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DIY Paper Spinner for Endless Fun - Make and Takes

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Super simple craft for a DIY Paper Spinner, keeping the kids entertained this summer as part of the Make and Takes summer series Get Out and Play!

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My kiddos are always asking for hands-on science activities, even if it’s one we have done over and over like this Hovercraft Science experiment project. It almost seems like magic, not science, and even though

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Photograph Scavenger Hunt for Kids!

Need a fun activity to do with the kids? One of my daughter's favorite things to do is borrow my phone and use the camera to take as many pictures as she can... We end up with stuff like this:

So, I made up a game for her. It's a photo scavenger hunt...feel free to print it off for your kiddos! (It's also a pretty fun group date...each couple splits up and they meet back up to share photos) I print this out... put on a clipboard with a pen attached by a string (so official!)

And let her take the camera. She is 7 and very careful. You could just let your kids go and find things and check off the boxes without the camera...that is fun too!

Picture Scavenger Hunt for Kids!

Right click to save off and print!

Then we end up with cute pictures like this:
I love how she set things up specifically for the check box.

It's cute how she set up her little squinkies!

And tucked her Lalaloopsy into bed!

And this robot too, haha!

What sparkly, shiny things will you find to take pictures of?

Anyhoo--enjoy!

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Photograph Picture Scavenger Hunt for Kids!

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For a fun and easy science experiment that explores weather - try this Rain Cloud in a Jar experiment. Kids can learn how it rains through this fun and engaging science experiment. This is a great activity for preschool and elementary kids. They will love seeing their "rain" fall from the cloud!

RELATED: Grow a Rainbow Experiment

Rain Cloud in a Jar Experiment

Kids love doing this easy science experiment. Not only is it a fun activity but it's a great learning exercise too. They also get to practice fine motor work by using a pipette or dropper.

Try this experiment the classic way using only blue food coloring, or switch it up and make a rainbow rain cloud in a jar.

The Science

Cloud formation happens when water vapor rises into the air. When this vapor hits cold air, it turns into tiny droplets of water. These droplets start to stick together and form clouds. When the clouds get full of water that they can't hold anymore, the water falls down as rain.

In this experiment, the clouds are the shaving cream and the food colored water is the rain. As you drop the colored water into the cloud the weight of the water forces itself through the cloud to "rain" down into the jar.

Supplies Needed to Make a Rain Cloud in a Jar

- Clear Vase or Mason Jar

- Shaving Cream

- Food Coloring Gel (one in each color of the rainbow) - we like to use this liquid food coloring gel since it's concentrated and makes the colors really vibrant

- Droppers - if you want to do the rainbow of colors, you'll need 6 droppers to separate out the colors

- Water

- Small Bowls for the Food Coloring

Watch the Video Tutorial Here!

How to Make a Rain Cloud in a Jar

1. Add a few drops of food coloring gel for each color (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) into a small bowl for each color. Add a little bit of water to dilute it, but not too much to keep the colors vibrant. Add a pipette into each bowl of food coloring.

2. Fill your vase or mason jar about 3/4 full of water.

3. Add shaving cream on top.

4. Now you can start dropping your "raindrops" into the vase or jar. The drops will slowly make their way through the "clouds" into the water. If you find they are not dropping down, you can also push the pipette a little bit more into the shaving cream (but be careful not to push too far or you'll end up in the water).

Kids can have fun mixing up the colors they add to the jar. Or they can try adding the colors in the order of the rainbow to make a rainbow version!

To make the rainbow version, you will need 6 bowls (one for each color - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple). Then quickly add each color in the order of the rainbow.

We love how easy this science experiment is to set up. And kids love to use the droppers to make it "rain".

The rainbow version is a lot of fun to try too! We hope you enjoy this easy science experiment!

More Science Experiments

Try this fun and easy Grow a Rainbow Experiment. You only need washable markers and paper towel!

For another fun experiment, make some oobleck!

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Homemade Rock Candy is awesome! It really is food science working at its finest. Not only is it a fun experiment to do but the end result is so tasty.
Using just a few ingredients you can make rock candy at home. It would make a great activity to do with the kids as well. Maybe someone needs to conduct a science experiment for school? This would work perfectly for that. It is easy to do, if I can do it, you can do it. Let's get started!

Step 1: Gather the ingredients and tools

Homemade rock candy only requires a few ingredients. You will need:

Water - I generally use filtered water, since my tap water tastes gross.

White granulated sugar - The sugar is the star of the dish. You can't make rock candy without the sugar.

Food coloring - This is an optional ingredient. It is great for making all kinds of different colors.

Flavoring - There are a variety of flavorings that you can put in your rocky candy.

Tools

Pot

Wooden spoon or spatula

Lollipop sticks or bamboo skewers

Wide glasses or mason jars

Clothespins

Step 2: How to make homemade rock candy

To begin you need something for the rock candy crystals to form on. I generally use cake pop or lollipop sticks, strings are used frequently. I have also used bamboo skewers as well.

Dip the stick in water and then roll it in a plate that has some white granulated sugar on it. Little sugar crystals will stick to the stick. These are what are called "seed crystals." The other crystals will attach themselves to these. Once the sticks are coated allow them to dry for 25 to 30 to minutes.

Step 3: Create the sugar solution

Time to make the sugar solution. Take a medium saucepot and add in the water. Place it on the stovetop and turn the heat to medium.

Once the water starts to simmer add in one of the cups of sugar. After that sugar dissolves add in another cup and repeat with the last cup of sugar. Stir the mixture and bring it to a boil.

