Made By Humans
My teen has always been a maker, but I decided to make a STEM shelf to keep some of her (and my!) tools a little closer at hand. We have this shelf in the hallway upstairs, next to her bedroom and what we still call the playroom even though it’s mostly for art and storage […]
If your kids have a lot of LEGO blocks but don’t want to keep assembling them as kits or aren’t sure what to build, these LEGO challenge cards and other ideas should help. Too Many LEGOs? The girl loved LEGOs for many years and ended up with a ton of kits, including Harry Potter, Frozen, […]
When I wrote my post about art challenges for kids and adults, I knew I wanted to share some more creative challenges for kids that you might want to try while everyone is home. Why Use Creative Challenges? I like creative challenges because they give us a starting point for a range of themed activities. […]
This easy frozen science activity will keep kids cool on hot days, and extension activities give them something to do while resting in the shade. The girl wanted to be outside all day during spring break, but she was sweltering. She didn’t know what to do. I wasn’t too excited about being outside, either, with […]
I’m so excited to be with you today as part of the 28 Days of Hands-on STEM Activities for Kids series from Left Brain Craft Brain. This past week bloggers have been looking at the theme STEM goes green, and it was a lot of fun to pull this project right out of our recycling […]
I don’t usually think of activities as being related to STEM, because we bring science, technology, math and engineering into our lives pretty naturally. The girl is a self-described “sciencey girl,” she loves space and building and math challenges. But while science comes up commonly in conversation around here, we don’t always specifically plan to […]