatively easy and can be performed at home with tools and ingredients that are found in most homes.

I’m impressed that basically you are teaching your child to follow the scientific method. I didn’t hear that phrase until I was in Freshman Biology in college. However, you might be surprised to know that most of us used the scientific method throughout our young lives when we tried various experiments in school!

I am a scientist, and it excites me that someone wrote a book of simple and fun experiments that can be done at home! I wish I had a preschooler at home to do these experiments with. Instead, I will let my mom friends of toddlers know about this fabulous book! The instructions are simple with set up instructions for big people and step by step graphic and written instructions for the child. Be sure to guess what the results will be before you do the experiment and chart the results to share with others.

I enjoyed everything about this book and think it is fabulous! It could be added to the child’s home library or could easily incorporated into science time at preschool, pre-K, or kindergarten class.

The author was extremely knowledgeable and cleaver, and I think many children would find these experiments to be fun to perform.

I want to thank Author Susan Edwards Richmond, Storey Publishing, and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this Advanced Reader’s Copy. This is a voluntary review, and all comments and opinions are entirely my own.

This is a great little book for hands on and simple science experiments for children. Although it says preschools, the experiments can be used for older children too.

The experiments are easy to set up and complete, and the book is easy to look through with straight forward instructions. All the items required are often found in your house, or are simple to get hold of. The favourite two in my house have been the volcanoes and gloopy non-Newtonian liquid.

The experiments have led to discussions and helped to cement the basics of the scientific process of experimentation.

Thank you to Netgallery and Storey Publishing for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is an awesome Science experiment book for preschool and elementary-aged children. My son is super excited about Science right now and I can't wait for this book to be published so that we can carry it around while we conduct experiments.
The visuals are great. The incorporate both photography and illustrations. Each experiment is broken down into easy steps to follow. But most important to me, are the "Grown-Up Prep Steps" because this gives me a heads up of the labor required for each experiment. If you are working with multiple kids, you will love this feature. Sometimes I just don't have the capacity to do an intricate experiment, so I can quickly find out the level of effort each one will take. Lifesaver!
The actual experiments had me excited to try them out. I like the Notes for Big People at the end of the book, that breaks the experiments down into the four fields of science. The Science Field Kit, is something evergreen that you can supply your kid with and have them make inquiries in their own backyard for fun. Loved every part of this book!

I absolutely loved this book! It contains 20 activities that you can easily do with household items. Some of the activities include: vinegar volcanoes, shadow clocks, cleaning water naturally, and more! The easy-to-follow instructions are beautifully illustrated and captured with bright pictures. Towards the end, there is a section for adults on various science fields and methods. This is a wonderful resource for young families or teachers to have in order to grow their children's curiosity and love for the natural world. I am definitely putting this on my daughter's wish list for Christmas!

What a great introduction to science for younger children! Many tried and true experiments that are guaranteed to be a hit.

Science Pay is a excellent book for anyone with young children. For children, this book is very colorful, shows pictures of science related activities and questions, and makes wanting to do science fun. There are experiments for physics, earth science, chemistry and biology. For each experiment there are "grown up steps" and then the steps for the children to do, along with questions to ask during the activity. The pages are laid out very well. The end of the book there are notes about each area of science with questions and more information to help promote learning. As a Kindergarten teacher, this book will be very helpful to bring science into my classroom. This book will benefit any teacher or parents to start to do more science.

I received an advanced copy of this book.

Busy Little Hands: Science Play is a great resource for parents with young children.
I love the colorful graphics and the real pictures of kids doing the science play.
I love the grown-up prep steps, the science field kit at the end, and notes for big people also at the end.
Unfortunately I didn't get many new ideas because I am often looking on the internet for these type activities. This is more for someone who is new to science play. But for anyone else, it would also be good for the kids to see the pictures.

Lots of lovely ideas that can be adapted to suit different ages. Will definitely be using these with my class.

I really enjoyed that this book provides colorful pictures that explain what everything is, and also what the experiment is doing while also providing written explanations. I also liked that at the end of the book it provided more information for adults to understand exactly what each experiment teaches. For example the break down of the seed start, listed page number, it is under the biology category and what the purpose is for this activity.

As a parent I think it is important for my children to have fun and learn at the same time. I think this book provides both! Each activity looks fun, easy, and simple for young readers and adults that aren't scientists to enjoy together.

Such a fantastic book! My little one is a bit too small for these activities at the moment but I can see this book coming in handy in the future. In fact I wish it had existed when I worked as a nanny!
Everything is clearly explained with text and pictures. It explains what parents need to prep and what kids can do so it would be easy to do any of the experiments.
There is also a huge variety so there really is something to keep all kids entertained. I also like that it encourages kids to think about the experiments as they do them and has prompts to do so.
Such a great book and one that I can see myself buying in future for parents.

Amazing book for teaching basics of science through experiments to little ones with lots of materials you likely already have at home! With lots of fun and bright pictures, the pages take you through simple experiments step by step, At the beginning of every experiment, there is a little setup guide for the grown up to prepare that is very straightforward. This book would also be great for a classroom! My 5 year old and I will be having lots of fun with these this weekend!

I received this for review. I was extra excited to review this one, as my son LOVES science and crafts. The book states it's for preschoolers, however, my 7 year old son enjoyed doing these activities. We've already done 6 of them! Most of the items it requires, you can easily find around your house and kitchen, which I absolutely loved! Also, these do have some parts parents need to help with (especially for younger children) but majority of these activities the kid will be doing most of the work. It's such a creative way to learn and play! I enjoyed doing these activities with my son. I look forward to trying the rest this weekend!

This ARC was given to me to review from the publishers and NetGalley. All comments above are solely my true opinion after reading this book.

I loved it!
My 5 year old loved it!
Can't wait to buy this book as a gift for a friend about to pop!

Awesome! A little kids are essentially baby scientists as they are exploring the world around them. This book has TONS of activities that you can do with them to help them explore and learn. The lovely thing about this book too is that the activities use things that you are likely to have in your house already, or sometimes you don't need any materials at all, and they are super easy to set up. I'm a tired mom, sometimes I don't have the energy to set up something complicated or that will make a big mess! I am definitely going to buy a physical copy of this in addition to the e-book version.

Thank you to Storey Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to access this free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Fun, engaging and easy to follow, this book is a perfect arsenal to entertain your tiny humans, without having to gather or buy an obscene amount of supplies (I’m looking at you Pinterest activities). My son is 7, and the book is still full of activities that are interesting for him. He especially enjoyed “washing water”, and making a shadow clock. We also revisited old favorites like a vinegar volcano and “mystery goo” (ooblek)- but, these experiences were like never before because this book actually offers easy to understand reasoning for the science behind the experiment, which really helped my guide his imagination!

Great options for kids of all ages to engage in scientific exploration and play! These simple activities are definitely easily adapted to do in a classroom or simply at-home with family. A great resource for teachers and parents!

Science Play by Susan Edwards Richmond is a fun and hands-on science book for young children!

As a Montessori teacher, I appreciate the hands-on learning approach and have done many experiments with my students. I can say from observation that children have so much doing science, and it helps connect them to the world around them.

The instructions are easy to follow, and a child around kindergarten/1st grade could do these independently with minimal assistance. It would also be fun for parents to share these experiences with their children.

I recommend this book in every home as well as every classroom!

Thank you, NetGalley, and to the publishers for an e-arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Fun and cool experiments to do with your kids. A great way to engage with them that’s not related to electronics. Learning and bonding together! Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to access this early!