Once it comes to a boil add in the food coloring and any flavoring that you may have. Mix it in and then turn off the heat. Allow the hot sugar solution to cool for 20 minutes. This is the base solution for rock candy.

Note: Please do not touch the liquid or the pot it is extremely hot and will burn you. Young children should have adult supervision when making rock candy at home.

Step 4: Containers for the Rock Candy to grow in

Next, you need some sort of container to put the solution in. The container shouldn't be too narrow it needs to be wide enough to allow the crystals to form without sticking to the sides. I generally use a large mason jar for my rock candy (800 ml size). That, size jar will make one large rock candy. Or can can try it with smaller containers.

Use a funnel so it is easier to fill up the jar. Leave about an inch to an inch to two inches of space from the top. Add a circular ring to the top of the jar and then dip one of your sugar sticks in it and attach it with a clothespin.

Make sure there is an inch and a half of space between the bottom of the jar/container and the stick. If you want to make a few different colors and flavors, don't add the food coloring and flavoring while the solution is heating. You can add it to the individual jars instead.

Now it is time to wait for those sugar crystals to develop. This will usually take 5 to 7 days for a good amount of crystals to form making that awesome rock candy.

Step 5: Homemade Rock Candy has formed!

After a few days, you will be able to see the progress of rock candy. Notice the film of sugar that has grown on the very top surface of the sugar solution, this is normal. Time to remove the candy from the solution.

Use a fork and gently break apart the thin layer of sugar crystals on the top. Pull the stick with the rock candy out of the solution and place it on another glass to dry.

This will allow any dripping sugar water to be contained. Let them dry for about 4 hours. The longer you allow them to sit in the water the larger the crystals will grow. Don't they look awesome?

Rock Candy Troubleshooting Tips

It is possible that so many crystals will grow in the glass or cup and the stick will get stuck. This glass is a little too narrow of a glass. This is science but not always an exact science, meaning sometimes the sugar crystals just don't grow how you want them to.

I have found an 800 ml size mason jar works great, it is about 3.5 inches wide and 6.5 inches tall. But it will only make one large candy with this recipe. The cool thing is the science still worked.

Sugar crystals did form, just too well, because the stick won't come out. Sometimes you can run hot water on the bottom of the glass to release the stick.

Why are my rock candy crystals so small?

Was your glass or container cold by chance? When pouring the hot liquid into the container it may have cooled quicker causing the development of smaller crystals. One way to avoid this is the heat the jar up on the outside with hot water before adding the sugar solution. Or just a metal container like a wide thermos.

How long can I store the rock candy?

Rock candy, if stored in a dry place, can last for up to a whole year.

Can I reuse the leftover liquid?

Yes, you can reuse the leftover sugar syrup. If you want to make more rock candy, just heat it up with an additional cup of sugar, to replace the sugar that grew on the previous stick.

How do I clean the mason jar or glass after growing the rock candy?

Sometimes when you make rock candy the whole bottom of the glass gets covered with crystals, and they seem to grow everywhere but on the stick, haha. It can be a little bit of a pain to clean the glass. I find running incredibly hot water in the glass for a few minutes will melt the sugar enough to get it out of the glass. If you use something like a plastic cup, you can just throw it out.

Homemade Rock Candy

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Rock candy is a cool treat to make. It takes a little time but it is so fun to watch as the sugar crystals develop into the homemade rock candy.

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I love when I do an activity that turns out better than I expect - and the kids love it! This activity was exactly that. It is so simple, but my kids were engaged and having fun the whole time. With the beautiful weather we have been getting recently, we are taking a lot of our activities outside. This straw rocket STEM challenge activity is easy to prepare and a great learning opportunity for kids.

STEM challenges are activities that have a specific goal or purpose, and incorporate science, technology, engineering and m ath skills into the activity. Children are challenged to experiment and problem solve to find the solution. There is more than one answer that children can come up with to solve for the goal. The focus is on the process.

There are a few ways that you can choose to do this STEM activity. I have included a free printable with different colored rocket ships that children can tape to their rocket. There is also a printable rocket that is black and white and can be designed and colored by kids. The printables are cute and easy for little ones to use and can also easily tie into any space theme.

However, you can also do the STEM challenge without the printables. Simply provide paper or a few cut outs and let children experiment and figure out a way to make their rocket.

You can decide which way to you want do the challenge. You can even provide both the printable and other materials and let the children explore and experiment with all of the supplies and see what they come up with.

Straw Rocket STEM Challenge - The Goal

For this straw rocket STEM challenge, children are challenged to find a way for their rocket to go the furthest by blowing into the straw.

That's it. That's the goal. Keep it simple and avoid giving children a lot of direction or suggestions for how to complete the challenge. You will be amazed at what they will be able to come up with.

It is important to remind children that with STEM challenges there is no goal of solving the challenge on the first try. The process is part of the activity. Typically if they are doing the STEM challenge right, they will need to make mistakes and then find a way to improve the mistake.

Straw Rocket STEM Challenge Materials

You don't need many materials for this activity and the supplies you need are inexpensive. You will need:

There are two ways to prepare the materials.

Printable Rockets (Option #1)

If you want to provide children with the printable rockets to use for the experiment, simply print the free rocket page from Hands-On Teaching Ideas Free Resource Library. A link to subscribe and gain access can be found below.

You can provide the printable rockets for children to cut out, or color, and attach to their straw.

Child Created Rockets (Option #2)

You can also choose to give construction paper, straws and tape for children to cut out and make their own design for their rocket. They can cut out triangles to attach to the side to help it fly through the air.

