15 Green Summer Activities For Families Contributed by Penny Bauder Summer is a good opportunity to spend some time doing green activities with your family. The kids are out of…
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Water Science Activity Cloud in a Jar We’re having fun with water science this month and today I’m sharing a cool cloud in a jar activity. We’ve been doing a…
Earth Day Activity Guide April is Earth Month and the perfect time to celebrate and appreciate our Earth. We want every child to have the chance to celebrate with our Earth...
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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…
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…
SAN DIEGO, CA — Green Kid Crafts, a mom-owned, earth-friendly and award winning craft kit subscription service, encourages parents, teachers and caregivers to celebrate Earth Day by teaching their kids…
Celebrate Earth Month all April long with these fun Earth Day-themed crafts and activities for kids. I've rounded up some of our favorites here on the Green Kid Crafts...
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Upcycled Earth Day Handprint Craft Celebrate Earth Day (or any day) with a fun handprint craft for kids. This painted earth surrounded by handprints is a great way to show...
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Earth Day Science: Learning about Landfills Where Does Our Trash Go? Have you ever really thought about what happens to our trash after the garbage truck hauls it to the…
STEM Experiment for Kids: Build a Balloon Powered Boat Here’s another fun summer STEM project that gets kids excited to go outside. But first, start inside with that big pile…
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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Turn a Regular Pencil into Rubber Pencil Sometimes just a trick of the eye can make people think you've done something incredible! We aren't really turning a pencil into rubber...
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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...
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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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Science creates such wonder in my daughter’s eyes that I can’t help but love doing experiments with her. We like to do evergreen experiments but it is extra fun when...
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Overnight Crystal Garden Despite the wait time, my boys love experiments where they can anxiously wait to see what happens when something is left to grow. Crystals are neat –…
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…
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...
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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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