Digestion experiment for kids! An easy science experiment from at-home materials about how the stomach breaks down food. Anatomy science for kids.
With just toothpicks and water, you can wow your children with this toothpick star trick plus teach them about capillary action.
Exciting elephant toothpaste science experiment for kids that is sure to bring amazement! Perfect for your little scientist at home. Watch what will happen!
Find fun, easy, and educational science experiments for kids to do at home to help teach them science in an engaging way.
Elephant toothpaste is such a fun and easy science experiment for kids! Explore this chemical reaction that has an exciting, foaming result -- which shoots right out of the bottle! You can set up this STEM activity for yourself in just a few minutes - you only need a few simple ingredients! It's quick and easy, and the wow factor will make you want to try the experiment over and over again. The bubbles and foam are SO COOL! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps
Teach your children what sound waves are and how they work using items you have at home. 4 simple sound science activities for kids.
The five domains of preschool developmental skills or preschool developmental areas that help establish behaviors for learning and success.
Learn how to make green fire safely with boric acid in the comfort of your own home. Your kids will be amazed by the bright and stunning green fire display!
Science is really cool. There are so many amazing things in this world of ours. So many science experiments for kids that just make me stop and say, "whoa" ... or "wow" ... or "What the ...!!" (depending, of course, on my company). Children, as we know, are naturally curious. They naturally want to learn
Try these Awesome Science Experiments at Home with Your Kids
Make an easy model spine for kids! Use at home items to create a model of the spine and learn how the spine works. Easy science for kids!
Use this free printable to create a rock collection container from a simple egg carton and get ideas for over 20 fun learning activities with rocks. Are you looking for some fun, easy, and inexpensive
These ABA therapy activities for kids with autism spectrum disorder will give you heaps of ideas you can use at school, in therapy, and at home!
A simple fun kids balancing stick sidekick activity that's an easy center of gravity experiment for toddlers and preschoolers to do at home.
Roundup with lots of Montessori-inspired poetry activities for a poetry unit or for individual poetry activities at home or in the classroom.
Teach your children what sound waves are and how they work using items you have at home. 4 simple sound science activities for kids.
Your little engineers will really enjoy these 12 creative engineering activities. On a recent trip to Sydney, Australia, I spent a lot of time admiring (and photographing) the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge which is the widest and one of the longest steel arch bridges in the world. Quite the engineering feat! Between that and the world famous Sydney Opera House, I came back buzzing from my little getaway with lots of thoughts about engineering and just how important it is for our children to have opportunities to experience it and to learn more about it. What is engineering? Engineering is the application of science, technology and maths to develop solutions to problems. Put simply, engineers are creators! They take the above disciplines and combine these with creativity and ingenuity to make something new. Engineers see a problem and solve it. They create and re-create products, infrastructure and solutions that make our everyday life easier. Architectural engineers play a huge role in the construction of buildings like the Sydney Opera House (pictured above) and civil engineers work on things like roads and bridges like the Sydney Harbour Bridge (see pictures below). There are also many other types of engineers that are heavily involved in so many different projects and areas of production. From technology and the engineering of the mobile phones we use, to robots, computer games, chemical engineering, medicine, renewable energy, aircraft and much more. There are so many different avenues that engineers can put their skills and passions towards in this modern day and age. Why is it important for children to learn engineering? Allowing children to experience different forms of engineering helps them to understand more about the processes that go into making up so much of the world around us. Engineering encourages creativity, problem solving and cooperation. It allows children to think outside the box and to come up with solutions to problems through experimentation and trial and error, whilst putting into practice so many of the skills they are acquiring as they grow. Check out this fabulous video from the 2012 Young Australian of the year, Marita Cheng as she talks at TEDx Sydney about why we need to teach our children to be makers and the fabulous work they're doing, encouraging girls in particular, to take an interest in engineering. Engineering Activity ideas for kids Here are 12 fabulous activities that allow children to experience a number of different types of engineering. These activities encourage creativity, problem solving, trial-and-error, maths, science, technology and more. Designing and Building bridges by The Imagination Tree Build Blinking Bugs by Inner Child Fun Toothpick and Mini-marshmallow challenge by Learn with Play at Home Four Engineering challenges with Craft Sticks, Cups and Cubes by Frugal Fun for Boys Spaghetti Tower Challenge by Tinkerlab Make Soda Rockets by Lemon Lime Adventures Make a Tinkering Station by Left Brain Craft Brain on A Mom With a Lesson Plan Make a Catapult by Fun-A-Day Paper Building Blocks by Babble Dabble Do Test the Stability of Structures by Science Sparks Design a Cardboard Tube Marble Run by Learn with Play at Home Design and Build a Rollercoaster by Planet Smarty Pants Highlights from Sydney Well, isn't that a lot of fun? All inspired by a little bridge. Ok, not so little! Here are some pictures from my weekend in Sydney. My fabulous kid blogger buddies and I at Nuffnang's Sydney Office Launch Party. L-R: Me (Learn with Play at Home), Kelly from Be A Fun Mum, Danya from Danya Banya, Chelsea from Moments a Day and Rachel from Racheous- Lovable Learning. Even with