Giving open ended materials allows children to experiment and easily alter their rocket.

STEM Challenge Rocket

Sometimes the larger straws are hard to find. They are typically called smoothie straws. Cut them into thirds. However, if you don't have the larger straws, you can use paper rolled to the same thickness.

The larger straw needs to be taped on one end so that it is completely sealed (see the photo below). This straw creates the frame of the rocket.

Start by having children place their larger straw on the thinner straw and blow! The larger straw will take off and fly a bit.

If it doesn't fly, the tape on the top is likely not sealing off the whole end of the straw. Add more tape to make sure it is fully sealed.

If you made your thick straw from paper, and it does not fly, make sure that you are using thin paper, such as computer paper versus heavy paper like cardstock. If the paper is too heavy it will weigh the rocket down and it will not fly.

Kids will have fun with this step of blowing into the straw. They will also be learning and experimenting as they play. They will test out how far they can make their straw rocket go by blowing into their straw fast and hard and moving the straw around to make it go high in the air by pointing it up or far in front of them by blowing into the straw horizontally.

If you want to add some math into your STEM challenge, measure how far the straws go before adding the rocket.

STEM Challenge Design

Once children have made the structure for their rocket, the next step is to design the rocket and add features to make it go further.

Children can start by adding triangles on the sides or the top. Once they add something, they then need to test it to see if it helped and improved.

Some students found that adding the wings made their rocket go further. However, others added too much tape and construction paper and their rocket did not travel far at all because of the weight. When this happened, they learned from it and removed the tape.

When I did this STEM activity at school, children loved making their rocket blast off and enjoyed continuously testing and changing it.

It can be a tricky balance to add the right number of extra features to the thick straw without adding too much weight that it changes its ability to fly.

You can supply markers to children to add some extra designs and marks to personalize it.

Although the rockets made of just paper and tape don't look as pretty, I love that they are completely hand made. The kids were so proud of what they had created.

My favorite part of this STEM challenge is watching children make their rocket and then blowing on their straw and watching their rocket fly. They quickly ran to pick up their rocket and changed or added something and did it all over again.

The children didn't get discouraged when their rocket didn't fly far. They problem solved and challenged themselves to keep trying to make it better. That's when the learning happens!

Extension Ideas

When I did this activity at school with kindergarten children, the kids were so excited to share their creations and they naturally started testing which rockets could go the farthest.

Once everyone was done their rocket, everyone lined up and tested out their rockets. We did a countdown and then everyone blew into their small straw to make their rocket blast off.

We tested to see whose rocket went the highest and whose went the furthest. It was a great outdoor activity and a perfect activity for children to work on creating, testing and fixing.

Free Rocket Printable for the STEM Challenge

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3, 2, 1, blast off! Challenge children to create a rocket using simple materials with this Straw Rocket STEM Challenge and free printable.

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If you are looking for a quick and easy science experiment for kids to try, this rainbow experiment is a great place to start. I love this rainbow experiment and have done it many times over the years.

I have done it a few times over the years with my own kids at home and they loved it! Today I wanted to give my kindergarten students the opportunity to try it out.

Since I did this with a group of children at school, I incorporated some math into our experiment. It is a fun and hands-on way to mix math and science into one activity.

Materials

There are only a few materials you need to be able to do this experiment.

The reason that I used the tape is because I was working with young children. The tape keeps the candies in place and not rolling around. Therefore kids can take their time placing the candies in a pattern and focus on creating their math pattern.

The tape is not necessary to complete the experiment. However, I have found that without it, the candies slide around and can become frustrating for children.

Rainbow Experiment - Math

To start, I gave each child a plate as well as a roll of tape. I then placed a bowl of the candies in the middle of the table for children to choose from. Children set the roll of tape in the middle of their plate.

Since we were handling the candies, I reminded children that the candies were not to be eaten. (I did set some aside so that they could have a taste afterwards.)

We have been studying patterning in math. I decided that this experiment would be an easy way to bring some of the math into our experiment.

I encouraged children to choose a variety of colors of Skittles and create a pattern on their plate around the tape.

We had a lot of great discussions about what patterns they created. Most children switched up their pattern as they made their way around the tape with the candies.

As long as they were able to tell me where their new pattern started, and what the pattern was, I was happy.

Children created ABAB patterns and ABCABC patterns. It way a great way for them to show me what they had learned, and understood, in a really fun, hands-on way.

Once children create their pattern, they can remove the roll of tape and they are ready for the science part of the activity.

Rainbow Experiment - Science Steps

The circle of Skittles already books beautiful and the more colors children chose the better!

If any Skittles do move out of place after removing the tape, simple move them back into their spot in the pattern.

Next, add some warm water onto the plate. (You don't need to use very warm water. If the water is only luke warm, and safe for the group you are working with, they can pour the water onto their own plate.

Make sure to pour enough water to touch all of the Skittles, but not too much that you cover the Skittles with the water.

Make sure to not look away because it doesn't take long before the candies begin to dissolve and the rainbow begins to appear.

Within a few seconds, the water begins to dissolve the color coating on the Skittles and the color begins to run to the middle of the plate.

The warm water begins to dissolve the coloring on the candies and they create a line with their color to the middle of the plate.

The color looks beautiful as it runs into the middle of the plate. Each of the streaks of color remains separate from the color beside it. They don't mix or blend as they create a rainbow.

This creates a beautiful rainbow of colors! When the candies begin to dissolve and the colors create their pattern, children were quickly able to see if they had missed a Skittle in their pattern.

