I hope you love showing your love for STEM and STEAM because I’ve got another fun Valentine’s Day project for you today! I know you will love this easy to make Light-Up Valentine Corner Bookmark. I’m hanging out with Maggy from Red Ted Art for her amazing 31 Days of Love series this month and…
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Valentine STEM: Light-Up Circuit Valentines
Did you know that you can paint on an electrical circuit? Neither did I until I stumbled across some electric paint a few months ago. And it’s as easy to use as glitter glue. Really. Ever since I found it, I’ve been dreaming up projects, projects like these Light-Up Circuit Valentines. They’re conversation hearts with their…
Easy No-cook Chocolate Playdough for Valentine’s Day
Chocolate. Who doesn’t love chocolate? Especially for Valentine’s Day! But you can’t eat it every day… So let’s play with it instead with this Easy No-Cook Chocolate Playdough! You and the kids will love the delicious chocolate scent of this chocolate play dough recipe. Plus, they’ll have tons of fun turning it into chocolates in…
Gorgeous Spin Art Hearts Painting Activity for Kids
We love the creative sparks that fly when we add process art to our day. So we got out the salad spinner, did some spin painting and made these gorgeous Spin Art Hearts!! They’re gorgeously swirly and every heart is unique, just like the kids that make them. And the science behind the swirl makes…
25 Lovely Valentine Process Art Projects for Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air… love for art, that is! And it’s time for Valentine projects! We love open-ended, you never know what will turn out, kind of art around here. So here are 25 Valentine Process Art Projects for the kiddos. I’m going to use a bit of a loose definition of process art here. Typically…
How to Make These Super Easy 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 Beart 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…
Awesome DIY Stethoscope for Kids
Valentine’s Day is about flowers, candy, and hearts! For this project, we wanted to learn a bit more about real hearts, so we built this DIY stethoscope for kids so my preschooler could listen to her own heartbeat. We turned it into a STEM investigation that covered all the bases of STEM on a preschool…
DIY Rocket Valentines for Kids
Firing rockets. Kids love it. Grown-ups too. So this year for Valentine’s Day, you and the kids can give the gift of rockets! Oh and some M&M’s too! Simply wrap up some candy and Alka Seltzer with this adorable rocket printable and your Valentines will be blasting these skywards before you know it. Oh and…
Five Minute Crafts: Free Form Valentine Sculpture for Kids
We like to do open-ended art projects at the Left Brain Craft Brain house. We forage for art supplies from the shelves and see where they take us. It’s kind of like an arty version of leftover stew some days… And with some projects the results are magical, meaningful and fun. This Free Form Valentine Sculpture…