African Grasslands Experiment for At-Home Learners Growing grass is nothing special, right? Well, when you fill your grass with little animals, all of a sudden growing grass becomes VERY…
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…
Bean Sprouting Activity for Kids Have fun sprouting your own beans and learn about botany at the same time! Step 1: Put the dry beans in a damp paper towel…
Dissecting a Flower Project for Kids How exactly does pollination occur? We know that bees play an important part in the cross-pollination of flowers, but there is so much more…
Do you know that our STEAM subscription boxes are more than just fun and screen-free learning materials for your kids? Each purchase also carries your share in helping us…
Wrapping Paper Roll Rain Stick Noise Maker Do you have empty cardboard tubes around the house? Follow this GKC fun craft and make a DIY Paper Roll Rain Stick noisemaker…
Did you know that many things in your home came from the rainforest? Go on a scavenger hunt to find these items and save them inside your very own rainforest…
Seed Paper from Recycled Grocery Store Ads Does your mailbox fill up with newspaper ads from different grocery stores? Make them into plantable seed paper to give as gifts or…
Natural Paintbrushes If your child likes to paint, this GKC activity is great for a few reasons. Texture is a grand concept, and it’s neat to see how different “brushes”…
Herbarium Making Experiment Supplies: Jar with lid, dirt or potting soil, rocks/gravel, little plants. Step 1: Fill the jar with layers of gravel and dirt. Step 2: Put…
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…
Sprouted Hobbit House Growing seeds with kiddos can be so much fun. In this activity, the chia seeds grow so quickly that children stay involved in the process and don’t…
A Story of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a vast, swirling soup of trash, twice the size of Texas. Can we ever clean it…
Conservation and Biodiversity Matters At Green Kid Crafts, we care about conservation and biodiversity and plants are the major player in every ecosystem on this planet. This is one of…
Teaching our Children to Care At Green Kid Crafts, we believe teaching our children to care about the endangered animals is one of the most important things we can do…
Endangered Animals Pretzel Pops Recipe Making pretzel pops is an easy way to get kids in the kitchen cooking and creating. I’m sharing a fun endangered animals themed recipe today…
Endangered Animal Handprints The endangered species list has over 15,000 species that are either endangered or vulnerable, meaning they are at risk of becoming extinct. The list includes animals like…
Easy Origami Endangered Animals Several species of animals all over the world are listed as endangered, meaning their population numbers are so low that they are at risk for going…
Plant Bombs – Earth Day Project Not only is this Earth Day craft different than planting your typical seeds in soil, it can make for a great little gift for…
We’ve started growing a bean seed in our little bean house and now it’s time to observe the seed life cycle. This is a great nature science project that involves observation…
We’re ready for spring here at Green Kid Crafts! Now is a great time to start thinking about your spring garden, what you’ll be planting, and learning about seeds….
We love ideas that re-use boxes and get inspire even the littlest kids to be observant in nature. We’re up-cycling our cardboard box into a nature tray for a scavenger…
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…