I love the endless number of patterns possible with the Skittles for this rainbow experiment and my students loved watching their rainbow form right before their eyes.
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Extension Ideas

If I were to do this experiment again, I would take pictures of the candy circles before, or after adding the water. I would love to use them to post on our board in the classroom. Children could look at the pictures and have to figure out what each pattern is.

You can also try the experiment again and try different spacings of the candies. If you create the biggest circle on the plate that you can and have the candies all touching each other how does it look different then if you space out your candies? Do the streaks of color still touch?

Once completing the experiment, you can leave the plates for a little while and then check back on them after an hour or two. What has happened to the colors?

Another extension activity that you could try would be to use a different candy, and not Skittles. Do different candies dissolve in the same way? Are their others that work better? Make predictions as to why they react differently.

Another extension activity is to use different temperatures of water. Will it make a difference? If you add ice water to one plate with a Skittles circle and to another plate add warm water. What happens?

Do they react differently? Does one rainbow appear faster? Why? We tried a similar experiment with jars of water and food coloring. A link to my "Properties of Water" experiment is found below.

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We just love watching the birds at our house, they hop around the yard finding things in the lawn, we have a few who nest in the trees, there are some that will visit and line up along the garage roof waiting patiently for a visit to our bird feeder. We also have an abundance of squirrels who will bully their way onto the feeder and scare the birds. I was watching the little guys one day and thinking that I should add more feeders around the yard so everyone had somewhere to go!

3 Hanging Bird Feeder Ideas

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A hanging bird feeder is a super simple and fun STEM project that kids of any age can build. They can be engineered out of simple recyclables, crafted from popsicle sticks (plus if it's a summer STEM activity you can snack on the popsicles instead of buying craft sticks!) or build one easily with simple tools.

We came up with three different bird feeder designs that are perfect for kids to build, and that the birds love.

Pro Tip! For all of these projects you will need birdseed. Visit your local garden store to find the perfect seeds for the species in your area.

Recycled Can Feeder

For the first feeder I was thinking of my tiniest visitors, the ones who get scared away by the bigger birds and squirrels. This one only requires a tin can, a can opener with the pointy end commonly known as a "church key" and some string to hang it!

Supplies

Recycled Tin Can (Any size)
Church Key Type Can Opener
String
Fat Craft Sticks

Directions

We think the can is a great option because the tiny birds seem to be intrigued by shiny things and we certainly want to attract those tiny friends!

Start off by washing the can well and ensuring it has no sharp edges.

Punch the pointed end of the can opener through the can near the base to make little openings for the bird to feed through. Depending on the size of can you choose you can punch a hole on each side or several all the way around the base. We chose to do two holes directly across from each other.

Slide two fat craft sticks into the holes on each side so there is a perch for the birds to land on.

Block the two holes and fill the can with birdseed.

Carefully unblock the holes and use some string to hang it from a pole or branch and wait for the birds to come have lunch.

So quick and easy and the little bird love it!

DIY Craft Stick Bird Feeder

For the second feeder we decided to make a popsicle stick feeder but leave it more open like a dish. For this feeder you just need popsicle or craft sticks, glue and something to hang it with - we opted for pipe cleaners for this one.

Supplies

Directions

This is a great project to do with craft sticks for the kids.

Build the base

My daughter decided that we should make the base similar to a raft so that it would be able to hold the seed and give strength and structure to the dish. To do this she laid two popsicle sticks on the table parallel to each other and a couple of inches apart and then ran glue along the entire length of the stick. Then she proceeded to lay sticks going the opposite direction the entire length of the first sticks.

Build the Walls

While we let the glue dry on the base we built a log cabin type of structure. Lay two sticks parallel to each other and use a third stick to measure the distance they should be apart, we want them to stack at the corners, alternating directions as we go. Once we have the correct distance it was as easy as gluing the four corners and placing the next two sticks in the opposite directions and repeating this pattern until it was as tall as you wanted it to go. We made ours shallow but you could easily make it taller depending on the design that you and your child wanted to go with. Let all of the glue dry thoroughly.

Assemble and Glue

Once the two parts are dry you can glue the walls to the base. You could certainly build the entire thing as one structure rather than in two parts (which is how I would have done it). Lilli wanted to build them separately and then glue them together - often, kids see things differently than we do and there was no reason one would be better than the other structurally so we just rolled with it. Once the feeder is done you could paint or decorate it, we decided to leave it natural so it blended into the trees.

Add the Hangers

We slipped the pipe cleaners into the little spaces between the slats, filled it up and hung it from a sturdy branch.

This feeder looks so cute nestled in the leaves and the squirrels haven't seemed to bother this one at all!

A More Traditional Bird Feeder Design

Our last design was a more traditional feeder inspired by a trip to the local dollar store. While shopping I spotted these great raw wood shapes and slats (we used these same type of wood pieces when we made our 3-D butterfly life cycle model). The little house cut outs reminded me of a feeder that my grandmother used to have - open on both sides with a little house shape at each end and a cute little roof on it. I had my inspiration!

To assemble this design you need a base piece, two end blocks (we used the little houses but you could certainly just use blocks and slats or larger pieces to make a roof.

Supplies

Pre Cut wood pieces from your local craft or dollar store or cut your own from scraps
Hammer
Small Nails
Wood Glue (Optional)
Door Shim, Paint Stick or Craft Sticks (Optional)
Waterbased Polyurethane
String

Directions

If you don't have precut pieces, have an adult help to cut out the pieces from scraps of wood.

