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Phases of the Moon
Introduction
The moon is a marvelous orb floating up in space. Did you know that the moon doesn’t create its own light? Instead, it reflects the light of the sun. The moon looks different depending on its position and the location of the sun. That’s how we have different phases of the moon. Astronomers (who are scientists that study everything in the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere) even have names for when the moon looks different, including supermoon, blood moon, blue moon, harvest moon, and more. Have you ever seen one of these special moon phases?
Today we’re going to check out the basic phases of the moon with a yummy methodology (which means process.)
Fizzlebop Supply List
- Package of Oreos
- Spoon
- Oreo Cookie Moon Phase Guide (below)
Right click on the image and select "save as" to download the file.
The Experiment
1. Carefully and slowly twist the two sections of Oreo in opposite directions. This will increase the amount of frosting on one side. Then pull the two sides apart.
FIZZ TIP: If your frosting sticks to both sides, you’ll need to eat the cookie and try again.
2. When you have one side with a majority of frosting, use the spoon to scoop away frosting according to the Oreo Cookie Moon Phase Guide.
3. Arrange the cookies in the order of the Oreo Cookie Moon Phase Guide and observe.
FIZZ TIP: If it’s nighttime, look outside and see what phase the moon is in right now.
4. Eat your moon phases and enjoy!
FIZZ TIP: If your frosting sticks to both sides, you’ll need to eat the cookie and try again.
2. When you have one side with a majority of frosting, use the spoon to scoop away frosting according to the Oreo Cookie Moon Phase Guide.
3. Arrange the cookies in the order of the Oreo Cookie Moon Phase Guide and observe.
FIZZ TIP: If it’s nighttime, look outside and see what phase the moon is in right now.
4. Eat your moon phases and enjoy!
Fizz Facts
Did you know the moon moves about 3.8 cm (almost 1.5 in.) away from the Earth each year? As of 2020, only twelve humans have walked on the moon, but that’s likely to change in the coming years. Maybe you’ll be one of those humans. If you are, you’ll feel a lot lighter since the moon’s gravity is only 1/6th of the Earth’s gravity. If you do go, be sure to take your copy of Faith and Science with Dr. Fizzlebop with you. And if you want to learn about the moon’s creation, check out Genesis 1:14-18.
Collecting Your Family’s Data
What phase is the moon currently in?
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Which Oreo cookie moon phase tasted best?
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Which Oreo cookie moon phase tasted best?
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Popsicle Stick Boat
Introduction
The ark was a marvelous feat of engineering at a time when something of such enormous size might have been unimaginable, especially considering the tools available and the small number of people working on the project. Building the ark was a wonderful example of Noah’s trust in God. God asked Noah to build a boat on dry land in preparation for a flood, unlike anything the world had ever seen. Yet he did. I wonder, would I? Would you?
Take on this FIZZ EXTRA and build your very own Popsicle stick boat. We’ve laid out three levels of difficulty for your family to try. And when you finish, see which constructions work best on the open water (a pond or pool) and which are best for moving water (a stream).
WARNING! This experiment requires scissors. Safety first! And like many of our experiments, it can be messy, so make sure to protect the area where you are working.
Take on this FIZZ EXTRA and build your very own Popsicle stick boat. We’ve laid out three levels of difficulty for your family to try. And when you finish, see which constructions work best on the open water (a pond or pool) and which are best for moving water (a stream).
WARNING! This experiment requires scissors. Safety first! And like many of our experiments, it can be messy, so make sure to protect the area where you are working.
Fizzlebop Supply List: Raft (Easy)
- 12 jumbo craft sticks
- 1 standard craft stick
- Glue
- Paper for the sail
- Crayons
- Scissors
The Experiment
- Lay seven jumbo craft sticks flat and side-by-side.
- Remove the second, fourth, and sixth jumbo craft sticks from the row. Set them aside for the moment.
- Squeeze a line of glue down the length of each remaining jumbo craft stick.
