We do a lot of science experiments for kids and STEM activities around here, and one common theme I noticed recently is that we do a lot of science experiments in a jar.  Glass jars are amazingly versatile and most people have several sitting in their kitchen. You don’t need fancy beakers or other expensive science …

Now that summertime is practically here, all we want to do is eat watermelon and swim. However, we still have a week or so of school left, so we can’t toss in the towel yet! What we can do, however, is make our last week of school more fun, like with this watermelon math game …

Kids been hitting the screens too hard? Try these July STEM activities and keep kids learning this summer! We love to search for summer STEM activities, but sometimes, it’s nicer to have activities you can print out and use, like our new July STEAM activity set. I always love doing more STEAM activities in the …

We are big fans of creative STEM activities and science experiments for kids, which is why it’s a bit surprising that it’s taken us this long to do the classic elephant toothpaste explosion experiment! The real reason is that this elephant toothpaste STEM project requires one sort of weird material- more concentrated hydrogen peroxide that …

Summertime and ice cream go hand in hand (along with summer STEM activities!). But how about making ice cream in your hands? That’s exactly what we are going to be doing today with this ice cream in a bag science experiment. Making ice cream in a bag with just our hands. Or your kids hands. …

Our favorite way to learn during the summer is with STEM activities for kids. We’ve tried hundreds of projects, had a lot of fun, and learned a lot along the way. This year, we wanted to try more patriotic activities for kids, which is how we came up for the idea to make patriotic paint …