Valentine Box STEAM Challenge

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This Valentine box STEAM challenge is a wonderful way to encourage students to build design and engineering skills.

Send it home as a family STEAM activity or send it up as a STEM center – either way, it’s sure to be a hit!

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Valentine Box STEAM Challenge

 

Getting Ready

First, you’ll need to decide if this will be done at school or at home.  If you’re doing it in class, you can have parents send in boxes or get the flat rate boxes from the post office.

(Did you know that they will even ship them to you for free?)

Then, gather together supplies kids can use to decorate their box:

  • Tissue paper
  • Glue
  • Paint
  • Tape
  • Markers
  • Construction paper

If you're doing it at home, send home this free note!

If you’re using it as a home project, send home this free note (download below)! It explains the activity and includes a space for you to enter the due date.

Valentine Box STEAM Challenge

I like to give families two weeks to work on the project – it is a great chance for families to create something together!

Encourage students to use design thinking as they build a valentine box to collect valentines.  Every year, I send home this family art project at the beginning of the month.  This can also work well as a STEAM activity in your class as well.

Valentine Box STEAM Challenge

This year, I decided to have my class work on the project at home.

They mapped out their plan on the design sheet – drawing their design and making a list of their materials – before taking their supplies home to build their box.

 

Valentine Box STEAM Challenge

I let students get creative.

When challenges arose, I encouraged them to use their “engineering” brain to solve them independently.

As designs were turned in, I loved giving students the opportunity to share what they engineered.  Sharing was a great way for students to explain their design thinking and learn from each other.

Encourage students to use design thinking as they build a valentine box to collect valentines.  Every year, I send home this family art project at the beginning of the month.  This can also work well as a STEAM activity in your class as well.

My students are eagerly counting down the days until they can fill their STEAM Valentine boxes with notes from friends.

Grab Your Download

Snag your set below and then hop over and grab even more STEM challenges kids will LOVE with our Epic STEM Challenge Bundle!

 

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