Learning, Play, STEM Activities, and Thing to Do!
Tired of hearing, “I’m bored!” Tired of being told there is “nothing” to do? Looking for things for your tween boy to be engaged in? We’ve got you covered! This post is full of activities, hobbies, jobs, and more that tweens will enjoy. The “tween” years (10-12 years old, but I’m including age 9) can…
Here’s a fun LEGO® craft that kids will LOVE – make duct tape capes for your minifigures! This is a fun way to dress up minifigures that didn’t come with a cape, or replace a lost cape. Duct tape comes in so many awesome colors and prints, which makes it a fabulous crafting material. After…
Make your own travel case that actually LOOKS like a LEGO® brick! This LEGO® craft is SO much fun! Kids can definitely handle this project on their own, but it would also be fun to make this as a gift for a child. Fill it with bricks and maybe a few minifigures for a really…
A couple weeks ago, I was up against a book deadline (LEGO Space Projects! Coming November 2019!), and the kids had a week of needing to entertain themselves with things that didn’t involve bickering while I finished up. My 12 year old asked me if he thought it would work to make the How to…
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 LEGO® craft that kids will LOVE! Make a picture frame that can display a photo and a brick message. Kids can change what the message says by building new words! This craft is perfect for a camp or LEGO® club. It’s easy to make with a wooden frame from the craft store…
Looking for STEM projects and challenges for kids? Building and engineering projects are valuable for developing thinking skills and encouraging the ability to design and create. The tough part, though, is that teachers often have to purchase the materials at their own expense. At home, we don’t need to supply enough materials for a…
Did you know that it’s possible to make slime that is magnetic? Magnetic slime has iron in it and is attracted to a strong magnet. It is super stretchy and so much fun. When you hold a magnet near the slime, it oozes toward it, and the slime will “swallow” up a magnet if you…
Looking for funny jokes for kids? Here are 75+ silly kids’ jokes that are clean and family friendly! My boys are really into jokes right now. They like to hear them, tell them, and make up REALLY GOOFY ones that don’t make any sense! Just for fun, here are 75+ of the best jokes for kids. After…
We’ve been wanting to do a post of LEGO® jokes for awhile because, well, we love funny kids jokes and we love LEGO®! And honestly, there are not a lot of LEGO® jokes out there. If you search for LEGO® jokes, you’ll mostly find memes, and unfortunately way too many of them are off-color and…
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…
Well, if you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know that we love to use LEGO® bricks for all kinds of hands-on math activities. I mean, why buy more manipulatives when you can just use what kids love anyway? Here’s a great way to really drive home the concept of place value…