- Next build half of the boat’s deck. Starting at one side, place four jumbo craft sticks perpendicularly across the jumbo craft sticks with glue. These craft sticks should be close together with no gaps.
- Now, take the standard craft stick (the boat’s mast) and stand it up vertically with the flat side against the deck sticks. This will give you a thin space between the next four jumbo craft sticks (other half of the boat’s deck).
- While holding the standard craft stick in place, lay four more jumbo craft sticks tightly together to complete the deck of your boat. You can set your standard craft stick to the side for a moment.
- Create your sail by cutting your paper into a triangle or square and color it with designs and your initials or favorite number.
FIZZ TIP: Match the cut-out up to your boat to make sure it’s not too big.
8. Squeeze some glue on the top half of your standard craft stick and attach the sail to the center.
FIZZ TIP: Let the glue attaching the sail to the standard craft stick mast completely dry before attaching the mast to the boat.
9. Squeeze a bit of glue on the lower tip of your standard craft stick (the boat’s mast) and insert the stick into the space between the two halves of the boat’s deck. This should be a tight fit.
10. Now it’s time to set sail and observe.
Fizzlebop Supply List: House Boat (Challenging)
- 22+ standard craft sticks
- 1 wooden skewer
- Glue
- Paper for the sail
- Crayons
- Scissors
- Hole punch
The Experiment
- First, take twelve craft sticks and set them down side-by-side.
FIZZ TIP: You have created the base for your boat. The width of the twelve craft ticks side-by-side should be as long as a craft stick
- Next, Squeeze a line of glue down two craft sticks. Lay one stick across the ends of the twelve sticks, and lay the second glued stick across the opposite ends of the twelve sticks.
FIZZ TIP: These two sticks will help hold the base of your boat together.
- Put a dot of glue on the four ends of the two sticks you just laid down.
- Take two more craft sticks and attach them at the points where the glue dots are. These two craft sticks should be running parallel to the craft sticks in your base.
- Now, add more glue on the ends of those sticks and connect them with two more craft sticks going the same direction as the two you glued on the ends of the base of twelve.
- Continue gluing at all four corners as you add additional layers. Build as many layers as you like.
FIZZ TIP: We recommend between five and seven layers.
- Once you are finished building the sides, it's time to create the sail. Create your sail by cutting your paper into a square and color it with designs and your initials or favorite number.
FIZZ TIP: Match the cut-out up to your boat to make sure it’s not too big.
- Use the hole punch to create a hole at the top and bottom of your sail.
- Then slide the wooden skewer through each hole.
- Squeeze a bit of glue on the bottom tip of your wooden skewer (the boat’s mast) and insert the stick between the two halves of the boat’s deck.
- Use a generous amount of glue to position the wooden skewer in between two of the standard sticks on the bottom.
- Once all your glue has dried, it’s time to set sail!
Fizzlebop Supply List: Speed Boat (Expert)
- 17+ standard craft sticks
- Glue or super glue for a stronger hold
The Experiment
- First, we will create our boat’s base by setting seven standard craft sticks down angled diagonally
FIZZ TIP: The base should create a diamond shape and a standard craft stick should fit across the ends of the seven sticks with no overhang.
- Glue two sticks across the ends of the seven base sticks and let dry.
- Put a dot of glue on the four ends of the two sticks you just laid down.
- Take two more craft sticks and attach them at the points where the glue dots are. These two craft sticks should be running parallel to the craft sticks in your base.
- Now, add more glue on the ends of those sticks and connect them with two more craft sticks going the same direction as the two you glued on the ends of the base of seven.
- Continue gluing at all four corners as you add additional layers. Build as many layers as you like.
- FIZZ TIP: We recommend between five and seven layers
- Once the glue is dry, take the boat out to set sail!
FIZZ FACT:
I hope it didn’t take you as long to build your boat as it did Noah! It took Noah between 55 and 75 years to build the Ark. At the time the Ark went off on its journey, Noah was 600 years old. Now that’s stupendous!
Collecting Your Family’s Data
If you made all three versions, which one floated the longest?
