I found this nifty science activity via Pinterest and then put it to good use. It's pretty self explanatory - there's one empty glass and another with water and food coloring, and a piece of paper towel running from one to the other. Give it some time, and the water walks from one glass to the other! A loooot of time.... we started this about 2:30 this afternoon and it's about halfway done now. But that wasn't our initial goal...
I set it up and we eagerly watched the color creep up the towel. I put it within eye shot of the piano, and had WonderGirl work up two new songs in her book. When we spied the first drops of water in the other glass, piano time was done! It was a good 30 minutes of pure, excited practicing time, and no "when will I be done??" questions. It wasn't up to me - it was up to science :) I'll experiment with smaller glasses and shorter towels for quicker practicing days - and all different sorts of "timers!"
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