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Christmas STEM Activities for Kindergarten

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When it comes to STEM activities for kindergarten, you can’t go wrong with anything that helps a kindergarten child learn more about the world!

And during December, why not make your science activities Christmas STEM activities for kindergarten? You may just find that the holiday season is your favorite holiday for science!

During December, why not make your science activities Christmas STEM activities for kindergarten? You may just find that the holiday season is your favorite holiday for science!

Christmas STEM Activities for Kindergarten

Below you’ll find tried and tested (and loved!) Christmas STEM activities for kindergarten!

But first, make sure you have everything you need for your kindergarten STEM activities!

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Benefits of Christmas STEM Projects in Kindergarten

Christmas STEM projects for kindergarten help kindergarten kids access the magic of learning about the world.

Kindergarten kids are in the best time of life for loving all things Christmas and holiday, so why not take it to the next level in your science and STEM lessons?

There are so many fun Chrismas STEM projects and Christmas science experiments for kindergarten kids, and you’ll find some of our favorites linked below!

Holiday STEM Challenges for Kindergarten

Supplies for STEM Christmas Activities for Kindergarten

Make sure you have the right supplies on hand for your Christmas kindergarten STEM lab!

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Christmas STEM Activities for Kindergarten

Check out the list of our favorite kindergarten holiday STEM activities below!

Each activity is divided into each STEM discipline (science, technology, engineering, or math), but all of them include at least 2 STEM elements.

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Christmas Science Experiments for Kindergarten

These are the Christmas science experimetns that your students will talk about all year!

Kindergarten kids will love making this How the Grinch Stole Christmas Slime.

Try the Easy Static Electricity Experiment with a Balloon and learn about static electricity!

Create these Fizzing Christmas Science Ornament and let the kids take them home to display on the tree!

Try this dissolving Candy Cane Science Experiment and learn about solutions!

Kindergarten Christmas Technology Activities

Learn about how to use technology wisely with these kindergarten Christmas technology activities.

Make Long-Lasting Gingerbread Ornaments that kids can take home and put on their tree!

Create your own Bubble Christmas Lights right in the classroom!

Design your own Playdough Christmas Tree.

Explore light science by making Christmas Light Slime.

During December, why not make your science activities Christmas STEM activities for kindergarten? You may just find that the holiday season is your favorite holiday for science!

Kindergarten Christmas Engineering Activities

Help kinder kids develop essential engineering skills with these Christmas engineering activities.

Use jingle bells as building materials in the Jingle Bell Engineering Challenge.

Try this Hide the Reindeer STEM Activity and keep those deer safe!

Build an Ornament Holder and find the best design for keeping ornaments safe!

Make a Christmas Pattern Block Sensory Bag and learn about shapes.

Christmas Science Activities for Kindergarten

Christmas Math Activities for Kindergarten

Math is never as fun as it is during the holiday season!

Use these Cookie Counting Playdough Mats as part of holiday math.

Make Math Fun with Counting Bears– they are like Christmas gifts!

Do the Christmas Color by Number challenge and build counting skills.

These Penguin Math and Counting Activities are perfect for December!

Teach kindergarten kids how to count backwards when you make this Simple Christmas Tree Christmas Countdown.

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Christmas STEM Activities by Grade

Click the links below to find age-appropriate Christmas STEM activities for every grade from preschool through middle school!

Christmas STEM Activities for Preschool

Christmas STEM Activities for 1st Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for 2nd Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for 3rd Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for 4th Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for 5th Grade

Christmas STEM Activities for Middle School

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