Enjoy one of our favorite winter science activities for kids — searching for animal tracks in snow! My kids are not big on going for a walk unless there’s a cool reason for being outside. For example, a walk to the playground is acceptable but a walk around the block is met with some whining …
STEM Activities
Use these 100 Items to Use to Count to 100 with estimation jar ideas and 100th day of school activities! Teaching kids math concepts and how to count to 100 is a big milestone & one that parents and teachers work on for a few years. It’s a long journey fraught with numbers like “fifteen-ten” …
Easy leaf rubbing activity – part art project and part science activity! This leaf STEM activity lets kids of all ages create something beautiful and get a peek into the parts of a leaf! Ever since I was a child, I was fascinated by the idea of being able to lay a leaf under paper, …
Incorporate favorite Fall themes and activities for preschool, kindergarten & elementary kids to inspire learning and exploration this Autumn! Kids can have very definite likes and desires when it comes to acquiring new knowledge even at a young age. As many people say “they are just a sponge waiting to soak up all that knowledge”! …
Learn about activities to do during the Solar Eclipse including which glasses to wear, fun eclipse themed food, books to read, party ideas and more! Where will you be during the next solar eclipse? Chances are — somewhere “on the dark side of the moon” 🙂 If you’re planning to celebrate the Solar Eclipse with …
Winter is the perfect time for some simple science experiments — find out how much water is in snow! My family will tell you that I’m an amateur weather buff — I like to observe what Mother Nature dishes out to us. Toss in the fact that I also love easy science experiments and a bad …
Grab this free printable Earth Day Scavenger Hunt activity and inspire kids to learn more about our environment! Today’s activity combines both fun and learning like so many of our scavenger hunts for kids! When most of us were young, environmental issues weren’t as well discussed or researched. Now, our kids learn about them in …
Enjoy these free printable science Valentines Day cards (aka the Valentine Volcano) that your kids will LOVE – a great option to use as printable cards for classmates!! So here’s my thing with Valentine’s Day (well, actually two things)… First, the store-bought, pre-packaged card sets that have 24 valentines to a box — It. Drives. …
Movies about science & inventors is the focus of this week’s kids’ movie list! There are a number of wonderful films that will inspire children to tinker and create new things — check out these 20 kids movies that inspired science and engineering activities! My daughter’s current idea is to build a robot that will …
Try these Groundhog Day science activities & books for kids that explore shadow science experiments, weather predictions and more seasonal fun! February 2nd is Groundhog’s Day – the halfway point of winter. If you’ve got kids, you know that there’s some quirky draw to that furry, little creature who uses his shadow to predict if …