the dark clouds rolling in, the harbour was a spectacular sight. See the bridge? I got to drive a yacht around Sydney Harbour! Very cool! (Thanks for the pic, Kelly- Be A Fun Mum!) Sailing underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge gave a whole different perspective and you got an even great feel for the gigantic scale of it all. Engineers are incredible! The food! Oh the food. My favourite was Spice Temple and meeting the owner and celebrity chef Neil Perry. Amazing! Definitely some food engineering going on there! Yes, food engineering is a real thing. Why didn't anyone tell me that when I was at school? Yum! A comfy bed, good food and a good location. Couldn't ask for more from our accommodation at Rydges Sydney Central And I can't resist just a few final shots of the bridge! Sydney Harbour bridge. Spectacular by day and by night. If you get a chance to go to Sydney, you really must. Such a vibrant place to visit with tons to see and do for all the family! (Even in winter.) A huge thanks to the major trip sponsor, Destination NSW for an amazing launch party at ECQ Bar and an incredible sailing adventure around the bay with East Sail; Qantas for getting me there and back as well as hosting a mouth watering lunch at The Burger Project and an unforgettable dinner at Spice Temple (you really must go!);; and of course my comfy and well positioned accommodation for the weekend, Rydges Sydney Central Hotel! Also thanks to Spotlight (check out their awesome range in-store or online) for sponsoring our conference in the Macquarie Room at the Pullman Quay Grand Sydney on the final day (location, location!). Sydney, thanks for having me and I can't wait to come back. Next time with my whole family! Further Reading: Here is a fabulous article on 10 ways to support an interest in Engineering! A good read with lots of other engineering activity ideas. Have you been to Sydney? Do you have little future engineers at your house? Happy playing, Debs :) {Disclaimer: This is not a paid post. My Sydney trip was provided thanks to my agency Nuffnang, Destination NSW, Qantas and Rydges. All opinions are, as always, my own.) Look where else we are. Are you following along? :)
Make an easy heart pump model with your kids! Household items quickly put together a working model of how hearts pump blood. STEM fun!
Science experiments you can do at home! Keep the kids involved with learning at home with these easy DIY science experiments for kids.
It can be challenging to know how to create the best homeschool preschool curriculum for your child. These tips will act as a great guide.
So it looks like homeschooling has really taken over for “in class” happenings for the spring season. And it’s going to continue through summer. So you might be wondering what exactly you’re supposed to be working on with your preschooler, if you’re doing it right, and sometimes…what’s the point? Like…are they getting anything out of …
Should you focus on academics in preschool? What subjects do preschoolers need you to teach? Get the ansers & curriculum recommendations!
You can open your own in home preschool. These tips and ideas will help you know what to do and how to approach your checklist as you prepare.
Free printable rainbow coloring page and activities for kids. If you are looking for free printable kids activities grab these.
This curriculum was wonderful for teaching Pre-K at home! Not only did my daughter learn her alphabet & letter sounds but she also learned to read!
So it looks like homeschooling has really taken over for “in class” happenings for the spring season. And it’s going to continue through summer. So you might be wondering what exactly you’re supposed to be working on with your preschooler, if you’re doing it right, and sometimes…what’s the point? Like…are they getting anything out of …
This week for homeschool preschool, we will be learning about the days of the week through fun activities, songs, and crafts!
You can open your own in home preschool. These tips and ideas will help you know what to do and how to approach your checklist as you prepare.
10 skills kids learn in preschool that parents can help teach at home. Plus a free printable pre-k skills checklist!
This post shares 7 different learning journal activities for preschoolers who are working on practicing recognizing, spelling, and writing their names. Activities are all low-prep, and include writing with different types of utensils, finding and circling your name, building your name with snap cube
Using Montessori preschool at home is a great way to foster a love of learning in your children.Learn how plus some free resources too!
Looking for activity ideas for your toddler or preschool learning binder? Don’t feel like creating all the activities yourself? Our preschooler’s learning binder just started out with a few simple pages at the beginning of the school year, and she just loved it so much that I’ve been slowly creating and adding more and more … Preschool Learning Binder Read More »
Enjoy this project with your little one to help teach them address memorization and geography concepts.
The news was just released that little ones in my province will be home for quite some time! So I thought this the absolute perfect time to share some Quiet Time Kids Activities that use materials you already have at home. Now, we homeschool, so this news doesn't hold quite the same weight to us
Over 200 preschool activities that are fun and easy. Children learn best through play, so these activities are play based.
Are wondering what your preschooler can be learning? Here is a checklist to help you have a successful preschool at home.
Help your preschooler with letter recognition with these letter of the week printable worksheets. Make alphabet learning fun and screen free!
When my oldest was 4, I decided I would teach him preschool at home. As scary as it may seem to you now, you can learn how to homeschool preschool! You have what it takes to get your kids ready for kindergarten. Although my kids were learning through play, they weren't learning some things yet
Don't let the idea of setting up a home classroom for your kids overwhelm you. Homeschool space ideas, organizing tips, ideas for small spaces and more.
Need help with preschool at home? This Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Preschool has you covered with all of the information and resources you need!
