Engineering Activities for Kids

Engineering activities for elementary kids. These engineering projects are the perfect way to help elementary kids learn the basics of engineering. Check out the complete list of engineering activities for kids here.

And don’t forget to check out this list of engineering projects for kids perfect for when you’re just starting engineering activities.

If you need a bit more hand-holding, you’ll love this list of our favorite engineering kits for kids.

Making a LEGO heart is a simple and creative way to show someone how you feel. It requires only simple LEGO pieces and can be customized for any occasion or decor.

How to Build a LEGO Heart the Easy Way!

Hearts, hearts, and more hearts! With Valentine’s just around the corner, it’s making everyone feel the love all around us and it’s the perfect time to try out Valentines STEM activities! These directions for how to build a LEGO heart are easy for beginning engineers. It’s a fun and creative way for kids to express …

Kids can boost pattern skills, design skills, and fine motor skills with this super-fun and super-colorful Perler bead rainbow!

Build a Perler Bead Rainbow Engineering Challenge

When it comes to STEAM projects, my kids love activities that involve a wide range of skills. For example, we used engineering to make a perler bead rainbow! We love making our STEM activities so much fun that kids don’t realize they are learning while having fun! In this project, kids can boost their engineering skills …

13+ easy LEGO race car designs! Who says physics can't be entertaining? While racing LEGO cars, kids can learn about physics and Newton's laws of motion.

13+ LEGO Race Car Ideas to Teach Newton’s Laws of Motion

With these LEGO race car ideas, you can capture the excitement of your students as you challenge them to create the best simple LEGO car designs that will win a gravity-powered race. It’s no secret that LEGO bricks just on their own help develop problem-solving abilities, creativity, logical planning, spatial awareness, and hand-eye coordination. But …

Here is how to build this version of a pumpkin 3D LEGO! It's a lot of fun to build and looks so cute!

Easy Instructions to Make a 3D LEGO Pumpkin

When it comes to easy LEGO creations, we like to set a few rules. First, the projects should be able to be made with bricks that most people have, for the most part. Next, the projects should be creative and fun! That’s why this fall we decided to create this 3D LEGO pumpkin and display …

This fun engineering activity shows kids how to make a q tip bridge that is designed like a suspension bridge. It's a fun engineering challenge that kids love!

Q Tip Bridge Engineering Challenge Lesson Plan

A big part of STEM activities in elementary are engineering activities for kids. Constructing bridges out of various materials like this q tip bridge and testing them has long been a staple of the classic bridge building engineering challenge, but for this version, I used cotton swabs because I was out of toothpicks and it …

Who can build the tallest tower using apples and toothpicks? This apple tower STEM challenge is a hands-on way to teach engineering!

Apple Tower STEM Challenge Lesson Plan for Elementary

One of my favorite things to do in the STEM classroom is to use common everyday items in new ways to create fun STEM challenges for students. During the back to school season, I like to work with materials that are fall-themed, like apples. In this apple tower STEM challenge students will compete to see …