Addictively fun STEM activities for kids!
This simple Valentine’s Day science project is a must-try! With just a few ingredients, kids can make a sparkly, gorgeous heart AND learn about chemistry at the same time. Give it a try and then hop over and then make our conversation heart catapults too! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Getting Ready Making a borax crystal heart is super easy and only requires a
Bring light, sound and heat alive for kids with 10 hands-on and motivating science centers and activities. Study light, sound, heat, refraction, reflection, transparent, translucent, opaque, volume and pitch. Grab the bundle in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Peek Inside The engaging set includes 10 kid-friendly posters, an interactive flip book, dabbing sheets, and “Name that Energy” clip cards so kids can show what they’ve learned. With
If you’re looking for some good clean fun, this classic expanding Ivory soap activity won’t disappoint. Curious little scientists will be amazed as a bar of Ivory soap grows in a matter of seconds. So stock up on those Ivory soap bars because your kiddos will be begging to see this magic growing soap more than once! Getting Ready The prep for this demo couldn’t be
These oh so cute snowball shooters are a snap to make and are a hilariously fun way to explore some key concepts in physics. They are the perfect compliment to our Force and Motion Activity Pack! Getting Ready To make each snowball shooter, we grabbed: Toilet paper tube White paper (I used cardstock for durability) Markers Glue Stick Tape (optional) Balloon Scissors White pom poms or cotton
Add the challenge of a maze to the magical appeal of magnets and you have a fun STEM activity that will have your inquisitive little scientists begging for more. It’s a good thing these mazes are easy to adapt for multiple levels, since magnets seem to attract no matter the kids’ ages! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Getting Ready To make these paper plate mazes,
This super simple but oh-so-magical kids’ science experiment had my kiddos mesmerized and was a fun way to learn about capillary action. Stock up on toothpicks because this trick will have little scientists begging you to do it again and again! It’s the perfect compliment to our Super Cool Science Kit. Getting Ready The prep for this science demo couldn’t be easier. I quickly grabbed: Toothpicks
Looking to bring a little wintery coolness to your kiddos next bath time? Then grab your little chemists and whip up a batch of these spectacularly fun minty fizzy snowballs! They’re the perfect compliment to our Super Cool Science Kit! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Getting Ready With a quick trip to the grocery store, we were ready to get mixin’. (The recipe makes 5
Experimenting with dancing cranberries is the perfect simple fall science activity for kids. It’s the perfect compliment to our Super Cool Science Kit! Getting Started Setting up for our cranberries dance was fast and easy. We gathered three things: a clear cup, some clear carbonated soda pop (we used Sprite but you could something else), and dried cranberries. We poured the carbonated soda pop into the
The kids loved using our STEM challenge cards to build toothpick and playdough structures a couple months ago so I was eager to pull them out again. This time though, I wanted to add in a fun fall-themed twist, so I swapped out our playdough for a bag of candy pumpkins! The result was every bit as engaging. Getting Ready To prep, I printed the challenge cards (available
Does your preschooler love surprises? Mine sure does! This simple STEM project is a fun science and art activity in one. Children will beg to watch their handmade paper flowers magically unfold over and over again! Getting Started To make our magic blooming flower, we first needed to gather a few supplies: Squares of paper. They can be any size square and any kind of paper. Having an assortment of
