Wintertime Light Catcher
Catch warm rays of sunshine through the cold window with colorful, translucent light catchers.
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Physical changes in matter
- Creativity
- Fine motor skills
- STEM vocabulary
Self-Inflating Ghosts
Use two common household materials to create balloon ghosts that inflate on their own!
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Experimentation
- Measurement
- Fine motor skills
- Problem solving
Lemonade for One
Use two common household materials to create balloon ghosts that inflate on their own!
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Experimentation
- Measurement
- Fine motor skills
- Problem solving
Paper Pinwheels
Learn about wind and rotation by creating a paper pinwheel. It’s poke-free – no pins!
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Aerodynamics
- Measurement
- Fine motor skills
- Creative expression
Sun Prints
A simple activity that lets your child observe the effects of sunlight on objects.
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Solar science
- Chemical change
- Cause & effect
- Comparison
Paper Bag Kites
Make a simple kite from common household items. Perfect for flying high on a breezy summer day!
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Aerodynamics
- Measurement
- Fine motor skills
- Comparison
Coffee Filter Parachute
Sunny and breezy summer days are a perfect time to create a simple coffee filter parachute.
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Aerodynamics
- Fine motor skills
- Weather conditions
- Creativity
Bubble Art
Making bubble art is a fun, collaborative activity that combines art, science, and movement.
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Visual tracking skills
- Facial motor skills
- Hand-eye coordination
- Creativity
Make a Glacier
This colorful “glacier melting” project can start kids thinking about the properties of matter.
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Changes in states of matter
- Sensory awareness
- Experimentation
- Climate change
Colorful Coffee Filter Flowers
Observe how water causes marker ink to spread, separate, and change on a coffee filter.
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Physical changes
- Absorption
- Experimentation
- Color mixing
Fizzling, Bubbling Eggs
Work on a fun and fizzling experiment while learning early chemistry skills!
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Measurement
- Early chemistry
- Language development
- Sensory engagement
Rain Cloud in a Jar
This colorful activity demonstrates the basics of how rain and rain clouds work using shaving cream, water, and food coloring.
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Fine motor skills
- Weather
- Buoyancy
- Creativity
Shadow Puppets
Inspire your child’s storytelling and learn about light and shadows through shadow puppetry.
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Storytelling
- Tool use
- Light and shadows
- Creativity
Sink or Float
Explore buoyancy and density, and experiment with common objects to find out which will sink in water and which will float.
What we’re learning & skills we’re building
- Buoyancy
- Density
- Sorting
- Hypothesizing