Sleepovers at grandma’s house can be the best times of your kid’s lives but they can also cause anxiety for all if you’re not prepared. So how do you have successful sleepovers at Grandma’s? In this post, I’ll give you 10 simple tips to help make sure the time spent will be wonderful for both […]
One day last week, my son came to me and said, "Mom, you have to do this with your kids at school!" With determination, he taped it up on our morning message board for all of the children to see, along with a message to, "Have fun!" Well, how could I not do it? Once the children saw it, they all wanted to complete this experiment. We ended up using white carnations as they were more easily available. If we do this again, however, I will be sure to get the roses because it was a challenge slicing the stems of the carnations... In any case, here is our modified version (which has produced no less enthusiasm!) :) Colored water and carnations. Some children drew their observations on the first day... On the second day, we were greeted with this! Blue seemed to have worked the best, while green was hardly visible. This did not seem to bother anyone - they were so excited... This is an example of a student's 'after' drawing.
It's not hard to sit down with your kids and make a list of things to do before the summer ends. (granted, some of these are still INDOOR a...
101 fun questions to ask kids to know them better! Great conversation starters to bond with your kids over dinner or a long car ride.
Check out how you can make a simple popsicle stick catapult with materials you already have at home. It's a fun STEM project that you can do with your kids indoors on a rainy day!
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**Be sure to enter the Giveaway for a fabric key chain here!Need to keep the troops busy a bit longer before school starts? Have them design their own three dimensional buildings and designs using only mini marshmallow and toothpicks. My boys were entertained for over two hours seeing how many different designs they could come
Turn cardboard boxes into creative diy projects today! Find out how to use cardboard boxes for kids games and activities beautifully RIGHT HERE!
Get the world-famous elephant toothpaste formula recipe at Steve Spangler Science. Find instructions for our popular Elephant Toothpaste Experiment here!
How to make an indoor boomerang out of paper. What a fun boredom buster science and engineering project for kids when they are stuck inside!
Cobra Weave Exploding Stick Bomb: The Cobra Weave Exploding Stick Bomb is pretty dang cool. I've seen a lot of the smaller stick bombs on Instructables but none of these chain ones so I'm really excited to share it with everyone. The chain is pretty easy to put together and is…
Happy Handmade - 115 pages of fun projects to make with, and for children. Includes Paper & Cardboard Crafts, Felt & Sewing Projects, and Handmade Toys!
Get our best Easter crafts for kids, from easy, kid-friendly egg decorating ideas to basket stuffers. These fun ideas will keep children of all ages happy on the holiday.
I'll describe what age a child can learn to crochet, and what are the best projects to teach a child when they are a beginner - and why!
To make beautiful geodes in your own kitchen you need more patience and time than anything else! Here is the basic recipe to start you off in the world of beautiful geodes.
Make a simple hoop glider paper plane and use it to do some fun, hands-on, science experiments!
My kids love to play this fun game! The game of SKUNK, that is!
Buying things for babies can be fun but making them yourself is so much more enjoyable. We have collected a ton of different DIY projects that you can make for babies that are completely adorable.
Use our free printable yahtzee score card so you can have a fun game of yahtzee with friends and or family. Easy and cheap family game night.
This summer, enjoy nature with these arts and crafts projects such as dyeing, sun printing, marbling, and painting.
Learn how to make plastic that is shiny, clear and hard with items from your pantry. This bioplastic project is a fantastic science experiment for kids.
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25 Kid-Tested STEM Projects Made With Simple Materials: Easy and fun collection of STEM projects and lessons for elementary and middle school. Made for teachers, science fairs, and weekend activities. Find more ideas on our website STEM Inventions! You can also find lesson plans, project sheets, and more…
Pictures and descriptions of elementary school reading fair projects. A great collection for getting ideas for reading fair project boards.
