International Day of Happiness

MAd SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS EASES ANXIETY ADDS JOY THE BENEFITS00 000.OF LAUGHTER AND FEAR AND ZEST TO LIFE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS: PHYSICAL HEALTH BENEFITS: IMPROVES RELIEVES MOOD LOWERS RELAXES STRESS BOOSTS STRESS YOUR IMMUNITY HORMONES MUSCLES ENHANCES RESILIENCE PREVENTS DECREASES HEART PAIN DISEASE HELPS DEFUSE CONFLICT SOCIAL BENEFITS: ATTRACTS PROMOTES STRENGTHENS ENHANCES OTHERS TEAMWORK GROUP RELATIONSHIPS TO US BONDING SUNSHINE SUGAR COOKIES (Original recipe makes 5 dozen) 1 1/2 cups butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight). 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Creaming and decorations! 2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. 3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely. 4. Cut it in sun shape and decorate! в Baking vanil Powder FLOUR SUGAR SMILING BALL - SMILE! GRAVITY EXPERIMENT 1. Collect a number of balls of different sizes and weights. You might also want to grab a stopwatch. Choose a location to conduct your experiment. You can simply have your child stand on the floor. You could also head to the park and drop balls from atop the playground equipment. HOW MANY TEETH DO WE HAVE? 2. Explain to your child that she is going to drop the balls and see which one hits the ground first. Be sure to drop them at the exact same time and height. Ask her to predict which ball will hit the ground first. Adults have 32 The force of gravity depends on the mass of the object. The greater the mass, the greater the force of gravity. TA Children have 20 Source: pinterest.com/pin/421508846345360273 allrecipes.com/recipe/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies helpguide.org/life/humor_laughter_health.htm inspirationlaboratories.com/g-is-for-gravity-experiment Mad Science of New York City & Westchester newyorkcity.madscience.org 888-623-3724