Earth Day Cookies - Kids in the Kitchen Looking for an Earth Day activity that takes little to no time at all? Maybe even with the added benefit that you...
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Ask A Scientist As part of our Ask A Scientist program, we had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Sharon Jones about robotics recently! As a STEM Educational Consultant, and mom...
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Kids Science: Skittles Experiment This is such an easy learning experiment, perfect for preschoolers in particular. You only need a few things and it can be as time-consuming as you...
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Fall STEAM Activities for Kids We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite fall STEAM activities from this fall into one post! S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, math) are activities…
STEM Guide for Elementary School Kids STEM—or science, technology, engineering, and math—has become a big buzzword in the last few years. However, our classrooms have not yet realized this...
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Gourd Science Activity for Kids We’re really getting into fall here on the blog as you can see in our recent apple themed posts and our leaf decoration….
Holiday STEAM: Easter Egg Crystal Experiment At the holiday in which we color and experiment with a lot of eggs, comes this other fun experiment! See what happens when styrofoam...
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Outer Space Activity: Circuit Constellation Shadowbox Today we're reusing our Green Kid Crafts cardboard box to make a simple circuit constellation shadow box. If you don't have an empty Green...
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Botanical Ice Lanterns - a Winter STEAM Activity Mixing science and technology with engineering (construction), art, and math is at the heart of STEAM experiments and this botanical ice lantern...
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Dissolving Candy Hearts Science Experiment Check out this cool dissolving candy hearts science experiment. Watch what happens when hearts are left in different liquids such as water, oil, hydrogen peroxide,…
STEAM for Kids: Inflating Conversation Hearts With a few ingredients most have on hand, this inflating conversation hearts experiment doesn’t take long - and not only is it cute, but...
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It happens, you are in a pinch, the store is out of soap, your kid just touched the most disgusting thing ever or the cart at the grocery store —…
Kitchen Science Why Do Apples Turn Brown? Have you ever wondered why apple slices turn brown when exposed to air? If you slice an apple and pack it for lunch...
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Bristlebot Science Project for Kids Make your own bristlebot! This is a very easy-to-make micro robot that you can make using the head of a toothbrush for a body and the bristles…
Marbling with Oil Generally, when the activity of painting comes to mind, we think of paintbrushes. There are other creative ways to make beautiful pictures, which the younger crowd is…
Magnetic Slime Slime is all the craze these days – you won’t avoid seeing it in a lot of stores. But have you heard of MAGNETIC slime? If the kids…
Exploring Static Electricity: Science Recycled Box Project Electricity takes many forms and science experiments are a great way to explore how electricity works. Today we’re learning about static electricity using…
Science is pretty neat, especially this one where we are making a graphite circuit. We are going to put our electricity science to the test and see if we can…
DIY Robot Hand STEAM Activity The DIY Robot Hand steam activity is a simple and inventive engineering activity that will give your kids the opportunity to dabble in the world…
STEAM Activity: Rainbow Heart Valentine's Science Craft These rainbow heart Valentine's science crafts can be used as decorations and are a quick “tie dye” craft. They also make a good...
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Winter Science Project for Kids: Snow Storm In a Jar Ever wonder what a snow storm might look like? Maybe you live in a climate that doesn't see snow storms....
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How to Make a Bubbling Pumpkin Volcano We're adding a new twist on a classic fall craft for kids. Make a pumpkin volcano that erupts with bubbles! This is a...
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How to Make a Pumpkin Clock Have you ever tried a potato clock? Did you know a potato could power a clock? Did you know a potato clock can actually...
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