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Which boat worked best on open water?
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Which boat worked best on moving water?
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Which boat worked best on open water?
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Which boat worked best on moving water?
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Want even more Noah's Ark fun for your kids?
Check out this marvelous bedtime book about Noah's Ark.
It’s Time to Catch Some ZZZ's on the Open Seas
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From aardvarks to zebras, the ark carried them all. And just like little boys and girls, animals need their rest too!
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Children will love this colorful and creative board book following the nighttime regimens of some of Noah’s most adorable shipmates. Little ones will learn how to scrub like monkeys, rinse off like elephants, wash behind their bunny ears, and so much more.  Â
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This Bible-inspired story is a fun way to help children acclimate to their own bedtime routine and for you to send your cute little critters off to bed to sleep like leopards until tomorrow comes. Â
Tasty Treat
Introduction
Did you know science can be yummy too? Well, baking is science: we mix ingredients together to create something new. Today we have a very special recipe, created by our very own Chef Deliciopop. Bake your own Super-Simple Triple Chocolate Chunk Caramel Cookies with this very yummy experiment and discover the science of baking.
Fizzlebop Supply List
- 1 cup (2 sticks; 227 g) of unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup (48 g) white sugar
- 3/4 cup (150 g) brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
- 1 pkg instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1/4 tsp (1.5 g) salt
- 1 tsp (4.8 g) baking soda
- 2 1/2 cups (300 g) flour
- 1 cup (168 g) caramel M&Ms
- 1/2 cup (112 g) mini semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (96 g) dark chocolate chunks
- Large mixing bowl
- Small mixing bowl
- Whisk
The Experiment
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius).
- Cream the butter in the large mixing bowl.
- Now add sugars (white and brown) and mix together until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
- Next, mix in the vanilla.
- In the smaller mixing bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, and pudding mix.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients (from the smaller bowl) to the butter mixture (in the larger bowl).
- Slowly mix in the chocolate chips, caramel M&Ms, and dark chocolate chunks.
- Once mixed, scoop 1 in (2.5 cm) diameter balls of cookie dough and place onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius) for 12-14 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack and let cool.
- Enjoy these marvelous gooey and fizztastic cookies.
Dr. Fizzlebop, What's Happening?
Baking involves some wonderfully fizzilicious chemistry! Mixing the sugars with the butter, eggs, and vanilla dissolves part of the sugar crystals, making the cookie softer and less grainy. Flour contains proteins known as gluten, which you activated by adding the flour to your liquid ingredients. Did you notice your batter getting thicker as you mixed? Mixing helped all that gluten connect and stick together like glue to give your cookies their shape and texture so you could scoop the dough into balls. But the cookies didn’t stay as balls after you put them in the oven, did they? That’s because the butter melted. The heat from the oven caused the butter’s two components, fat and water, to lose their emulsion (a fancy term describing how two things that don’t easily mix together can in fact be intermingled) and separate. But, the heat also caused the proteins in the eggs and the gluten protein from the flour to bind to each other and keep the cookie from spreading too thin. Placing the cookies in a preheated oven helped them begin that building process more quickly without getting too flat. Heat also turned the moistened baking soda (known in chemistry as sodium bicarbonate) into water vapor and a gas called carbon dioxide. Those gaseous vapors created bubbles in the dough around which the proteins bonded together, creating light and fluffy cookies. The cookies couldn’t be too light and fluffy though, or they would fall apart. That’s where the salt and the butter come in. The salt slowed the baking soda’s transformation and kept the resulting bubbles from getting too large. The fat in the butter stopped the gluten from creating bonds that would have been too long to be sturdy. And that marvelous smell, taste, and golden brown color we love so much? That’s a result of a process chemists call the Maillard reaction. When the temperature of the cookie rises to 310 degrees Fahrenheit (154 degrees Celsius), the proteins and sugars transform and react together to create all the best elements of a cookie!
Collecting Your Family’s Data
How did the batter change as you mixed the ingredients together?
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How did baking the cookies change them?
