Holiday Science of the Senses
Holidays are a sensory experience full of special smells, tastes, sights and sounds. Why not start a new holiday tradition exploring the science of the senses! Howtosmile.org has hundreds of activities about the senses. Many can be done with foods and simple materials already on hand, for free or very low cost, and with mixed age groups, from family holiday gatherings to multi-grade winter camps.
Smell is one of our strongest senses, and affects how holiday and all foods taste to us. In The Nose Knows, a blindfold test lets learners experience the difference between how something tastes when they can smell it, and when they can’t. Not only foods add to the aromas of the season, when scented candles, potpourri and perfumes fill the air. Let learners get creative in Make Your Own Perfume to discover how scents combine, by using spices, flavorings, flowers and more to concoct their own signature scent.