You asked… and here it is! 30 days of STEM activities that you can do at home. It’s a compilation of lots of different activities we do here. These will help you to play each day, learn with a clear purpose and have fun along the way. *This page may contain affiliate links to products […]
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7 thinking skills for STEM to develop in your preschooler
There are distinct thinking skills for STEM that are required to succeed. In order for preschoolers to learn the STEM disciplines it can be quite daunting or challenging. Sometimes we focus on a handful of activities that get repeated over and over again. This often creates disinterest from children or they only know how to […]
The Essentials of STEM for preschoolers
Here is a parent’s guide to the essentials of STEM. It includes answers to what is it? how does it look practically? what does this mean for preschool aged children? how is Australia tackling STEM learning in the early years? Now you might think: why do I care though? Well, the ‘buzz’ surrounding STEM continues […]
Air powered Easter egg STEM activity
This is an activity to roll an Easter egg through a maze using just the power of air. It’s a perfect Easter STEM activity after your egg hunt to stop all those eggs from being eaten at once. Plus you will only need 3 items that you will likely already have at home. I’ve also […]
Magnetism science activity with recording sheets
Magnetism activities are a great way to involve early learners in science. In fact, if a child has ever played with a toy train set, then its likely that they will already know about this important physics concept. Here, we have used a magnetism experiment to practice the scientific inquiry process. *This page may contain […]
Roll-a-colour rainbow fish
Here is a STEM activity that uses the concept of the game ‘roll-a-colour’ to make a rainbow fish. Kids will add coloured scales to their fish in response to the roll of a dice. You can pair this activity with the children’s book ‘The Rainbow Fish’ by Marcus Pfister. This game provides a fun way […]
STEM Toy: Turing Tumble Review
This is our review for the game “Turing Tumble”. It is a hands-on, marble powered computer that is designed to give the user an interactive way to learn how a computer operates. We purchased this for a present and we haven’t looked back! Read on to see what it does and why we love it. […]
Roll a shape butterfly game
Here is a STEM activity that uses the concept of roll-a-shape to make a colourful butterfly. Kids will stamp shapes on the wings of a butterfly in response to their roll of a dice. This game provides a fun way to cover essential skills in mathematics, chance, and shape recognition. It is a great play-based […]