Heart crafts abound when it February comes around. This week the kids and I talked about the things we love: family, friends, favorite hobbies… Then we incorporated all those things into this Things I Love Craft. It’s perfect as a kids Valentine’s Day craft or as a craft to learn about each other. This simple […]
Paper Heart Penguin Craft
Every year it’s the same. Garland and lights drape the kitchen cabinets; colorful decorations adorn the living room and every door of the house. When those Christmas decorations come down in January the house seems as bare as the winter trees outside the windows. This week, once we recovered from taking down the Christmas […]
Rubber Band Shooter STEM Activity
Kids love having a chance to build a try new things. That’s just one of the reasons STEM activities for kids are so popular. When you mix the fun of building with the power of rubber bands, you have an exciting hands-on learning activity that kids go nuts over. This homemade rubber band shooter STEM […]
14 Days of Love Notes
Once the Christmas decorations come down and we’ve gotten some serious cleaning done, the kids start talking about Valentine’s Day. (Somebody, please, tell them to slow down!) As February nears we have lots of fun cutting heart-shaped snowflakes and making other Valentine’s Day crafts to decorate the windows and doors. While we are crafting, I […]
How to Build an Electromagnet STEM Activity for Kids
Magnets are so much fun to play and learn with. From colorful letters and numbers, to the magnets picked up on family vacations, kids are fascinated by how magnets work. The magnets on your refrigerator are permanent magnets. But did you know you can create your own temporary magnets using electricity? These type of magnets […]