This is not my idea, but I know a good one when I see it, and I had to tuck this away to do this summer with the kids. Some kids at one of our schools did something similar for a science project, and then my friend Michelle, over at Scribbit, detailed the project when she did it with her children up in Alaska. That being said, so that I take no credit whatsoever, this is a really, really cool thing to do with your kids, young and old. Even my sixteen year old daughter was completely engaged for the hours we spent. First, here's what you need for each one: 3 clear 2-liter (empty) soda bottles clear packing tape aquarium gravel water dechlorinator rubber band 4" piece of netting (I used cut up pantyhose) soil fish, snails, or other aquatic life elodea, (which is banned in CA), duck weed (which the store didn't have), anachris, or other aquatic plants crickets, pill bugs, earthworms a few dead leaves and small sticks You can use the link to Scribbit for perfectly detailed directions, but first you get your soda bottles, 3 for each ecosystem, and you begin cutting them up. The bottom one (basement, AKA pond life) gets the top cut off of it. The middle one (AKA coupler) gets both bottom AND top cut off. The top level (AKA earth level) gets bottom cut off, but saved to reattach at the end. Once you have your pieces, you take your basement/pond life level and add an inch or so of gravel. Fill it almost to the top with water and add a few drops of dechlorinator. Then add special friends, like the plants, guppies, and snails. You can use different fish, but guppies are the sturdiest. These snails that the nice fish store man chose for us stay fairly small, and they're beautiful. Each ecosystem got 2 snails, 2 branches of anachris (plant), which they could break into smaller pieces, and 3 or 4 guppies so that hopefully 2 will live. The guppies and snails were happy almost immediately, exploring their new home. Well, except for one of Aiden's that just floated to the bottom. And then swam like a madfish to the top only to float to the bottom again. Aiden named him "Wheeeeeee!" We're not sure how long Wheeeee! will be around for. For the top/earth level, we put the layer of pantyhose over the open mouth of the bottle, secured it with a rubberband and then turned it upside down. Next, we added a layer of gravel, and then some super-soil from our garden. Into this level we planted some grass seed, but rye/alfalfa/mustard would work well too. I just couldn't find my sprouting seeds. Then we added our friends, one cricket (with a small chunk of potato for him to nibble), 3 pill bugs, and an earthworm each. Then a few dead leaves and small sticks went on top. Just for fun, I gave each child a garden tag to use for a nameplate. The bottom of that soda bottle (which is now the top) was taped back on, with the edges tucked just inside the rest of the bottle so water doesn't run out. Then that top level is set inside the coupler level and taped. Both of those two top levels are now set inside the pond life basement level and secured with tape. Now it should be airtight and self-contained, as a proper ecosystem should be. Can you see the little fishies swimming around? Now just set them in front of a sunny window so that photosynthesis can happen, setting in motion the cycle of life. The water will evaporate to the top to rain down on the soil, helping the grass to grow and the dead leaves to decompose, which feed the insects. There will be plenty of oxygen from the plants, and the algae that will grow will feed the fish and snails. Can't wait to watch it all happen! Oh, and by the way, all of the supplies for 3 ecosystems, including the soda bottles came to under $17. Nice.
This super fun kids' science experiment uses borax to grow crystal names. All kiddos will love seeing their name shimmer and sparkle in the sunlight!
Aragonite crystals are beautiful and they are easy to grow with distilled white vinegar. This post will show you how to grow aragonite crystals.
I've been busy working on setting up a project for my sons 1st grade class! It's an easy "knitting" project that is perfect for elementary age kids. With a cardboard roll, tape, and popsicle sticks, you can set up a simple loom. Then just like you would finger weave, you wrap the yarn around the tops
I'm having the greatest time getting inspired & looking through my collection (& some borrowed from the library) of vintage kiddie crafty b...
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Summer Activities for Kids Series: Indoor Activities
Teach your kids how to make their very own marshmallow catapult using common household supplies. How to construct a marshmallow launcher.
Surprises are good, especially when they happen in art. This folded paper project is nothing short of hilarious.
This water whistle experiment is good to do if you have 5-10 minutes spare. EC and I had a go making between finishing homework and a music lesson.
101 fun questions to ask kids to know them better! Great conversation starters to bond with your kids over dinner or a long car ride.
I’ve been using this Einstein quote a lot lately:
Blow up a balloon without your mouth! This easy balloon science experiment will have kids wanting to do it again. Perfect for an easy science fair project.
We've found a variety of science experiments for kids tailored to their age and ability. You can do these science projects for kids at home!
Everybody rock now. Hal Taylor makes comfy rocking chairs for the whole family. - Link
