Have you been following along on the pour art trend? You can create these gorgeous paintings by dumping a cup of assorted color paints on a canvas. It’s a totally therapeutic style of art that gives cool, swirled, explosions of color on a canvas. I could stare at them all day. But, paint gets expensive,…
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7 Ways Research Indicates Pretend Play is Vital for Brain Development
“Bzzzz! WOOOSH! Bam!” Sweet sounds of laughter and imaginative play ring out. As a parent, I am sure you can hear them too. As kids let their imaginations run wild and their interests take the lead on how they play, they begin to let their fantasies and pretend play dominate their day and what toys…
You Totally Want this FREE Preschool STEAM Bundle!!
December… It goes by in a flash. A flash of $$’s that is!!!! Between gifts and holiday events and hosting the family for meals, it doesn’t seem like there’s much left to invest in school, right? So this December we’ve pulled together something really special for you. And totally free. A Free Preschool STEAM Bundle…
STEM Challenge – Build a Snack Mix Machine
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GoldfishMix #Walmart #CollectiveBias I have a challenge for you and the kids today. Build your own Snack Mix Machine. Why? Because it’s fun! And because it teaches about an important part of engineering – simple machines. I totally…
How to Make a Snow Fairy Doll
When I was little, I thought that every snowflake that fell in snowy Ohio was a fairy. Unfortunately, you never got to actually meet them because they would melt once they realized you saw them. I’m not totally sure I believe in fairies anymore, but I still believe that snow is magical. And I still…
Magical Unicorn STEM Activities for Kids
Are they real? Unicorns that is. If you believe, they can be, right? So lets do some STEM and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) that makes them feel more real. Kids will love building, coding, playing and more with these fun hands-on projects! Thank you UBTECH for sponsoring this post. JIMU Robots are…
Hidden Rainbow Unicorn DIY Bath Bombs
Unicorns + Rainbows = Love 💗💗💗 Right? Now add that to bath time and you have the best gift ever! Your favorite people will love these Hidden Rainbow Unicorn DIY Bath Bombs. They start out sweet looking with a little unicorn charm. But pop them into the bath, and the rainbow appears!! Why Make Bath Bombs? There…
Color by Coding Unicorn Coloring Page
What’s more magical than unicorns? Kids doing something on their own. Independently. Quietly. That includes learning. And art. Sounds like magic, right? I’ve whipped up a super fun Color by Coding Unicorn Coloring Page for you! It’s the latest in my series of color by coding worksheets for kids which use ASCII binary and decimal…
Christmas Tree Color by Coding Christmas Coloring Page
Christmas is coming! Christmas is coming! But there’s still a few more weeks of school… Time to bring out some fun STEAM activities for the kids! I had such a great response to my Turkey Color by Coding Coloring Page this month, that I just had to whip up a few more festive coloring pages…
Christmas Tree STEM Activities
The other day I realized I had been on a bit of a Christmas tree binge. Every other project we did around here had a Christmas tree in it. Hmm… What does that say? I was a pine tree in a previous life? Nah, I just think they’re pretty and they smell nice :) Anyway,…