Sometimes around Halloween and Christmas we end up with way more candy than I want my kids eating. Luckily, candy isn't just for eating anymore! Using the fantastic ideas below you can do science experiments with candy, engineer candy STEM [...]
Calling all LEGO lovers! Put your engineering skills to work, build a LEGO maze, and get your hands on over 100 ways to learn and play with LEGO bricks! Both of my older kids (ages 4 and 7) love building [...]
It's easy to get kids engaged in educational activities when they have a fun theme! We have gathered a collection of the best Valentine's Day STEM activities for kids from all over the web. In this post you will [...]
Some of our favorite activities to do on inside days are simple STEM challenges. This straw boats engineering challenge is so easy and simple, but it's also engaging and fun. On rainy days we like to construct straw boats [...]
The kids will love this simple gingerbread house STEM project! Create engineering masterpieces by designing and building unique and edible structures. *This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. The holiday season calls for gingerbread, and [...]
The benefits of building, engineering, and construction play are well established. Kids that engage in this kind of play enhance problem solving skills, fine motor skills, and spacial skills, as well as develop a heightened capacity for creative, divergent [...]
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. With cold and rainy weather upon us it's essential to have some go-to rainy day activities for inside play and learning! This Spring we did an outdoor engineering challenge [...]
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. "Scientists and children belong together because they are the best learners in the universe." The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind We [...]
We just got back from a trip to the beach that didn't go exactly as planned. Have you ever had a vacation like that? I'm guessing you have. Luckily we brought along a secret weapon that literally saved our [...]
There is something irresistible, to kids and adults alike, about paper airplane fun. Once a child learns how to fold and fly a paper airplane, church programs, bus tickets, brochures, and junk mail will spontaneously become small flying toys. Paper [...]