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How did baking the cookies change them?
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Who Done It?
Introduction
Put your powers of observation to the test with a Who Done It? challenge and uncover who left their unique fingerprints at the scene of the crime in this Experiment!
Fizzlebop Supply List
- 1 drinking glass
- 5 tbsp (25g) cocoa powder
- New soft-bristle toothbrush
- Scotch tape
- Tan, white, or yellow construction paper
- 1 tbsp (100 g) honey
- Family members (as many as are willing!)
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The Experiment
FIZZ TIP: If you’ve already done this experiment in Faith and Science with Dr. Fizzlebop, you can skip to step 6 of The Experiment.
1. Dab the fingers and thumb on one hand on the surface of the honey.
FIZZ TIP: Clean off any excess honey.
2.Grab hold of the drinking glass with your sticky-fingered hand. Then you can wash off the honey from your fingers.
FIZZ TIP: Make sure each of your fingers and thumb press against the glass.
3. Sprinkle cocoa powder onto the honey prints on the outside of the glass. Use the toothbrush to carefully brush away excess cocoa powder.
4. Tear off one piece of tape per print and place them over the dusted fingerprints.
5. Gently lift the pieces of tape from the glass and stick them on the construction paper. Write your name above your fingerprints.
6. Do this experiment with other family members. Examine each person’s prints and compare your prints with theirs.
7. Now practice a mock crime scene! Secretly select one person to be the suspect.
8. Have the selected person dab honey on the fingers and thumb on one hand.
9. Then have the person grab hold of the drinking glass with your sticky-fingered hand.
10. Now, the detective work begins. Have your team of detectives dust for fingerprints.
11. Sprinkle cocoa powder onto the honey prints on the outside of the glass. Use the toothbrush to carefully brush away excess cocoa powder.
12. Tear off one piece of tape per print and place them over the dusted fingerprints.
13. Gently lift the pieces of tape from the glass and stick them on the construction paper.
14. Analyze the fingerprints by comparing them to the fingerprints taken earlier.
15. Finally declare who the suspect is, but remember they are innocent until proven guilty.
1. Dab the fingers and thumb on one hand on the surface of the honey.
FIZZ TIP: Clean off any excess honey.
2.Grab hold of the drinking glass with your sticky-fingered hand. Then you can wash off the honey from your fingers.
FIZZ TIP: Make sure each of your fingers and thumb press against the glass.
3. Sprinkle cocoa powder onto the honey prints on the outside of the glass. Use the toothbrush to carefully brush away excess cocoa powder.
4. Tear off one piece of tape per print and place them over the dusted fingerprints.
5. Gently lift the pieces of tape from the glass and stick them on the construction paper. Write your name above your fingerprints.
6. Do this experiment with other family members. Examine each person’s prints and compare your prints with theirs.
7. Now practice a mock crime scene! Secretly select one person to be the suspect.
8. Have the selected person dab honey on the fingers and thumb on one hand.
9. Then have the person grab hold of the drinking glass with your sticky-fingered hand.
10. Now, the detective work begins. Have your team of detectives dust for fingerprints.
11. Sprinkle cocoa powder onto the honey prints on the outside of the glass. Use the toothbrush to carefully brush away excess cocoa powder.
12. Tear off one piece of tape per print and place them over the dusted fingerprints.
13. Gently lift the pieces of tape from the glass and stick them on the construction paper.
14. Analyze the fingerprints by comparing them to the fingerprints taken earlier.
15. Finally declare who the suspect is, but remember they are innocent until proven guilty.
Dr. Fizzlebop, What’s Happening?
You added a bit of honey to make sure your fingerprints showed up on the glass, but even without the honey, your skin oils leave behind residue when you touch an object or surface. The powder makes visible the unique patterns of the ridges on your fingertips. And since no two people have the same fingerprint patterns, you can match the ones on the jar and find the culprit (which means the person ‘who done it’).
