Do you know what I love about today’s activity?
It doesn’t require perfection or detail or really any focus. It’s very open-ended and so creative — plus down-right beautiful too!
It came about as a spur of the moment idea when we were making some Clay Pot Garden Markers for a guest post with The Educator’s Spin on It.
This fingerprinting science activity for kids is a great for a DIY spy and detective party, learning about the human body or at-home CSI idea! My daughter is a HUGE fan of mysteries! In fact, that’s the topic of this week’s book list: 15 Marvelous Mystery Books for Kids. She enjoys scouring the pages for …
I’ll admit, I am not one of those amazing Martha Stewart-type gardeners, but I really do enjoy having a small backyard garden each summer. The kids and I choose a few favorite plants along with some new items to try each year and then we get dirty, watch the plants grow and reap the harvest (literally!)
Enjoy this FREE printable Star Wars math activity (and sneak in some learning) while you celebrate Star Wars Day on May the 4th (be with you!) In addition to being Star Wars fans, we also love cool STEM activities that are related to favorite movies. And that’s exactly what I told my daughter when I …
Grab this FREE printable Insect Scavenger Hunt and see who lives in your backyard! Today we are linking up with the Storytime Science series to share two of our favorite things — books & science! Ironically, the book I’m sharing (which is such an awesome read!) is NOT about one of my favorite things — …
One of the coolest sound wave experiments your kids will ever try! We love doing simple science experiments and every once in a while, we find a GEM. It’s a simple, easy and pretty awesome experiment that explores the science of sound waves and how they travel. Sound Experiment for Kids So many of …
You know how kids get so excited when you visit a new playgroud? One that has ‘monkey bars that are cooler than the ones at our old playgroud’ or ‘the biggest slide in the world’, right?
So, why not take them on a Playground Scavenger Hunt!
Spring is here!!
The days are getting longer and the weather’s getting nicer – finally! And we are preparing for Spring Break at our house.
Elementary & middle school kids will LOVE exploring these math activities & physical change experiment using popcorn! Last year, I shared a list of 100 Ways to Count to 100 and in the post, I mentioned using popcorn as one of the items. Well, mention popcorn + math + science and guess what? You get …
Really – they spend more time with these items than they do asking me if they can eat just one more jelly bean.
