Learning, Play, STEM Activities, and Thing to Do!
Kids will love following the patterns on these LEGO® Animal Building Cards. There are 8 different animals to build, and the ideas will also inspire kids to create their own designs! Kids can either build the animals from the photos in this post, or you can print a set of building cards at the bottom…
When you’re introducing the concept of multiplication to kids, it helps a ton to get their attention with an engaging hands-on game! Explore the concept of multiplication by grouping objects. The recording sheet is available to print at the bottom of the post! We love playing all kinds of multiplication games – you’ll also want…
This printable pack is perfect for kids who are learning early phonics skills and beginning to identify the letter sounds at the beginning of words. My youngest child is entering kindergarten this year (Sob! No more preschoolers!), and I’ve been working on resources to use with her this year since she LOOOOOVES to do school!…
Summer is drawing to a close, and a new school year is beginning. I don’t know about you, but a sense of pressure can accompany the start of a new school year, especially if the summer wasn’t exactly the relaxing break you were planning on and you are tired going into it. (I’m raising my…
Make some adorable LEGO® jars that look just like your favorite LEGO® minifigures! These painted jars are easy to make, and they are perfect for birthday party decorations, organizing school supplies, or for decorating a LEGO® themed bedroom. I did a lot of research for this project, and I tried a couple of methods. So…
Here’s a collection of LEGO® crafts that look awesome as home decor! Whether you’re decorating a play room, a child’s bedroom, or a classroom LEGO® building space, there are so many ideas here that your LEGO® fans will LOVE. If you’re new to this blog, you’ll also want to check out our original LEGO® building…
Need science experiment ideas? These hands-on physics science projects have been tested and approved! Science is pretty awesome, and in my opinion, physics just might be the most interesting branch of science. Unfortunately, physics has a bad reputation for being boring, difficult, and hard to understand. This is very unfortunate because that is simply not…
Here are a couple of fun science experiments for kids that go perfectly with a unit on force and motion, and you probably have all the supplies on hand that you’ll need for them! Both of these experiments demonstrate inertia. Inertia is summed up in Newton’s First Law of Motion, and is an object’s resistance…
Here are 40+ knock, knock jokes that kids will be sure to love! These jokes are clean and family friendly and will definitely get everyone laughing. I think knock, knock jokes are a childhood rite of passage. Yes, they’re corny and goofy, but kids LOVE them! And then of course then they have to make…
Build your own car ramps and garages for toy cars! These projects will show you how to turn cardboard boxes and other simple craft supplies into awesome homemade toys. If your house is like ours, you probably have a healthy collection of Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars lying around! I feel like I am constantly…
Addition with Regrouping – Printable LEGO® Math Activity! If you’re like me, teaching addition with regrouping (and subtraction with borrowing) is not on the list of favorite things to do! It can be a hard concept for kids to understand. I highly recommend starting with a firm understanding of place value and then introducing the…
Here’s a fun letter sounds activity that you can set up in just a few minutes with a muffin pan, paper cupcake liners, and small objects from around the house! We’ve been loving using muffin tins for learning lately. Last week, we did a muffin tin coin counting activity, and while I was setting that…
