Candy Cane Shapes Looking for an easy activity to setup for kids while you’re busy with a task? Do you have candy canes on hand? For this activity, that is...
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Holiday Project: Cranberry Engineering Combining festive cranberries and your kids' engineering and motor skills, this STEAM project comes just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Kids can experiment with strength,...
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Welcome to Green Kid Crafts! We combine art and science to make STEM fun and accessible so that kids can begin to see themselves as scientists, artists, and makers. We...
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Winter Weather Math Games Winter is coming to a close, but I know some of you are still covered in snow! Here are two fun snow activities for kids to...
Read MoreDuring the winter it can be hard to keep kids busy and happy, and finding ideas online can be really overwhelming. We’re here to help! We’ve compiled six of our…
DIY Gift Boxes Made from Cardboard Boxes What better way to show someone you love them than making them something by hand! We've upcycled our cardboard cereal and soda boxes...
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Winter Science Project for Kids: Frozen Slime Most kids we know are borderline obsessed with the movie, Frozen. In homage to this Disney movie we recently made homemade glitter frozen...
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Contributed by Penny Bauder How do you make your home a place where your children's creativity will thrive? Creativity is not an inborn talent. Creativity is more skill innate quality,...
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Posted by our guest blogger Kristen Beer from With a Grain of Salt. I’m so lucky to be a part of an amazing team of women who make up the company…
Indoor gardening is a great way to spend time with your children as you all grow your green thumbs together. To help you and your little ones to get growing,...
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Dinosaur Bones Excavation Project for Kids Be a Paleontologist! Dig and excavate the skeleton of mysterious prehistoric beasts with this dinosaur bones excavation project. Supplies: Salt dough, dirt, basket or bowl,...
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The Coronavirus pandemic has led us to a whole new form of ‘back-to-school’ season. We may no longer be at the beginning of this challenge, but it’s quite evident that...
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Green Kid Crafts’ mission is to inspire the next generation of environmental leaders. And this July, as part of our Backyard Summer STEAM Camp, we shared our Botany and Rainforest…
By Penny Bauder, Environmental Scientist, Founder of Green Kid Crafts What is STEAM Education? Many people are familiar with the popular educational initiative of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and...
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Build Your Own Lunches for Kids Inspiring Independence and Healthy Choices Through the BYO Routine Alright, moms and dads, it is that time again. You all know what we are...
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STEAM-based learning is a hot topic in education – and for good reason! But what is STEAM? Many people are familiar with the popular educational initiative of STEM (Science, Technology,...
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We've cataloged some of our favorite ways to reuse Ziplock bags and upcycle the cardboard from our Discovery Boxes. Eventually, it will get recycled, but today - we play! Here...
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As part of our Kitchen Table STEAM Program, we had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Sharon Jones, the founder, and CEO of The dot. Consulting and the Dottie Rose Foundation,...
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Color Science: How to Teach Colors to Preschoolers While it’s an important milestone for preschool-aged children to learn basic colors, it’s actually a fairly complex task! There’s some fascinating research...
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Contributed by Penny Bauder Did you know that the average American receives 41 pounds of junk mail each year, and that an incredible 44% of that goes straight to the…
Contributed by Penny Bauder Experts in many disciplines all agree that there is a national imperative to graduate students with a thorough understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)….
Let the kids dress up in their patriotic outfits with this patriotic Uncle Sam craft! Supplies: blue, white, and red construction paper; star stickers; glue; scissors; paper plate; cotton balls....
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Easy 4th of July Treat for Kids Getting kids in the kitchen to help with dessert is easy but finding a recipe that is kid-friendly to prepare can be a...
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Ever wonder why the oceans are salty? Or what's so special about coral reefs? Or what the most dangerous animal in the ocean is? As part of our Kitchen table...
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