Learning, Play, STEM Activities, and Thing to Do!
Duct tape (or duck tape) is so fun to craft with! Here’s a fun craft idea for kids – make velcro duct tape arm bands. This craft is perfect for a summer camp activity, or just for a rainy day! They’re fun for a wide range of ages, and with the velcro, they are easy…
It’s Amazon Prime day! Today and tomorrow, Amazon is offering a ton of special deals for Prime members. We’ve had Prime for a few years and have found the fee to be worth it for the free shipping. I combed through the site to find the best toy deals and educational deals! Keep in mind…
Here’s a fun ninja craft for kids to make! Use balloons to create squishy stress balls that look like ninjas. Use yellow balloons if you want your ninjas to look like the LEGO® Ninjago characters. These would make great birthday party favors! The secret to a good stress ball is a good filling! I’ve got…
If you’ve got superhero fans, you will not want to miss this adorable kids’ craft! Kids will have a blast creating their own jointed and posable superheroes out of very simple materials. Pipe cleaners, straws, beads… You probably have most (if not all) of the supplies on hand! It’s amazing how much personality you can…
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…
We have a fun LEGO® project idea for you! Build a LEGO® safe with a working lock and key. In this post, we’ll show you more than one way that kids can approach this project. After learning some basic techniques, kids can design their own. Such a fun STEM building challenge! LEGO® machines are so…
Marble runs are so good for building hand-eye coordination, problem solving skills, engineering skills, and more! Here’s a fun way to build a marble run using some really cheap materials. We built this marble run with about 4 sheets of card stock, scotch tape, and some sticky magnetic tape. That’s it! We’ve made a lot…
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…
Need some Perler bead ideas? There are so many fun things to make with Perler beads! If you’re not familiar with them, Perler beads are tiny plastic beads that melt and fuse together when you iron them. You can make all kinds of cool things with them. Janie and I had SO MUCH FUN creating…
Go beyond the classic dart and try some awesome new paper airplane designs. These look amazing and fly really well! In this post, we will show you how to fold 4 different paper airplanes. These paper airplanes are easy for kids to make on their own, they look cool, and they actually fly well. We…
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…
