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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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 –…
Dancing Raisins Science Activity There are so many fun finds in the kitchen that makes great supplies for science experiments. Today we're getting out raisins and a few other key...
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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…
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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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....
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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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Magic Banana: Sliced In Pieces Before It's Even Peeled! Peel a magic banana to reveal that it has been sliced already! How is this even possible? This is an easy...
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Science for Kids: Water Rainbow Experiment Kids love rainbow activities and today I'm sharing a fun rainbow science experiment. This activity can be used as an extension of our kitchen...
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Magic Jumping Beans Experiment We're continuing our magic science with a cool jumping bean trick. This one is simple enough for kids to set up themselves and tricky enough...
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Science Experiment for Kids: Salt Pendulum In this activity, we combine science, art, and kinetic fun! Using a funnel and some colored salt, we swung the funnel around to create...
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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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STEAM for Kids: Elephant Toothpaste This neat elephant toothpaste experiment will resemble what happens when you squirt out toothpaste from a tube – in foam form! Disclaimer: Because a high...
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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...
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Holiday Cookie Cutter Science Did you know baking cookies is actually chemistry? Who knew that with all of the holiday baking, you are really doing a science experiment? A special...
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Colorful Magic Milk Kitchen Science Activity One of my favorite activities in our magic science series here on the diy page is this magic milk experiment. The activity combines art,…
Sharpie Tie Dye Shirts One of our favorite art activities is tie dye – it is fun to use different colors, color in different designs and wonder what the end…
Salt Crystal Leaves Watching crystals grow is one of the neatest science experiments to watch. Looking to see how long they take to form, if they form big or small…
Disappearing Egg Experiment – Science for Kids This is a cool experiment to see what happens to the egg shell when an egg sits in white vinegar for a few…
“Frozen” Themed Slime – Winter Science Project for Kids If your kiddos love the movie Frozen (and in honor of the new trailer for Frozen 2,) they will have a…
DIY Lava in a Jar Experiment What happens when you put a few key ingredients in a jar together? You can turn them into lava! This is a fun science…
