There are a lot of engineering activities for kids out there, but not all of them are easy. If you have spaghetti in your house (or any dried, long noodle), then you already have everything you need to create the spaghetti engineering project! Today’s project is extremely simple, yet teaches some important information about engineering, …
Did you know you can make a LEGO car even if you don’t have wheels? It seems impossible, but you can make a wheel-less LEGO car that works. Follow this easy tutorial for how to make a LEGO car without wheels. This is one of our favorite simple LEGO car designs. The beauty of building …
When it comes to teaching science experiments for kids, I have a hard time remembering to pick up supplies for the hands-on projects that make it fun. That is why I love projects that can be made from supplies that you just have lying around the house. It’s the perfect addition to your collection of …
The paper airplane engineering challenge is a fun way to test kids’ design skills and makes a wonderful introduction to engineering activities for kids and as part of no-prep STEM challenges! One of my kids’ favorite things are paper airplanes. Any time my kids get a piece of loose paper, they try to turn it …
One of our favorite STEM activities of the year so far is the Uno math game that we invented (it’s simple, so someone else may have also invented it. For this version, we decided to focus on basic addition and subtraction to increase our skills and fact memory speed. I find even I could use …
I’m going to say straight away that the math behind how to make a Mobius strip is beyond me. Math is definitely not my strongest suit, and this form of infinite math is quite puzzling. However, I’m always up for some good no-prep STEM challenges, and as far as math challenges go, this is a …