FIZZ FACT: See Isaiah 64:8 and Psalm 139:13-14 for more about how God made us each one of a kind
FIZZ FACT: See Isaiah 64:8 and Psalm 139:13-14 for more about how God made us each one of a kind
Collecting Your Family’s Data
What differences do you notice between the sets of prints?
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How do you think dusting for fingerprints is useful for detectives solving mysteries?
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Who was the suspect?
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How did you decide who the suspect was?
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How do you think dusting for fingerprints is useful for detectives solving mysteries?
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Who was the suspect?
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How did you decide who the suspect was?
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Storing Treasures in Heaven
Introduction
Put Matthew 6:19-21 into action by spending time as a family serving your community. You’re in for a fizztastic time of family fun and that fizzilicious feeling you can only get when you give and serve selflessly.
Take on this FIZZ EXTRA and share God’s abundant blessings with your neighbors by cleaning up a local park!
Take on this FIZZ EXTRA and share God’s abundant blessings with your neighbors by cleaning up a local park!
Fizzlebop Supply List
- Trash bags
- Gloves
- Trash Picking Tools or Reaching/Grabbing Tools that can get dirty (optional)
- Bottles of water
- Snacks
- Sunscreen
- Bug repellant
- Protective clothing
- Paper towels
- Hand sanitizer
- Friends and family to join you!
The Experiment
1. Find a local park near you that needs to have its trash picked up.
2. Contact the person/organization in charge of the park and ask for permission to bring a group to pick up the trash in the park.
3. Schedule a time approved by the park manager to meet your family and friends at the park and clean it up.
FIZZ TIP: Make sure everyone has the necessary supplies for picking up trash and staying safe and healthy.
4. Gather up all the trash in the park! Enjoy spending time with your friends and family in God’s marvelous creation of which He has made us the caretakers.
FIZZ TIP: Race to see who can gather the most trash the fastest! Be sure to still be cautious and not spread out too far from the rest of your group.
5. Dispose of the trash properly and enjoy the results of your work!
FIZZ TIP: Maybe everyone can go for a hike, have a picnic, or enjoy the park’s playset after the cleaning is done.
2. Contact the person/organization in charge of the park and ask for permission to bring a group to pick up the trash in the park.
3. Schedule a time approved by the park manager to meet your family and friends at the park and clean it up.
FIZZ TIP: Make sure everyone has the necessary supplies for picking up trash and staying safe and healthy.
4. Gather up all the trash in the park! Enjoy spending time with your friends and family in God’s marvelous creation of which He has made us the caretakers.
FIZZ TIP: Race to see who can gather the most trash the fastest! Be sure to still be cautious and not spread out too far from the rest of your group.
5. Dispose of the trash properly and enjoy the results of your work!
FIZZ TIP: Maybe everyone can go for a hike, have a picnic, or enjoy the park’s playset after the cleaning is done.
Collecting Your Family’s Data
How much trash did everyone gather?
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How long did it take to clean up the park?
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Could you see a difference in the park after you picked up the trash? How did it make you feel?
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How long did it take to clean up the park?
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Could you see a difference in the park after you picked up the trash? How did it make you feel?
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Clean Clay
Introduction
Here’s a nifty super-simple and soapy experiment! We’re going to make soap grow to look like a thunderhead cloud and then turn it into some fantastically squishy clay!
Fizzlebop Supply List
- Bar of Ivory Soap
- Large microwave-safe bowl
- Microwave
- Toilet paper (half a roll if it’s thick paper or one whole roll if it’s thin)
- 1 cup (250 ml) hot water
The Experiment
FIZZ TIP: If you’ve already done the experiment “Soapy Thunderhead” in Faith and Science with Dr. Fizzlebop, you can skip to step 6 of The Experiment.
1. Place the bar of soap in the bowl.
2. Microwave the soap for 2 minutes on high.
3. Observe the growing thunderhead.
4. Wait 2 more minutes for the bowl and soap foam to cool.
5. Remove from the microwave and make some more observations.
FIZZ TIP: The soap still works as soap, so you can use it by breaking off pieces to wash your hands.
