Upcycle items from around the house for this easy tornado in a bottle science experiment! Sometimes an activity can introduce us to something that we aren’t able to experience in real life and today’s science project does just that! Spring brings all kinds of weather across the country and one of the worst types of …
STEM Activities
A fun outdoor science activity that let’s you measure the biodiversity of living things in your backyard ecosystem! Many times, you’ll hear kids say “hey, there’s a bird!” or “this is the tallest tree in our yard!” This activity takes it one step further to inspire kids to notice the DIFFERENT types of trees, plants, …
These everyday math activities are the perfect way to introduce hands-on math ideas to kids! Do you know today is? March 14th… 3/14… 3.14 Ring a bell at all? Ok, how about if you flash back to high school math class? Yes, that’s it — Today is Pi Day! And Pi Day is a great …
Fun animal-themed math games and activities that helps kids learn counting, sorting, graphing & measurement skills! Math has always been an issue at our house. My son LOVES math! We were constantly looking for fun ways to expand on different math concepts that he enjoyed because he was always working ahead in that area. Now …
Kids will love learning about penguins with these activities, books and lesson plan ideas — you’ll find TONS of information for a unit study or penguin project! Who loves penguins?! Those adorable and quirky birds are intriguing to so many of us. Our local zoo just opened it’s new pengin exhibit so we are thrilled …
Challenge your kids to an engineering project by building the Eiffel Tower using newspapers! This past week, I was looking for a fun engineering project for us to do over Spring Break. Both of my kids loved to build with blocks and Legos when they were younger but as they got older, they were more …
Explore the science of light & shadows with these easy science experiments! I know it might be hard to believe but making shadows is actually a simple science experiment! Yep, all those shadow puppets you tried as a child or those evening walks with your kids when they’re trying to step on your shadow to …
Enjoy this easy Winter craft that combines science, nature & art — perfect for kids of all ages! I’ll be the first to admit that once Winter sets in, looking for ways to incorpation nature into our day becomes more of a challenge. There’s always that excitement for the first snow fall when we can …
Ok, so here’s the issue in our house — we’ve got one child who is a math whiz and another who wouldn’t mind if math was wiped off the face of the earth. The one thing they both have in common is neither enjoys any math homework:
“It’s boring, Mom!”
“Yes, I know. Worksheets aren’t always the best way to enjoy math.” But you still need to do your homework.
This is how it goes for so many things in life, right. Practice isn’t always as much fun as ‘the real thing’!
Math is one of those topics that many kids find easier to learn if they can DO something with it. Instead of just working problems on a worksheet, learning becomes hands-on when you sort coins, pull out the tape measure or build items that will teach kids about shapes. There are a TON of things …