Use a hammer and small nails to connect the base plate to the bottom of the house shapes. Add some glue to the seams before you nail for extra stability if you would like but it's not necessary.

After the base is secured and both ends are in place, line your roof slats up and secure them in place the same way.

Once our design was complete we realized the birdseed could easily fall out, it needed a low back piece to help hold the birdseed in. For this I used a door shim but a paint stick or even craft sticks would work just as well.

To finish this design we sprayed the whole thing with a clear coat of poly to help it last longer.

Finally we filled it with seed and hung it from a pole hook in the yard so bigger birds could get to it and we would have a nice view of the neighborhood birds feeding.

Making bird feeders was a fantastic STEM Project that also lends itself very well to learning more about the natural environment around our home. We can learn about wildlife and birds in our area, making it a great compliment to an Earth Sciences study. Plus, we had so much fun making the feeders.

These are just a few ideas, challenge your kids to discover what bird feeder design ideas they can come up with and engineer.

More Outdoor Projects for Kids

How To Make A Rain Gauge

Backyard Science Experiments for Kids

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LEGO Summer Challenges (FREE Printables) - Little Bins for Little Hands

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Add the challenge of a maze to the magical appeal of magnets and you have a fun STEM activity that will have your inquisitive little scientists begging for more. It's a good thing these mazes are easy to adapt for multiple levels, since magnets seem to attract no matter the kids' ages!
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Getting Ready

To make these paper plate mazes, I grabbed:

Paper Plates (we used Chinet 10 3/8 inch plain paper plates like the ones HERE)

Chopstick

Strong Magnets (any strong 18 mm magnet will do, we used THESE)

Glue (tacky glue or hot glue)

Glue Stick

Scissors

White Cardstock

Maze Printable (at the bottom of this post)

Making the Mazes

After printing out the maze (below) on card stock, I added color to the graphics with colored pencils.

Then I carefully cut out the maze and graphics.

Note: I added a piece of colored cardstock to the back of my maze just for looks but that step is totally optional.

Once I had everything cut out, I used a glue stick to attach the maze to the paper plate.

I glued the acorn and the hat in the center of each maze.

To make the magnet wand, I used tacky glue to attach a magnet to the end of a wooden chopstick. I placed a small blob of glue to the magnet, then laid the chopstick on top of the glue. I did this the night before to allow it to dry, but hot glue would work just as well and would be ready in minutes.

Once the wand was ready, I set about making the magnet squirrel and snowman.

Before gluing the magnet to the cut out characters with tacky glue, I made sure the side that would be facing the plate (and the magnet wand below) was of the opposite polarity than the magnet wand.

Basically, you want to make sure your wand and squirrel or snowman will attract and stick together, not repel each other.

I waited a few minutes for the glue to set then called the kiddos over to play.

Magnetic Mazes

First up was my 6 year old and she was all smiles. My 4 year old couldn't wait for his turn and eagerly watched at his sister's side.

It turned out not only to be a fun way to explore magnetism but a good fine motor challenge too. My 6 year old quickly got the hang of slowly moving the magnet to get the snowman to move, but my 4 year old definitely had to work on those more controlled movements.

After they completed both mazes a few times ,they each grabbed a wand and wandered through the house in search of magnetic objects. It turned out each wand had a different polarity so they repelled each other, these discoveries lead to some good conversations about what a magnet is, what items are magnetic, and what polarity is.

The Science Behind Magnetic "Magic"

One of the most amazing things about magnets is the way they can exert control over another object without even touching it. My Star Wars obsessed 4 year old would say it's just like "The Force"!

So how do magnets do this?

Matter (anything that has mass and takes up space) is made of tiny particles called atoms. Atoms have negatively charged electrons that spin around them and this tiny movement of an electron around its nucleus is enough to create a small magnetic field.

If an element has paired electrons that spin in opposite directions, their magnetic field cancels each other out.

If an element, such as iron, has unpaired electrons that spin in the same direction, they have no opposing magnetic fields to cancel their own magnetic fields and they create the invisible force called magnetism.

Magnetic fields are dipolar, meaning they have two poles. The two ends of a magnet are called the north and south poles. As my kids learned when the two magnet wands wouldn't stick together, matching poles repel while opposite poles attract.

The poles are the parts where the magnets are strongest. Around these poles is an area known as a magnetic field. For another object to be drawn to the magnet, it has to be within its magnetic field. And that is how a magnet can exert control over another object without even touching it!

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Magnetic Paper Plate Maze - The Stem Laboratory

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Add the challenge of a maze to the magical appeal of magnets and you have a fun STEM activity that will have your inquisitive little scientists begging for more. It's a good thing these mazes are easy to adapt for multiple levels, since magnets seem to attract no matter the kids' ages!

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This hands-on activity introduces kids at home or school to engineering concepts and the design process.

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In this activity, children are invited to learn more about gravity, engineering and architecture in a fun and hands-on way.

I'm not generally one to take pictures of buildings. Sure, I admire certain made-made structures but I've never felt compelled to take multiple pictures of non-historic buildings. Until I went to Dubai, that is.

When I asked my family living in Dubai, " Why should families visit Dubai?" and one of the answers on the list was, " Architecture (Dubai has a mix of both Arabic and modern contemporary buildings which creates a unique and interesting landscape," they weren't wrong. Out of the desert pops this quite amazing spectacle. I had never seen buildings like them. They appeared to rise out of the ground, often so tall that they looked like they were on a lean (perhaps some were?). A new shape and design around every corner. Everywhere that we drove I found myself constantly going, "Wow, look at that one!", "Woah! Check that out." and scrambling to take a photo before we drove on. You can see some great views of Dubai from the air in my earlier post.