6. Now make some clean clay.
7. Put the expanded soap in a container large enough to hold it all.
8. Pour the hot water over it.
9. Stir and squish the soap until most of the lumps are gone.
10. Unroll the toilet paper a few feet at a time and add it to the soapy water.
11. Squish and mix them as you add more paper.
FIZZ TIP: For thick toilet paper, you will only need half a roll. For thin paper, use the whole roll.
12. Squish and mix the Clean Clay, breaking up lumps, until it is the texture of clay.
13. Then sculpt a magnificent masterpiece.
14. After you’re finished, clean your hands just by washing them in the sink. You already have soap on your hands!
1. Place the bar of soap in the bowl.
2. Microwave the soap for 2 minutes on high.
3. Observe the growing thunderhead.
4. Wait 2 more minutes for the bowl and soap foam to cool.
5. Remove from the microwave and make some more observations.
FIZZ TIP: The soap still works as soap, so you can use it by breaking off pieces to wash your hands.
6. Now make some clean clay.
7. Put the expanded soap in a container large enough to hold it all.
8. Pour the hot water over it.
9. Stir and squish the soap until most of the lumps are gone.
10. Unroll the toilet paper a few feet at a time and add it to the soapy water.
11. Squish and mix them as you add more paper.
FIZZ TIP: For thick toilet paper, you will only need half a roll. For thin paper, use the whole roll.
12. Squish and mix the Clean Clay, breaking up lumps, until it is the texture of clay.
13. Then sculpt a magnificent masterpiece.
14. After you’re finished, clean your hands just by washing them in the sink. You already have soap on your hands!
“Dr. Fizzlebop, what’s happening?”
We suggested Ivory soap for this experiment because it has lots of very tiny air bubbles. When these air bubbles are heated by the microwave, they expand. Since the bar of soap is a solid, once it grows in size, it will remain that way (though some of the air bubbles will collapse and the soap thunderhead may shrink a bit). It is wondrous to see how heat and air can change the form and size of a solid.
Pouring hot water over the expanded soap made it soft enough to mix with the toilet paper. The toilet paper in turn absorbed the water and left you with a clay-like texture to mold and sculpt!
Pouring hot water over the expanded soap made it soft enough to mix with the toilet paper. The toilet paper in turn absorbed the water and left you with a clay-like texture to mold and sculpt!
Collecting Your Family’s Data
What did you notice about how the soap expanded (speed, shape, size)?
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What did the soap feel like (once it cooled down) compared to how it felt in bar form? What changes (if any) did you notice in smell?
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How long did it take to transform the soap into clay?
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What did the clay feel like?
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What shapes did you make with the clay?
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What did the soap feel like (once it cooled down) compared to how it felt in bar form? What changes (if any) did you notice in smell?
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How long did it take to transform the soap into clay?
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What did the clay feel like?
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What shapes did you make with the clay?
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Mummy Hop
Introduction
Ready for some fizztastic family fun? In the Mummy Hop, your family will race to wrap people up in toilet paper (with their permission, of course!), and then watch as the mummies race across the finish line!
Fizzlebop Supply List
1. Rolls of toilet paper (one roll per team)
2. Measuring tape
FIZZ TIP: Cheap toilet paper is best, because it will rip more easily.
2. Measuring tape
FIZZ TIP: Cheap toilet paper is best, because it will rip more easily.
The Experiment
1. Divide into teams of two or three, reserve one person to be the judge (or Pharaoh)
2. Give each team one roll of toilet paper
3. Teams choose one person to be the ‘mummy’
4. Unroll some toilet paper to make a start line, then measure out about twenty feet, and put down some more toilet paper for the finish line
FIZZ TIP: We suggest conducting this race out in an open grassy area, as mummies may trip and fall. Safety First!
5. When the judge says, "Start," the teams can begin wrapping their mummies.
6. When the mummy is wrapped head to toe and all the toiler paper has been used, the
Pharaoh can tell them to go.
