We love simple STEM activities for kids that you can do at home and in the classroom. My kids are also dinosaur obsessed. So of course, I had to figure out a way to merge dinosaurs with crystal experiments! While there are a lot of dinosaur science experiments, this one doesn’t focus so much on …
Preschool
My preschooler is a big fan of the zoo. She loves zoo animals, visiting the zoo, books about the zoo, and zoo-themed toys. Since she’s learning to count to 10 right now, I made these super-fun zoo counting clip cards to help her learn! Add these to your list of math activities for kids. The …
Of all the elements of STEM activities, (science, technology, engineering, and math), sometimes we struggle to fit engineering into the mix. We’ve done a bridge-making challenge, the classic egg drop challenge, and tons of other engineering activities, but we haven’t done as many Christmas engineering activities as I would have liked. This year, I thought …
When it comes to math activities for kids, there are so many fun themes! This time, I created these fun cookie counting playdough mats! My preschooler absolutely loved making the cookies from playdough, adding little playdough chocolate chips, then counting them. Kids can count using this cookie counting printable in multiple ways. They can fill …
I love the letter L. I’m not sure why, but something about the shape appeals to me. Kids will love this letter in their alphabet crafts because it features everyone’s favorite cat, the lion. The L is for lion alphabet craft is a fun way to transform a boring letter into an exciting animal. Even …
Mini pumpkins are so much more than decorations. These four pumpkin activities for preschoolers will allow preschoolers to safely play with the fall staple through engineering activities for kids. Last week, I bought a bag of eight mini pumpkins. The idea was to come up with a clever STEM activity for Bo and Monkey to …