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When it comes to patriotic activities for kids, there’s standard flag stuff, red white and blue stuff, and fireworks stuff. But there is more to America and patriotism than just those things! If you need some new patriotic theme ideas for celebrating America in your daycare, summer program, at home, or at school any time …

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Our family was watching YouTube one day when we ran across a survival video where a man transformed ice into an ice magnifying glass. He used this ice magnifying glass to start a fire. His ultimate goal was to use the ice as a method to start a fire, but we were curious to see …

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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 …

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Hands-on learning is a lot more fun for most small kids, and sometimes, leads to better retention of the lesson. Kids will love these creative learning activities featuring pool noodles. Teach the basics of math, reading, STEM, and more with these fun pool noodle activities! You might just find that pool noodles become your favorite …

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What hand-cleaning method is best? This fun hand washing science project brings to life the importance of handwashing for kids. We took the science experiment for kids even further with our own hand washing science experiment! If you love this gross science experiment, check out these other elementary science fair project ideas. What is the …

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