When I got home, my kids thought the buildings looked fabulous. Going through photos together brought up all sorts of questions and discussions. Opportunities for learning.

How do they make the buildings stay up? Why don't they fall over? How do they get them so high? How did they make it that shape?

Building challenge for kids.

To help us find some of the answers to the questions, I set out a classic and simple construction activity with just two types of materials, toothpicks and mini-marshmallows.

We chatted about how being an architect means that you design, plan and oversee the construction of buildings. It is a very important job that requires a lot of study in order to be able to do it properly. Architecture is both an art and a science. It is the job of an architect to use their creativity to design something that looks a certain way and performs certain functions, as well as knowledge of scientific principles and mathematical expertise, to ensure that the structure stays up!

Engineers are also very important in the construction of buildings. They use maths and science to come up with solutions to problems that might arise with the construction of a building. They often need to overcome problems with new solutions that have never been done before, to help realise the dreams of the architect and client. They also need to be able to think creatively.

These days a great amount of technology is used in the design and construction of buildings. Here, we were getting back to basics and testing out simple structures. Seeing if we could work against gravity (that force that is always pulling things back to earth), and engineer a building that would stay standing without any assistance other than the arrangement of mini-marshmallows and toothpicks.

Relishing in the beauty of a structure and in symmetry that often occurs in buildings.

Using photos for inspiration and to lead discussion.

"I think you should make this one"

Whilst younger children (my son had recently turned 3 here) might not be capable of building free-standing structures, this is great for their fine-motor skills and for testing and experimenting.

Sorting and counting. Playing allows for unplanned learning to occur naturally.

Children learn naturally about 3-dimensional shapes and some of their uses whilst building in this way.

Engineering some support beams to prevent the structure from falling.

To extend this activity children could be challenged to:

First play the architect and draftsman role in the construction of a building by drawing up plans.

See how high they can get a single structure to stand unassisted

Test their construction against certain natural phenomenon. Can it survive winds (a fan) or an earthquake (shaking the table)?

Build a structure entirely of cubes

- To simplify this activity, younger children might find using larger, stronger materials easier for their developing fine-motor skills. Try regular sized marshmallows and paddle-pop sticks instead and let them experiment with sticking them together and seeing how gravity works.

- Instead of marshmallows to hold the construction together you could use gum-drops or blu-tack. Instead of the toothpicks you could try straws or sticks. Here we tried building with cotton-buds and playdough with similar results. There are plenty of different combinations of materials that you could try.

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Mini-marshmallow and toothpick building challenge for kids

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In this activity, children are invited to learn more about gravity, engineering and architecture in a fun and hands-on way. I'm not generally one to take pictures of buildings. Sure, I admire certain made-made structures but I've never felt compelled to take multiple pictures of non-historic buildings.

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STEM activities are a lot of fun and educational, but the best kind of STEM activities are open-ended, allowing children to think for themselves. In this paper plate maze STEM challenge, kids are challenged to make a marble maze using household materials. They must follow all elements of a real design process, including brainstorming, blueprints, prototypes, tweaking, and testing their designs.

Make a Paper Plate Maze STEM Challenge

Kids can learn a lot from a paper plate maze STEM challenge. The goal is to show kids how a product is made from start to finish, using all elements of science, technology, engineering, and math.

What you'll need to have on hand:

Paper plates

Various household supplies (cardboard, straws, cotton balls, string, etc)

Glue (we found tacky glue and hot glue worked best)

Scissors

Marbles

First, issue the challenge. The goal of this project is to get a maze made that fits a marble, contained inside a paper plate, that works completely, and doesn't break when playing with it. Kids will have to use quite a few skills to get this design to work.

Supply your kids with a variety of materials. You might challenge each kid to use a different material for greater creativity.

Wait until everyone's design is dry, then test them out.

What designs worked best? What designs were not as good? What were the best parts and worst parts of each design? How could the kids improve on them in the future?

Paper Plate Maze STEM Challenge Explained

Kids can learn a lot from designing their own maze. Kids learn elements of the design process, such as the selection of the right materials for the task, making sure the design is precise, trying out multiple designs, and testing to make sure it works properly. In our design, we wanted to be able to race two balls through the maze at the same time, similar to a pinball machine. The kids soon found out it can be pretty tricky to get two designs to work in the same place.

More fun science for kids:

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Design a Balloon Car

The first thing the students had to make was the chassis. I used this as an opportunity to introduce the new vocabulary word:

Students made these in a variety of ways.

Next, the discovered that the wheel axel had to rotate. There were several ways to do this but one was using a binder clip and another a straw.

Of course, they also had to figure out how to attach the wheels nice and straight for proper rotation.

Next, they had to figure out the balloon part.

Then we tested the vehicle.

After initial testing, I allowed time to revise the design. This group found that the balloon dragged and slowed down the vehicle so they raised the balloon.

Once everyone had the design they wanted we had a race.

The emphasis was on design thinking, revising, and using science and engineering practices.

This was so much fun we agreed to do it again on another day. The students will continue to use their engineering skills and gain understanding.

This activity is available in several products here on teachingscience.us and in my TPT Store. This activity is available along with other STEM challenges and follow-up pages in the following product.

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STEM Challenge: Making a Balloon Car is so much fun and has students using the Design Process for Engineering!

