There’s a new LEGO game in town, and it’s Play-Well. Which my kiddo Mitch immediately picked up on as the Danish origin for the name LEGO, Leg Godt. Play-Well teaches kids STEM skills through the fun of building with LEGO. They’ve just starting to branch out to St. Louis with winter break camps and birthday …
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Mom, you know all about dirt, dontcha? Today, we’re going to talk about the SCIENCE of dirt! Or rather, the science of soil, a vital resource to farmers and gardeners. I have a fun STEM recipe to make your own edible “soil” with your kids. Lucky for me, my kid is a fourth grader and is currently …
Let your kids get their hands dirty with a little biology and recycling today! Here’s a great STEM experiment you can make with your kids–a Soda Bottle Green House! Yes, you can put an entire ECOSYSTEM in a soda bottle and watch it grow! How cool is that? Make a Soda Bottle Green House Supplies …
Garden in a Glove is a fun way to play with STEM and introduce your kids to all the fun science hiding in your garden! You don’t even need a green thumb! Want your kids to learn more about the science of gardening? See if your school has a garden club! Mitch and I love …
Have you seen the kid science experiment where you put food coloring in milk, then add dish soap to make “rainbows”? I had to show this to Mitch! He was pretty amazed. I’ve got a vague notion that dish soap breaks up grease, that’s why we use soap on our dishes after all. But what …
Catapults are super fun DIY toys for kids, but many versions are super hard to build. Not this one! This pool noodle catapult is fun, easy and quickly built from noodles and rubber bands. It’s big enough for little hands to play with and soft enough for indoor play. (We just took it outside to get …