Make your own Twirligig~ a cool paper spinner toy that will amaze and delight kids of all ages! YOu only need a couple of basic supplies!
Science projects for kids can be fun and exciting. Make hands-on science crafts at home with these easy at home science crafts.
DIY gadgets and cool projects to make to impress friends (or yourself) Easy electronics, tech toys and fun lights, toys, arduino gadget ideas with tutorial.
Are you ready to embark on a creative adventure with a DIY kaleidoscope that will captivate your imagination and dazzle your eyes?
Learn to make your own DIY bouncy balls. This easy tutorial will show you how to make clear super bouncy balls. Just 3 common ingredients! Click now!
Learn how to make both a basic homopolar motor and a tiny dancing motor! Great science fair project for older kids!
Use cardboard, craft sticks, and hot glue to create an epic marble run! The marbles land in paper cups at the bottom of the track. This is a fantastic engineering challenge for kids. How should we position the sticks? Which path will the marbles take? How many will land in each cup? As always, make […]
Learn how to grow your own epsom salt crystals at home with these easy instructions. Growing crystals is a fun DIY science project for everyone!
How high can you build? Your kids will love this STEM challenge and it requires little to no prep from parents/teachers. Start building today!
It's so fun to make a DIY spinner toy! These spinner toys are so bright and colourful, and they're so cool to play with! Watch the colours combine as the string spinner whirls through the air. This is such an easy craft to make, especially when you download our free spinner templates (find the links below!). Decorate and colour your spinner disc however you'd like, and create hours of fun for mere pennies! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. DIY Spinner
Duck Boat Challenge: My school started a STEAM Integration Committee a couple years ago with the purpose of improving STEM education on campus and making STEM a regular part of the education process across content areas. One thing the team has been able to get done is …
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.
Looking for a fun and simple science activity that’s sure to entertain the kids?! In this quick, five minute experiment, little chemists mix up their own homemade bouncy balls.
Stop getting frustrated by projects that rely on specialty materials. Inspire your kids' curiosity with STEAM projects at home using common household items.
Discover some fascinating, no prep, STEM activities and challenges you can do with your students using paper! Engineering, math and science.
This post will how you how to make kinetic sand with just a few sinple ingredients! It's a fun sensory play and science activity for kids!
Water Rocket: The combination of water, compressed air, and a plastic soda bottle serves as a great source of propulsion for a backyard rocket (assuming you have a big back yard). Typical versions of these rockets involve taping or gluing on the nose cone…
Provide a hands-on STEAM learning opportunity with the DIY Robot Hand Activity! Children will love making their own robotic hand with straws, string, and paper.
Learn how to grow your own epsom salt crystals at home with these easy instructions. Growing crystals is a fun DIY science project for everyone!
Micro:Bit Puppet "Text Messaging"!: Nearly all of our wireless communication is done using radio waves*, including phone calls, text messages, and WiFi. With its built-in radio transmitters and receivers, the Micro:Bit microcontroller makes it super easy to build all sorts of projects…
Inside: This classic catapult combines active learning with loads of fun, and it’s made with just 3 things: popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a spoon. If you've been around small children for any amount of time, you’ve probably noticed that signature look of restless excitement they get from time to time… when their eyes shine
Learn how to make a car launcher using just Popsicle sticks! Here is the best fun activity to do at home for kids!
Are you hosting a sleepover? Pack your child’s overnighter with a fun science craft! Here’s a fun and safe way to grow rock crystals during the night when your child and their buddies catch some ZZZ’s.
My kiddos are always asking for hands on science activities, even if it’s one we have done over and over like this Hovercraft Science experiment project.
Here’s a fun STEM challenge – combine cardboard boxes with Hot Wheels track to make a really awesome ball track! Elementary kids will enjoy this building challenge, and preschoolers will love it too, if someone older helps build the track. Owen and I had a great time transforming some cardboard boxes into this track. We […]
Inspiring young minds doesn't have to be such a struggle.These STEAM project ideas have been tested and tried by kids all over the world to boost creativity
28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids is loaded with hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math projects perfect for the classroom and at home. The kids are gonna love this!
Stay connected to family and friends by sharing the LittleThings that spark joy.
Here’s a collection of over 25 STEM challenges for kids focusing on building, engineering, and design. What I especially like about these specific STEM and STEAM activities are how open-ended they are and how they allow children to really take part with minimal adult assistance. Follow our STEM and STEAM Activities Pinterest board! Not …
Magic Sand or Hydrophobic Sand never get wet. Best for STEM education
You and your kids will love putting together these simple helicopters and watching them fly! *Video below
Cardboard Mechanical Toy: This instructable present a way to make a simple mechanical toy - a rainbow caterpillar! - with cardboard. To make it, I used this supplies: cardboard (a rigid and thick one, the thickness of mine was around - but less than - 3mm) a cou…
Learn how to make both a basic homopolar motor and a tiny dancing motor! Great science fair project for older kids!
STEM Challenge; students design a Ferris Wheel using craft sticks! This challenging STEM project is the most fun as kids tackle creating 2 symmetrical sides and connecting them to allow turning.
Learn about forces with this easy DIY Slingshot made with cardboard tubes. All you need is two tubes, a pencil and two elastic bands
Learn how to make pretend snow with only 2 simple ingredients. The perfect winter sensory play idea.
Make a homemade spectroscope with a few simple materials and explore the spectrum of different light sources. You’ll see all kinds of rainbows! This science activity for kids makes a great addition to a unit on light or weather and is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day too! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! Light …
Learn how to make your own morse code machine in this STEM activity for kids plus print our free printable Morse Code language cheat sheet!
Here’s a fabulous STEM activity for kids! Build a working Trebuchet out of craft sticks. You can construct and play with the trebuchet, or take it a step further by printing the recording sheets included in the post. There are two experiments to perform with the trebuchet, and students can record their results. This was […]
In this STEM challenge for kids, children will create a paper plate marble maze game inspired by pinball machines using a paper plate and a marble. This engineering activity is great for kids from kindergarten age up through 4th, 5th and 6th grades! Follow our STEM for Kids Pinterest board! This post contains affiliate links. …
Make a cotton ball launcher with rubber bands and paper towel tubes.
It's time to get some hands-on learning activities! These LEGO STEM ideas are a perfect afternoon activity that your kids can do right now.