7. Mummies then hop their way to and across the finish line.
8. The team of the mummy that reaches the finish line, and still has most of their wrappings (toilet paper) on, wins!
FIZZ TIP: The Pharaoh will be the judge if there is a close finish
2. Give each team one roll of toilet paper
3. Teams choose one person to be the ‘mummy’
4. Unroll some toilet paper to make a start line, then measure out about twenty feet, and put down some more toilet paper for the finish line
FIZZ TIP: We suggest conducting this race out in an open grassy area, as mummies may trip and fall. Safety First!
5. When the judge says, "Start," the teams can begin wrapping their mummies.
6. When the mummy is wrapped head to toe and all the toiler paper has been used, the
Pharaoh can tell them to go.
7. Mummies then hop their way to and across the finish line.
8. The team of the mummy that reaches the finish line, and still has most of their wrappings (toilet paper) on, wins!
FIZZ TIP: The Pharaoh will be the judge if there is a close finish
Fizz Fact:
I hope this FIZZ EXTRA brought some fun and some laughs into your day! Did you know that the Bible and science both agree that laughter is good for us? We breathe in more air when we laugh, and that gives us extra oxygen. Laughter can also improve our bodies’ blood flow, which distributes all that extra oxygen and other nutrients throughout our bodies. That helps our organs, such as our hearts, work better. Stress can have many harmful effects on our bodies, including wearing out our immune systems, but laughter helps our muscles and minds relax! Laughter tells our bodies to release chemicals called endorphins that help us feel good in body and mind. Proverbs 17:22 (ESV) tells us, “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Before the ancient Egyptians finished the mummification process by wrapping the body in cloth, they first preserved the body by drying it out. They believed the body had to be preserved for the afterlife. However, according to God’s Word, the Bible, only Jesus has defeated death, and He will give His followers eternal life and new, heavenly bodies (1 Corinthians 15:50-57). So the next time you’re feeling stressed, remember that God doesn’t want you to dry yourself out like a mummy, trust in His promises, and go find something to laugh about!
Collecting Your Family’s Data
Describe your strategy (which means plan) to wrap your mummy.
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Did you have any issues when wrapping your mummy?
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If you were the mummy, describe what it was like to be wrapped in the toilet paper.
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If you were the mummy, describe what it was like to hop to the finish line while all wrapped up.
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Did you have any issues when wrapping your mummy?
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If you were the mummy, describe what it was like to be wrapped in the toilet paper.
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If you were the mummy, describe what it was like to hop to the finish line while all wrapped up.
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Cilantro versus Anise
Introduction
So I have a theory: If you like cilantro, you won’t like anise, and vice versa. Test my hypothesis with this super-simple—and perhaps tasty—experiment, and survey your friends and family on their preference of cilantro, anise, or both.
Fizzlebop Supply List
- Bundle of cilantro
- Black licorice (be sure it contains anise)
- Fizzlebop Labs: Cilantro versus Anise Chart (below)
Right click on the image and select "save as" to download the file.
The Experiment
- Print the Fizzlebop Labs: Cilantro versus Anise Chart (below)
- Set out a plate with one small piece of black licorice and one leaf of cilantro, per person (test subject)
- Have your test subjects try the licorice
- Observe their reaction
- Have your test subjects try the cilantro
- Observe their reaction
- Ask your test subjects if they liked cilantro, anise, or both, then note in your chart
“Dr. Fizzlebop, What’s Happening?”
By observing and surveying your test subjects, then recording the results, you can collect and analyze your data to determine if people who like anise do not like cilantro (and vice versa), or if this is a myth—and some people actually like both anise and cilantro.
Collecting Your Family’s Data
Did more people like anise than cilantro, or was it about the same?
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How often did people like both cilantro and anise?
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How often did people like both cilantro and anise?
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St. Nicking at Night
Introduction
The Fizzlebop family has many Christmas traditions, and we want to share them with you. One of our favorites is exploring and acting out the story of St. Nick. Show Christmas spirit to someone in your community this year with this activity. Plus read Dr. Fizzlebop’s list of 25 Advent ideas and activities.
