When you were in elementary school, what did you call cootie catchers? Origami fortune tellers? Chatterbox, salt cellar, whirlybird, or paku-paku? We called them cootie catchers in Ohio, where I grew up and I always wondered why. Apparently, it got the name cootie catcher from the shape of the paper points which seemed perfect for…
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How to Make the Best Black Playdough Recipe Ever!
Halloween is in the air and at our house, the color scheme goes to orange and black. Even in playtime! And we love making our playtime DIY, so in came a big batch of homemade playdough today. I wanted a really rich, deep, dark Black Playdough, which with the right ingredients is super easy to…
Rice Krispy Treat Brains
For some reason, Halloween brings out the gross in me. I’m always inspired to do some slightly weird and gross brain activity or recipe in honor of being @craftbrain and all. It must be my inner zombie coming out or something. This year, it’s totally delicious, totally creepy Rice Crispy Treat Brains. And they’re totally…
Halloween Engineering Projects for Kids
Halloween time is SUPER fun for kids! Theme your engineering projects this year with Halloween and keep your STEAM kids creating with these engaging ideas. This set of Halloween engineering projects are perfect for your kids. They are going to dive into the depths of a pumpkin, build with bones, and create beautiful creations with…
Halloween Science Spooky Fun for Kids
Halloween is pretty much the coolest time of year to learn science. I mean, when else can you throw a party where the biggest wow factor happens because of chemistry or physics? Because that’s exactly what happens when you make things glow in the dark, change color, make scary sounds and explode! Here are some of…
31 Days of Halloween STEAM Challenges
Candy and costumes may be the first fun things that come to mind when you think of Halloween. But they don’t have to be the only ones with these entertaining Halloween STEAM Challenges. There’s a month’s worth of science, technology, engineering, art and math activities in these free printable cards, most that only need basic…
Mad Scientist Ice Cream Lab
Looking for a science experiment that your kids will beg for? This is definitely the one. Serve up a delicious ice cream sundae and learn a little fun science along the way with this Ice Cream Lab. It’s perfect for Mad Scientist parties, Halloween fun or a special birthday treat. This post contains affiliate links….
Halloween Candy Science Kit
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BOOItForward #CollectiveBias You can pack a ton of sweet science into a beaker full of Halloween fun. And this year we decided to gift some to our favorite scientists by BOO’ing It Forward. Our candy science BOO Kit is…
Halloween Jack-o’-lantern Slime
I’m always up for a fun slime recipe. Stuff like heat sensitive color changing slime or rainbow slime. I decided though, that I (um… my daughter) really needed slime for all the major holidays. And I hope your kiddos have that need too ;) Because here is a super easy, super silly Jack-o’-lantern Slime, perfect…
Halloween Pumpkin Brush Bots
I don’t know about you, but moving parts make play and learning a lot more fun for my kiddo. Carving pumpkins is super fun, but making a pumpkin robot is even better. Enter these Halloween Pumpkin Brush Bots. They’re a fun and festive way to introduce circuits and motors to your kiddos. Oh and they’re…