This butterfly craft is so fun and it's super easy to make! Kids of all ages will love watching the paper butterfly flap its wings just like a real butterfly. The mechanics of the moving wings also add a fun lesson in engineering, making it a great STEAM project. Butterfly Craft We used drinking straws to create the moving wings of our butterflies. It's SO COOL how the butterfly flaps its wings. It really looks like it's flying! This butterfly craft is the perfect activity to go along with a butterfly or insect lesson at school. It's also a great spring

Every year all of our 5th graders participate in our school's Wax Museum program. It is seriously one of the highlights of the entire school year! Here's a run down of how things work: -Students choose a biography on a famous American. -They read the book and complete the American Hero book report. -They design a poster, create a costume, and memorize information about their hero. -For the Wax Museum, the students bring all their stuff and set up in the gym. -We invite our school, parents, community members, etc. to come see our program. -Our students become wax figures and when someone pushes their button they come to life and give information about their hero. Here are some pictures from this year's museum: Aren't these kids absolutely adorable in their costumes?! (I normally don't post pictures of my students on here, but luckily I'm friends with both of their moms and they gave me permission to post their cute faces.) And I think these two posters turned out AMAZING!! If you are interested, I have uploaded (and revamped) all of my resources and put them for sale in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. I have included everything you might need to get started and to implement this project in your own school. I'd love for you to check it out! Does your school do a Wax Museum?

Use the All about me printable to make a fun coloring craft/writing activity All about me spinner for first day of school for kids.

A perfect kid craft. This paper project is just a fun kid activity to do at home. Have fun make these children crafts on the cheaper side and make crafting an activity to enjoy with the whole family.

If you are teaching about Noah's ark, teach using hands-on bible crafts that include the wonderful promises of God. This version of Noah's Ark includes only 4 Steps, yet beautiful and creative!

I'm drawing a creepy lowbrow creatures, who easily come to my mind. Named them Fairytales of Yesterday - why don't you meet some?

Check out the coolest printable ever! Grab one, color it and glue together to make a totally awesome flextangle!

It's SO EASY to make beautiful yarn art! Create a colourful yarn 'painting' by gluing leftover yarn onto a dollar store canvas. It's such a fun craft to experiment with colour and texture! Yarn art is the perfect art project for groups at summer camp or sleepovers. You can make a picture of a landscape, like we did, or create a simpler, abstract design. Either way, it's so much fun to make this unique fiber art! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this

Try this cool STEM project~ build a working hydraulic elevator out of popsicle sticks and syringes! It's a cool science and engineering project for kids.

This cute Paper Roll Cat Craft is a great back to school craft and fun recycled project to get kids excited for school!

Make beautiful bubble painting Hydrangea flowers! Fun DIY dish soap paint recipe. Great kids art activity & easy beginner watercolor ideas!

I’ll be honest with you – I was a student who REALLY struggled with math in school. I couldn’t see how it applied to every-day life or other learning subjects. I know that if my teachers had provided me with this tool growing up, it would have been a GAME-CHANGER. I created this math tool

Fun counting activities to make learning enjoyable while building a strong numeracy foundation in your preschoolers.

A fun and effective way to teach your preschooler about Digestive system. This Cardboard Digestive System Maze teaches kids how food travels.

Learn how to build a catapult cannon in this STEM activity, then play a game that explores physics and math. All inspired by Mr. Bean!

The anatomy of our hands is complex and intricate. To explore how our fingers on our hands are able to move, build a robot hand with your kid!

From mint tins to cereal boxes to "wanted" posters.

It's easy to replicate anything with cardboard, and I love making these realistic Cardboard Sculptures! If you live in a city, it's an economical material.

Spring is a wonderful time of year to enjoy, explore and learn about the natural world, from new growth, buds and blossom of plants to animals nesting and raising young. Here are 30 fun and easy sp…

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Make this super soft, no cook, cloud dough recipe! Only 2 ingredients - cornstarch and lotion. This homemade dough is really easy to make!

So many ways to explore some extra creativity! These fun art challenges are perfect for kids and adults to stretch their imaginations!

Looking for project based learning ideas for middle school or elementary school students? They will love planning a road trip from start to finish!

DIY projects can be so expensive, but not these recycled item DIYs. Show them off to your friends so they see just how resourceful and creative you are!

STEM activities are a lot of fun and educational, but the best kind of STEM activities are open-ended, allowing children to think for themselves. In this paper plate maze STEM challenge, kids are challenged to make a marble maze using household materials. They must follow all elements of a real design process, including brainstorming, blueprints,

Lots of EPIC Simple Machine Projects for students to make using things around the house! Learn about simple machines for kids!

We've put together 10 projects made from rubbish that you will actually want to keep. From magazines to plastic bottles and coke cans!

These coffee filter flowers are SO PRETTY! This simple craft is beautiful enough for adults, but easy enough that kids can make them too. They make beautiful party decorations and are also a great gift idea for teachers or Mother's Day. Easy Coffee Filter Flowers It's hard to believe these flowers are made out of coffee filters! For pennies you can make a beautiful flower bouquet that won't wilt or fade. Best of all, these coffee filter flowers are SO EASY to make. They're made from simple supplies (coffee filters painted with liquid watercolor paint and tied together with a

Do you want increase your students' interest in economics? Check out these 3 amazing ideas for economics project for high school students...

In this Aquarium Perspective Lesson, Middle School students will dive right into learning about the principle of perspective while designing an aquarium.

Surprises are good, especially when they happen in art. This folded paper project is nothing short of hilarious.

Chances are, you have packing tubes and paper towel rolls in a recycling bin. We sure did. Until we decided to build a cardboard castle out of recyclables.

No matter the age, kids love playing with mini cities. Building a city from is a great open ended activity for anyone, keeping kids busy for hours at a time. They require minimal materials and only things you can find around the house. It's also the perfect opportunity to talk about architecture and

Learn the five ocean layers & which sea animals live in each zone with this colorful science experiment and habitat project for kids, tweens & teens!

Try one of these 16+ free engineering design challenges and engineering projects to get middle school students brainstorming, building, and innovating with the engineering design process!