Fizzlebop Supply List
- Family, friends, or a community group
- A family or person who could use a little extra Christmas cheer
The Experiment
- First ask your church or a local shelter to find a family in need this Christmas.
- Be sure to ask the church or shelter for the names and ages of each family member.
- If possible, find out clothing sizes (shirts, pants, shoes, etc), any specific interests (books, princesses, cars, penguins), and specific needs (winter hats, school shoes, Bible, or water heater).
- Next, invite your friends and family to your house for a St. Nick party.
- Assign one member from the family you’re going to bless to each family invited to your party.
- Next read the story of St. Nicholas aloud.
FIZZ TIP: We recommend The Legend of St. Nicholas: A Story of Christmas Giving by Dandi Daley Mackall - With family members assigned and a list of suggested items in hand, everyone heads out to shop.
FIZZ TIP: We suggest 1 to 1 ½ hours for shopping. - When everyone arrives back, the wrapping party begins.
FIZZ TIP: It’s a Christmas party too, so have everyone bring cookies to share.
FIZZ TIP: The key to a successful St. Nicking is the anonymity of it just like St. Nick. We want our kids to understand that these gifts are given without receiving credit. - Now it’s time to deliver the gifts. If you have the address of the family, send one car to deliver the gifts to the front door. The key is to not be seen, so ring the door bell and leave before they answer. If you do not have the address, ask the church or shelter to deliver the presents to the family without revealing who you are.
“Dr. Fizzlebop, What’s Happening?”
Behind all the legends of St. Nick, Father Christmas, and Santa Claus, stands a young orphan who was likely born in modern-day Turkey late in the 3rd century and who became the Bishop of Myra. Legend says that Nicholas, a faithful Christian from a young age, used his inheritance (money left to him by his parents) to help the poor and needy around him. According to a popular story, Nicholas learned of three girls whose father couldn’t afford to give them dowries. Without dowries, the girls couldn’t get married, and at that time unmarried women faced awful lives of poverty. So, on three different nights, Nicholas crept up to their house and threw a bag of gold in their window. The gold landed in shoes and stockings the family had left to dry by the fire. Beloved for his generosity and special care for children, legends about Nicholas spread, and he became known as Saint Nicholas. The day of his death, December 6th, was set aside to remember him. His story traveled to North America in the 1700s with Dutch immigrants, who gave Nicholas the nickname Sinterklaas. “Sinterklaas” transformed into today’s “Santa Claus.”
Christmas is known as a season for giving gifts. Of course, the greatest gift is from God, who sent our Savior, His Son Jesus, to be born in Bethlehem. The Wise Men honored this gift by bringing their own gifts to Jesus. While we can’t bring Jesus material presents today, we can still give gifts that honor Him. Read Matthew 25:31-46. In a way, completing this FIZZ EXTRA is like giving a gift to Jesus Himself! And as a bonus, you also got to honor the memory of St. Nicholas, a generous man of God.
Collecting Your Family’s Data
What did you feel when picking out presents for your person?
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What did you like about St. Nick’s story?
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What did you like about St. Nick’s story?
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Fizzlebop Family Advent Calendar Idea
- Decorate for Christmas
- Make a Christmas craft
- Open a new Christmas book
- Have a sleepover with friends
- Go on a hot cocoa date
- Hang Christmas lights outside
- Make and deliver cookies to the local fire or police department
- Bell ringing for the Salvation Army
- Visit Santa
- Have a family fun night. Eat at a restaurant or go play at an activity park
- Host or attend St. Nicking event
- Go watch the Nutcracker
- Enjoy ice skating outdoors
- Christmas shopping for siblings
- Go see Christmas lights
- Christmas parade
- Watch a new Christmas movie
- Receive a Christmas activity book
- Bake Christmas cookies
- Make Christmas ornaments
- Present wrapping party
- Have a fancy dinner at home with your kids
- Build a Gingerbread house
- Open new Christmas Pajamas
- Bake a birthday cake for Jesus (Christmas Day)