{"id":669,"date":"2015-08-24T23:35:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T13:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2020-06-18T15:36:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T05:36:44","slug":"diy-balance-scales-toddlers-preschoolers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/diy-balance-scales-toddlers-preschoolers\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Balance Scales for Toddlers and Preschoolers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How to play the <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8216;Which One is Heavier?&#8217;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> game! Easy DIY balance scales for <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/1-2years\/\">toddlers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/3-4years\/\">preschoolers<\/a> to explore weight and gravity concepts through play.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3337\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-Balance-Scales-which-one-is-heavier-fun-science-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers-from-Go-Science-Kids.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Balance Scales - which one is heavier - fun science for toddlers and preschoolers, from Go Science Kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-Balance-Scales-which-one-is-heavier-fun-science-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers-from-Go-Science-Kids.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-Balance-Scales-which-one-is-heavier-fun-science-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers-from-Go-Science-Kids-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-Balance-Scales-which-one-is-heavier-fun-science-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers-from-Go-Science-Kids-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-Balance-Scales-which-one-is-heavier-fun-science-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers-from-Go-Science-Kids-250x375.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is an easy idea that took <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/10-minute-science\/\">only a few minutes to make<\/a>, and helped keep my 2 year, 11 month old daughter Bumble&#8217;s mind and body active (and out of mischief) at the end of a crazy day. Bumble had lots of fun running around the house searching for things to different things to weigh and compare.<\/p>\n<p>We compared the weights of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mandarins<\/li>\n<li>a tangerine<\/li>\n<li>costume jewellery<\/li>\n<li>Lego Duplo animals<\/li>\n<li>white decorative pebbles<\/li>\n<li>Christmas baubles (which I&#8217;d *found* when I swept under the television unit earlier that day. Yes, in August. Guess that&#8217;s a job that I don&#8217;t do very often!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3344\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Collecting-items-for-the-DIY-balance-scales.jpg\" alt=\"Collecting items for the DIY balance scales\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Collecting-items-for-the-DIY-balance-scales.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Collecting-items-for-the-DIY-balance-scales-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Collecting-items-for-the-DIY-balance-scales-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Collecting-items-for-the-DIY-balance-scales-250x375.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every time she brought back a new bucket of goodies, she&#8217;d add it to the balance scale, and we&#8217;d call out in a sing-song voice &#8220;Which one is heavier?&#8221; and she&#8217;d point to the heavier bucket. &#8220;How can you tell? How do you know which one is heavier?&#8221; She explained that the heavier one was&nbsp;<em>lower.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Which, I guess, is a toddler sized introduction to the laws of gravity and physics. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>To make a set of DIY balance scales, all you need is:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YXDa3e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">children&#8217;s clothes hanger with notches<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 x <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31Q2x4h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">paper cups<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2z6nDPm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">kitchen twine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YWipoF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">single hole punch<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>scissors<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;ve included a few affiliate links above for your convenience, but this is one of those <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/science-with-household-items\/\">activities where you can probably just use what you already have at home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3340\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-preschoolers.jpg\" alt=\"DIY balance scales for preschoolers\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-preschoolers.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-preschoolers-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-preschoolers-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-preschoolers-250x375.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>What to do<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Hang your coat hanger somewhere where it can swing easily, and is low enough for kids to reach.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We hung ours off our pantry cupboard door.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Use the hole punch to create holes on either side of the paper cups. Cut two equal lengths of twine, and tie onto the paper cup to turn them into two little buckets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allow enough twine for a decent bucket &#8216;handle&#8217;, as it makes it easier for kids to fill the buckets, and it&#8217;s also easier for them to put the buckets on and off the hanger afterwards all by themselves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3341\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Make-your-own-balance-scales.jpg\" alt=\"Make your own balance scales\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Make-your-own-balance-scales.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Make-your-own-balance-scales-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Make-your-own-balance-scales-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Make-your-own-balance-scales-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Ask your child to find different things to fill each bucket.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t exactly matter what, the more random the better. Ask your child which bucket they think is heavier?<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Add your buckets to the hanger, and see which one is the heaviest and therefore hangs lowest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did they guess correctly? Now ask them to find some more things to test! Can they adjust the contents to balance the scales?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3342\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales-to-introduce-concepts-of-weight-and-gravity-to-toddlers-and-preschoolers.jpg\" alt=\"Easy DIY balance scales to introduce concepts of weight and gravity to toddlers and preschoolers\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales-to-introduce-concepts-of-weight-and-gravity-to-toddlers-and-preschoolers.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales-to-introduce-concepts-of-weight-and-gravity-to-toddlers-and-preschoolers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales-to-introduce-concepts-of-weight-and-gravity-to-toddlers-and-preschoolers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales-to-introduce-concepts-of-weight-and-gravity-to-toddlers-and-preschoolers-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With a bit of trial and error, Bumble worked out how to balance the scales using Lego Duplo animals and Christmas baubles.<\/p>\n<p>I resisted the urge to intervene further and instead let Bumble have fun with this activity in her own way. She went back and forth, testing this and that. Maybe another day we might devise weight units or formally hypothesize and record our findings, but for now, just simple questions and open ended exploration of a new toy is enough.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3339\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales.jpg\" alt=\"Easy DIY balance scales\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Easy-DIY-balance-scales-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Daddy came downstairs a little later on, Bumble was so delighted to tell him all about how we&#8217;d been playing the &#8220;Which One Is Heavier?&#8221; game, and explained how the balance scale works. &#8220;And then the heavier one goes <em>lower<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3343\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers.jpg\" alt=\"DIY balance scales for toddlers and preschoolers\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DIY-balance-scales-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"fun-fact\">Fun Science Fact<\/h3>\n<p>Because the Earth is so very big, we can feel it&#8217;s gravity. Gravity is the force that makes everything pull towards the middle of big things, which is in this case, the ground (or towards the earth&#8217;s core.) When something feels heavy, what we are actually feeling is the result of gravity pulling on that object.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3338\" src=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Which-one-is-heavier-DIY-balance-scales-for-kids.jpg\" alt=\"Which one is heavier - DIY balance scales for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Which-one-is-heavier-DIY-balance-scales-for-kids.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Which-one-is-heavier-DIY-balance-scales-for-kids-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Which-one-is-heavier-DIY-balance-scales-for-kids-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Which-one-is-heavier-DIY-balance-scales-for-kids-250x375.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"general\">Suitable for<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;d recommend this activity for <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/1-2years\/\">toddlers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/3-4years\/\">preschoolers<\/a>. My 2 year, 11 months old daughter Bumble really enjoyed this game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><sup>*<\/sup> This post contains affiliate link(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising fees if you make a purchase through my link, <em><strong>without any extra cost to you<\/strong><\/em>. It helps to keep this little project afloat. Thank you for your support.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to play the &#8216;Which One is Heavier?&#8217; game! Easy DIY balance scales for toddlers and preschoolers to explore weight and gravity concepts through play. 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