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Check out our new trick! We came up with our own homemade Bouncing Bubbles Recipe that doesn't need glycerin or corn syrup and only has 3 ingredients you are bound to have in your kitchen right now! The bubble recipe makes bubbles strong enough that kids can catch them or bounce them up and down on their hand when wearing a winter glove and the bubble solution also makes nice big bubbles that are amazing.

Homemade Bouncing Bubbles Recipe:

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We tried bouncing bubbles last year ( Instagram Photo) with a store bought bubble solution and couldn't get it to work and gave up. This year we figured it out, it wasn't the glove or even us, it was the bubble solution 🙁 Now with our super strong bubbles it's easy peasy- and great for hand-eye coordination too- yay!!! 🙂

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1. Mix all the ingredients together, stir until the sugar dissolves, and then have fun blowing bubbles.

To make the bubbles bounce you need to wear soft gloves, blow the bubbles gently, and let them softly bounce on your hand. We had a bit of trouble doing this activity outside because it was windy. So we took the activity inside and found out the bubbles bounced on our carpet and hair too!

Once the wind stopped outside we were able to bounce our bubbles in the backyard. When these bubbles pop the outside of the bubble remains. Little Tiger said they looked like spider webs.

The gloves make it possible to bounce bubbles because the bubble doesn't come in contact with the oil on our hands which breaks surface tension. Some gloves work and some gloves don't so if it doesn't work, try a different glove. Also, if you didn't use Dawn dish soap and your bubbles aren't working you may want to try again with Dawn brand dish soap. In no way am I a spokes lady for them, but for some reason in our experience it works the best. (We even keep some in our craft supply closet). Now we hope you have fun bouncing bubbles! Try finding more surfaces bubbles can land or bounce on.

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Homemade Bouncing Bubbles Recipe (No glycerin or corn syrup) -

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PLAY | Crazy Bubbles w/ DIY Straw Wands!

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Kids of all ages are going to have a literal blast with these homemade pom pom shooters or pom pom launcher! Super easy to make which you can see in the video below. Put all of those toilet paper rolls and extra balloons to good use and keep the kiddos busy firing pom poms at each other. This pom pom shooter craft makes a great indoor activity any time of the year. Plus, you can make them colorful and fun using whatever craft materials you have on hand!

HOW TO MAKE A POM POM SHOOTER

POM POM LAUNCHER

Don't let another stuck inside or rainy day pass you by without making one of these pom pom launchers! If you've been stashing away empty toilet paper tubes, now's the time to break them out! Or if you have extra paper or plastic cups, those work too! You can see how we used those with our indoor snowball launcher.

Some people may also choose to fire off marshmallows, but we prefer pom poms. Styrofoam balls and ping pong balls work as well.

Turn it into a science experiment too because there is a bit of easy physics involved! Read on to learn more and add this pom pom shooter to your next indoor day!

HOW TO MAKE A POM POM SHOOTER

Hopefully, you will find everything you need to make these around the house. If you don't have pretty colored tape and paper you can improvise with markers and duct tape or whatever you have! Check out more ways to use balloons below.

Note: The following instructions will cover both the paper cup shooter and the toilet paper tube version.

YOU WILL NEED:
Supplies for toilet paper roll shooter and cup shooter
POM POM SHOOTER INSTRUCTIONS

Get ready to get creative!

STEP ONE

If you are using a paper or plastic cup, have an adult cut the bottom out of the paper cup with a craft knife or scissors. If you are using a toilet paper roll, you are all set with step one.

STEP TWO

Step two is optional depending on how crafty your kiddos want to get with this project. Decorate your cup or tube with paper, stickers, tape, etc.

STEP THREE

Trim the very top off a standard 12" balloon with scissors.Knot the end of the balloon.Gather the cut balloon and stretch it over one end of the cup, centering the knot over the opening. Do the same if you are using a cup!

STEP FOUR

Next, you want to secure the balloon piece on to paper cup with duct tape.(Washi style tape will only work short term because it is not a sticky as the duct style tape). Alternatively, a glue gun will work for this step.

STEP FIVE

Time for the fun! Load the pom pom shooter with pom-poms, pull back on the knotted end and then let go to launch the pom poms!

Set up targets or buckets for firing into...

Give each kiddo their own color or color group of pom-poms. I bet you can even sneak in some simple math practice too.

Turn it into an experiment by comparing different launch items to see what works best and flies the farthest. You can even take measurements and record data to extend the learning portion of this winter STEM activity.

Other fun items like this that explore Newton's 3 laws of motion are a popsicle stick catapult.

HOW DOES A POM POM SHOOTER WORK?

Learn a little bit more about how a pom-pom shooter works and why we like to include it in our toolbox of easy physics activities! There's a bit of fun physics here! Kids love exploring Sir Isaac Newton's laws of motion.

The first law of motion states that an object will remain at rest until a force is placed on it. The pom-pom isn't launching buy itself, so we need to create a force! That force is the balloon. Does pulling the balloon further create more force?

The second law of motion says that a mass (like the pom-pom, marshmallow, or styrofoam ball) will accelerate when a force is placed on it. Here the force is the balloon being pulled back and released. Testing different objects of different weights might result in different acceleration rates!

Now, the third law of motion tells us that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, the force created by the stretched balloon pushes the object away. The force pushing the ball out is equal to the force pushing the ball back. Forces are found in pairs, the balloon, and the pom pom here.

MORE FUN WITH PHYSICS AND BALLOONS!

DIY POM POM SHOOTERS FOR INSIDE FUN!

Just another fun idea to add to our growing list of indoor activities for kids.

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Stuck inside? Make it a real blast with this DIY pom pom shooter. Make a STEM pom pom launcher for indoor fun.

