Learning, Play, STEM Activities, and Thing to Do!
Build a simple device that propels paper airplanes really far! My kids love anything that can launch or fling items, and thishomemade paper airplane launcher really fits the bill! It’s easy to build and will take ordinary paper airplanes to a whole new level. Very fun for a stuck-indoors sort of day, and building and…
Several months ago, a video caught my attention on Instagram. It was a fascinating educational toy for kids that featured tiny marbles being “handed” down a track through a series of switches. Besides being interesting to watch, I could tell that the Turing Tumble was a toy that would develop higher-level thinking in kids. Well,…
Looking for a quick and adorable Valentine idea? These printable cat and dog Valentines are just the thing! Attach a Safari Toob cat or dog to the card, or attach a piece of candy. You can also use the cards just as they are – they don’t necessarily need a treat attached. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. There are four cat designs and four dog designs to print. (Or you can print just the dogs or…
Grab some marbles! This simple science experiment is such an easy and fascinating way to demonstrate how energy is transferred from one object to another. Energy is defined as the ability to do work. We learned about the difference between potential energy (stored energy), and kinetic energy (the energy of moving things). Our ping pong…
Kids will love creating stained glass projects with LEGO® bricks! This is a fun spin on a LEGO® building challenge that kids will really enjoy, and there are so many ways to approach it. Build a castle with stained glass windows, or a beautiful butterfly with stained glass wings. These projects are like sun…
Here’s a fun winter building challenge for kids! How many different snowflakes can you create with LEGO® bricks? (It’s more than you’d think!) Before getting started, gather your pieces. Look for white plates (flat bricks) that are 1 x 3 and 1 x 4. If you’re planning to do this activity with a group, it…
Make water stay in a funnel, rather than flowing out the bottom and into the bottle! It totally seems like magic! But it’s actually just science, and this science demonstration does a great job of proving that air takes up space. (Definitely some good wow factor here!) First, I told the kids that air is…
Keep ice from melting! This is a fun science experiment for winter, but it works any time of the year. One of the reasons that I love science education is that it’s a total blast when kids make discoveries on their own and get completely excited about it! Kids will be amazed at how…
Our world has gone digital, but there are so many analog life skills that our kids still NEED! It’s no secret that life has changed in the past 25 years. When I was in high school, we didn’t have internet either at home or at school. No one owned a cell phone, except for wealthy…
Even though we live in Texas where we rarely have snow, I love snowflakes and snow activities! Maybe it’s because I was born in the northeast (PA). In Texas we mostly get ice if we get any winter weather at all. But snowflakes are so fascinating! It’s fun to explore the science behind them, and…
This printable cat and dog themed activity book teaches phonics skills and fine motor skills, but it’s also just FUN! My 4 year old (turning 5 soon) is so eager to do schoolwork, but she works through preschool workbooks faster than I want to pay for them. I’ve been working on creating some things that…
Get ready to hear some cheers – when your kids find out that math time is going to involve running and throwing snowballs, they’ll be jumping up and down! Seriously, the games in this post are perfect for burning off some energy indoors on a cold day, and kids will be learning their addition…
