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We have stumbled upon the perfect book for little scientists. It is called Oh, Ick: 114 Science Experiments Guaranteed to Gross You Out! by Joy Masoff, author of the best-selling Oh Yuck!.

My boys absolutely adore this one, you guys! If you have kiddos who love all things gross and icky, they will love Oh, Ick. Bonus? They will be dabbling in science!

‘Oh, Ick’: A Gruesome Science Book Kids Will Love

Kids will love ‘Oh, Ick’

Oh, Ick: 114 Science Experiments Guaranteed to Gross You Out! is loaded with yucky fun facts, engaging photographs and illustrations, activities (“ick-tivities”), and experiments (“ick-speriments”).

This icky book features a wide array of topics including: arachnids, awesome acids, bacteria, blood, boogers, burps, crimes, dirt, earwax and ear hair, eyeballs, farts, fossils, fungi, garbage, guts, hair horrors, halitosis, icky ice cream, insects, lava, mummies, noxious noises, odious odors, offal and other awful eats, poop (of course), quakes and sink holes, scabs and stitches, slime, spit, toilets, urine, vile viruses, vomit, worms, yucky yolks, zaps, and zits.

This is a perfect book for stealth learning, especially if you have a kiddo interested in science.

When my kids become obsessed with a certain book, this homeschool mom comes up with a plan. When a child is passionate about a certain book or topic, amazing learning can happen with a little bit of planning.

Here are some other science titles we have enjoyed:

It can be fun to watch a fantastic documentary after reading a great book

Over two years ago, I was introduced to a fantastic educational video streaming service called CuriosityStream. And it was love at first sight.

Our family still uses CuriosityStream all the time- it is the best $2.99 I spend each month.

For less than the cost of one of those fancy Starbucks beverages, our family has access to high-quality on-demand educational documentaries without commercial interruption.

You can read my review here:

How to Use Educational Video Streaming in Your Homeschool

But you don’t have to take my word for it. CuriosityStream offers a FREE 7-day trial.

When you finish the book, add some gameschooling and take the learning to the next level

One of my favorite things to do, as a homeschool mom, is to pair a fantastic book with an educational game… and I have the perfect game to pair with this book. It is called Totally Gross: The Game of Science and my kids love it.

Totally Gross: The Game of Science is an uproarious game that combines science facts with gross-out challenges. My kids’ favorite part? The slime/booger that you use to move your place on the board! (Yes, there is slime included!) This homeschool mom’s favorite part? As they move that booger, they are learning biology, chemistry, geology, astronomy, zoology, anatomy, and physics!

One day, we cleared our homeschool schedule. We made a few “ick-speriments” including a giant spider web and a cup o’ blood. Then, we had a raucous game of Totally Gross. We had such a blast that the kids asked to play another fun science game. Later that evening, I left a deck of Professor Noggin science cards on the table. As I made dinner, the kids took turns sharing facts from the deck.

All in all, we had a science-filled and fun-filled day! (If you are looking for more ways to pair fantastic books and educational games, check out my gameschool challenge!)

Other science games we love:

Love science?

You’ll love this post:

How to Make Homeschool Science Amazing and Fun

Our homeschool science curriculum choices

My oldest two participate in a homeschool nature class and everyone dabbles in:

Our homeschool curriculum choices, by year

I get a lot of questions about our curriculum choices. You can read more here:

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Did you know I sell Usborne books?

I started selling Usborne six months into our homeschool journey because the Usborne encyclopedias are the best. If you need an Usborne fix, I’m your girl.

**Now, it’s your turn. Tell me: Do you have a favorite science book right now? Share here!**

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