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Best Popsicle Stick Catapult For STEM - Little Bins for Little Hands

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1 Tbsp Baking soda
1 cup of Vinegar
1 tsp of dish soap (optional but it makes the eruption come out slower)
a few drops of food coloring of choice

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If you are looking for an activity to get kids excited about science and art, this activity is a great place to start. Kids love learning about volcanoes and this volcano experiment for kids allows them to create their own volcano before having it 'explode".

I had a lot of fun doing this experiment at school with my kindergarten classes, and again at home with my own kids.

As with all science experiments, make sure an adult is supervising at all times.

Materials

You only need a few materials for this art and science activity. You will need:

Air Dry Clay

Baking Soda

Vinegar

Food Coloring (Optional)

Eye Droppers (Optional)

Magnifying Glasses (Optional)

Volcano Art

This activity is a great opportunity to include an art lesson and let kids get their hands-on the clay. We spent a few days exploring the clay and creating with it because the children had not used it before.

You can simply give children the clay and create a volcano right away, but if you have the time, it makes for great art exploration.

I started by giving each child a ball of clay to create with. They got used to the feel of the clay and compared it to other art materials that they had used in the past, such as play dough.

Next, I gave children a bit of water to dip their finger in if they found a crack in their clay. The clay can dry quite quickly so children explored with the water to keep their clay smooth.

Children even spent time as artists experimenting with toothpicks to create marks. They used sponges and water to test how the clay reacts.

Finally, on the third day, each child created their own small volcano.

Creating the Volcano

Give each child a small ball of clay. Depending on how much clay you have, evenly divide it so that each child as large of a sphere as possible. The volcanoes work best with clay at least the size of a ping pong ball to start.

Next, roll the clay into a sphere. Then push your thumb into the center of the ball and pinch around the thumb hole to widen the top. You can also push down along the bottom so that the clay takes the shape of a volcano.

If you are doing this clay volcano experiment with lots of kids, make sure to scratch each of their names into the bottom of their volcano.

Children can also scratch some designs or prints into their volcanos, just for fun.

Since I cover prep, I teach over 100 kids so the names were very important. It was interesting because every volcano that the kids made was different!

Let your volcano dry over night. They will be ready to go in the morning!

Volcano Experiment for Kids

To do the volcano experiment for kids, place a dry clay volcano on a plastic plate.

Next, fill the volcano with baking soda. I use eye droppers for science experiments like this because I find that children love being able to use them, and feel like 'real' scientists.

I also like using eye droppers because they control the amount of vinegar children add to the baking soda. It allows the experiment to go on longer and allows for quality observations.

I added food coloring to the vinegar simply because it was more fun and red looked like lava. The color also allows the chemical reaction to be more clear. Today my kids wanted it to be blue.

With the eye dropper, add a few drops of vinegar to the baking soda in the volcano. Carefully observe the reaction. Magnifying glasses are great to use to encourage careful observations. Have children look and listen as they add drops of vinegar.

As soon as the vinegar touches the baking soda, it creates a chemical reaction. We see this reaction as bubbling, and fizzing.

The children loved the fact that they were making their volcano explode!

You can continue adding vinegar until the volcano doesn't 'explode' any more.

The excitement that occurred through out this experiment was amazing. I love how hands-on the activity is and how much the kids enjoyed being mini scientists.

The other great thing that I love about this volcano experiment for kids is the fact that the children were really proud and engaged because they did the experiment. They created the volcano and they did the science experiment. Each part of the activity was hands-on and meaningful.

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Extension Ideas

One way that you could extend this activity is to create a huge volcano. If you don't have the option for each child to create their own, or if you are working with really young kids, you could create one large volcano to present the 'explosion' to the kids.

Using baking soda and vinegar for science experiments is a great way to get kids excited about science. They love watching the reaction and learning a little bit about what is happening.

If you, and the kids you did the experiment with, enjoyed the volcano experiment for kids, then they will likely love doing another science experiment that creates the same 'explosion', but this time it blows up a balloon!

If you already have vinegar and baking soda, or have some left over, you could try out this Balloon Experiment". All you need is baking soda, vinegar, a balloon and a plastic bottle.

Kids will be amazed that you can blow up the balloon with out even touching it to your mouth! Click the "Balloon Experiment" image below for full activity description.

Volcano Experiment for Kids Volcano Craft

If you really want to create something special to do this experiment in, you can easily create a special and sturdy volcano from plaster.

That way you can have some hands-on fun with an art project and you can use the volcano to do the science experiment over and over again.

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More Volcano Projects for Kids

If you love the volcano experiment for kids above, then you will love this collection of 15 DIY volcano project ideas for kids.

More Hands-On Teaching Ideas

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From more easy science projects, and art units to escape rooms and outdoor learning activities are lots of things to keep kids busy and learning.

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Clay Volcano Experiment for Kids - Hands-On Teaching Ideas

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Are you looking for simple STEM activities for the summer months? Perhaps you are running a summer STEM camp or have bored kids at home. Look no further for some of our favorite summer STEM activities that will get your kids building, exploring, and learning!

Read below for ten ideas for simple summer STEM activities! We have included links for lesson plans, videos, and instructions to help you implement the challenge. All activities can be modified to serve kids of all ages!

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You can make ice cream with the same method. To make ice cream, you'll need

- 1 cup Milk (is more watery) or Heavy Cream (for a creamier texture)
- 1 Tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- Chocolate syrup, if making chocolate ice cream

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Chemical reaction experiment between baking soda and vinegar