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…
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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…
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…
Did you have fun with our Build a Swimming Pool STEM activity? Here's a water slide to go with it! Kids can challenge themselves to build a waterslide or...
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10 DIY Backyard Summer Camp Activities Downloadable Summer Survival Guide! Ditch screen-time, this summer it’s STEAM-time! Don't miss our Summer Survival Guide, an 11-page PDF chock full of our best...
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Summer Science: Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk “It’s so hot we could fry an egg on the sidewalk!” I know I’ve heard this growing up but guess what? I’ve never…
Melted Crayons Turn into New Crayons with the Sun! Broken crayons happen. You can melt them into something new using the heat from the sun! The sun during a hot…
Water Tension Experiment for Kids Has your child ever asked how water can take different forms and shapes such as raindrops or puddles? The liquid molecules in water change with outside...
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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…
10 Fun Summer Activities for Kids Summer weather is here in San Diego even though there is still more than a month of spring left on the calendar. Whether you’re…
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…
A simple variation on a classic: Painted Rocks. How about painting a glitter heart on a rock for a simple paperweight to remind your loved ones just how much...
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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…
Science for Kids: Salt Water Experiment Looking for a fun after-school activity to do with the kids? Explore density with this fun salt water experiment! Supplies: Table salt Two clear glasses...
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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...
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Beach STEM Build a Sandcastle City Designing and building a sand castle city while playing at the beach makes a fun learning activity on a warm afternoon. Together, kids can...
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Traveling Water Experiment Is it possible to make water travel from one cup to another on a string? This experiment will show you how you can make water travel down...
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Outdoor Fun: DIY Bottle Rocket What do you do with all those empty plastic bottles when you're done? Do you toss them in the trash, or better yet, the recycle...
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Dinosaur Eggs Experiment These easy-to-make frozen dinosaur eggs are simple to set up and provide hours of play! They are great to use for ice melt science and sensory play....
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Bubble Recipe for Kids The week was beautiful here, so we decided to take advantage of the still air and make some bubbles! We thought we’d share a simple bubble...
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DIY Crafts: Animal Track Stamps Make this very fun and educational project for your animal-loving kids! Supplies:  cardboard pieces, sponges, scissors, hot glue gun, ink, and card stock Step one:  We spent...
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Homemade Magnifying Glass Make this DIY magnifying glass with a curved piece of plastic from a soda bottle and a little water. Nothing's better than using your own magnifying glass...
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My daughter loves anytime that we can do, what she calls, an experiment. This girl has been mixing baking soda and vinegar together she was 3. Obsessed with the eruption...
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This wind powered sail car is a fun project that will have kids competing against each other and working to improve their designs. With this green energy project, kids will...
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