April 22nd… Earth Day is a day we can celebrate in class, at home, and outside. Check out this list of Amazing and Educational Earth Day STEAM Activities for Kids. The History of Earth Day Earth Day started in 1970 by Gaylor Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. He got the idea for a…
Food
Gummy Bear Filled Heart Cookies
Baking… It’s like you give a little piece of your heart when you make someone homemade cookies, right? With these adorable (and easy to make) Gummy Bear Filled Heart Cookies, your love really shows! They’re perfect for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or any day you’re baking for someone you love. How to Make These Super Easy…
Layers of the Earth Pudding Cups
I have a bit of a thing for learning with food. There’s something about feeding your brain -and- your appetite at the same time that seems to make learning a lot more fun. And make it stick, too. And I have a bit of a thing for pudding, too :) So today’s project is Layers of…
Festive and Fun Last Minute Christmas Ideas for Kids
It’s the week before Christmas… Do you need some help? I’ve got a list of Festive and Fun Last Minute Christmas Ideas for Kids. It’s packed with crafts, science, baking, and more stuff the kids will love. Last Minute Christmas Idea #1: Do a Christmas Science Experiment Science can be totally fun, especially when it…
Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
What does your family call these delicious little balls of powdered sugar yumminess? Snowball cookies? Mexican Wedding Cookies? Russian Tea Cakes? Or maybe you were like my family… We called them white mice and rolled them into adorable little mouse shapes. But there is one thing we didn’t do when I was little and that…
Swedish Pepparkakor Cookies (Gingersnap Cookies)
The scents of holidays past are a powerful thing… What scent takes you back to holidays with your family? For me it’s the smell of cinnamon and ginger with a back note of pine. It was cookies baking in the oven while we decorated the tree. So every year, I bake up a batch of…
Star Wars Food Idea: Caramel Chocolate Chewbacca Milkshake
Have you ever had a freak shake before? When someone asked me if I wanted one last time I was at a festival I went “a what??” A freak shake is a totally over the top milk shake filled with themed extras, toppers, flavors, sauces, and more. So today’s post is a delicious Star Wars-themed…
Grinch Day – 15 Ways to Celebrate
How the Grinch Stole Christmas {affiliate} is one of my favorite books from when I was little. And now I’m introducing it to my daughter by celebrating Grinch Day today with a bunch of fun activities. Here are 15 Ways to Celebrate Grinch Day: some messy, some silly, some yummy and all really, really green… This post contains…
How to Make Edible Water Bubbles
Food science. It’s totally one of my favorite ways to learn. Because what’s better than making your brain bigger while you snack? Today’s project is a totally fun one… Edible water bubbles. They owe their jiggly self to something chefs use called molecular gastronomy. Read on to learn more about edible water bubbles, molecular gastronomy,…
Thanksgiving Science Activities – 12 Ways to Learn and Play
If you’ve been hanging around Left Brain Craft Brain much at all these days, you’ll realize that I like writing about food. Maybe I’m just a food blogger trapped in the body of a kids’ craft blogger. But I’m also perpetually curious about how things work and the science behind the everyday. Which brings me…