As the weather starts to heat up, our thoughts naturally begin to turn towards spending more time outside. Whether you’re spending time in the backyard or planning outings to local…
Read More
Whether you have neurotypical kids or children with learning disabilities, the outdoors is one of the best places to learn life lessons. The great outdoors is more than a…
Whether you’re looking for a way to beat the summer blues or trying to create more opportunities for outdoor fun, there are plenty of free backyard activities your family can…
Earth Day Playdough Play and Geography Learning through play is a great way to introduce earth science concepts. Today we’re playing with homemade playdough and making a DIY model…
STEM for Kids: Fluffy Apple Slime If your kids are part of slime mania, this project is sure to please! Making this activity even more exciting for my crew was...
Read More
Holiday Science: Crystal Candy Canes This is a simple science experiment for kids to enjoy with a minimum amount of supplies. Growing crystals does take some time, but it is...
Read More
Holiday Crafts: Christmas Catapults At one point or another in our academic lives, many of us adults had to devise a catapult in physics class. As it turns out, all...
Read More
Holiday STEAM: Christmas Projects for Kids Think of decors, recipes, Christmas tree crafts, holiday science experiments, and tons of ornaments! We've listed below the 12 STEAM Christmas projects for...
Read More
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...
Read More
Holiday STEAM: Melting Christmas Tree Experiment What kid doesn't like to put on their mad scientist hat and perform a magic chemistry experiment? This is a fun science experiment with...
Read More
Posted by our guest blogger Kristen Beer from With a Grain of Salt. Kitchen Science: Salt Dough Ornament Recipe Looking for the Best Salt Dough Ornament Recipe? We compared two different...
Read More
Holiday Craft: Gingerbread Slime Do you love the smell of gingerbread in the fall and winter months? Besides baking gingerbread cookies, why not create the same smell with a fun...
Read More
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,...
Read More
Holiday STEM: Gingerbread Man Salt Crystal We have done several crystal projects using a borax solution, but it can be even simpler than that! We bet you already have exactly...
Read More
Dissolving Candy Canes If you are looking for a quick holiday science experiment to stop your kids' brains from turning to mush on holiday break, look no further! In this...
Read More
STEM for Kids: Gumdrop Engineering From Lincoln Logs to Legos, the love of kids building their own structures stands the test of time. Using basic engineering coupled with creativity, kids...
Read More
Holiday Crafts: Crystal Christmas Trees It's the most wonderful time of the year! As parents and teachers, we know the awe and wonder at the crystal growing process never wains....
Read More
How to Make White Chocolate Christmas Bark Looking for a dessert to bring to a holiday party that isn’t a cookie? Want to gift a neat dessert? Try this holiday...
Read More
Holiday STEAM: Candy Cane Cookie Cutter Ornaments 'Tis the season for homemade gifts kids can make and there is certainly no shortage of people who are on your list. Why...
Read More
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...
Read More
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,...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
Posted by our guest blogger Kristen Beer from With a Grain of Salt. Homemade playdough. The crafty mom’s right of passage. But which is the best playdough recipe? Cooked? No-cook? Microwave?…
