EC is really into his STEM projects and loves to build things. This week I set a cork raft challenge for him (and of More
Phew! Last week was a scorcher of a week. I thought I had missed all the really hot weather when I was on holiday, More
Make sure you follow our STEM board on Pinterest for more ideas. We do a lot of science-based activities but not many that full More
One question that I am repeatedly asked by my little ones is “why does it rain?” It may appear as an easy question, but More
This week’s activity was something slightly different; we decided to do something that was related to their development of S.T.E.M. skills, which stands for More
We have been trying to do this simple dyed flowers science experiment for the past year, but every time we tried it it never More
A while ago I came across an experiment to make your own Coke Cola on Instagram. YC was really keen to have a go, More
I have been trying to do more kitchen science experiments because all of my charge’s love science-based activities. We have made casein plastic before More
Did anyone extract DNA during biology class at school? I remember doing it at A-Levels when we were looking at DNA. Extracting DNA from More
We have all heard the stories of how if you leave a tooth in coca cola that it will completely dissolve. EC was telling More
I was cleaning out some files at home a couple of months ago and came across a loads of CD instruction booklets. I could More
A new STEAM challenge, building a balloon powered car! This was the first challenge I have done sole with BB. He wasn’t too interested More
I think I have lost count of the number of times I have struggled to put sun tan lotion onto a uncooperative child while More
If there is one thing in this world that I don’t understand and can’t get my head around it’s computer programming. It baffles me More
I don’t know if you saw the video of Tilly Ramsay playing an egg trick on her father, but I highly recommend find it. More
I saw this exploring water surface tension experiment on Instagram and just thought it was incredibly and that we definitely had to try it More
A while ago I posted about an experiment that we had done using skittles, well we used that experiment to carry out another one; a More
Continuing on in our series of stem challenges, I challenged YC and EC to build Lego wind racers. Make sure you follow my STEM More
Every so often for bath time EC and YC like to add tablets that change the water colour. They like to see what colours More
Make sure that you follow our STEM board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to pin the Pin at the bottom. In More
Sometimes the most enjoyable activities are the simplest ones; those that don’t require any steps to follow, but instead allow you to create with More
Balloon races are a great activity for a rainy day, especially if you have a house full of children over a wide age range. More
We are back to an oldie but a firm favourite activity of mine; setting off volcanoes. This was one of the shows I use More
Don’t forget to follow our STEM board on Pinterest for more ideas. Do you have a spare 5 minutes? Do you really want to More
At the beginning of the year I stated I wanted to do more steam activities with EC as he doesn’t really want to do More
Trying to find ideas that are easy to do, fill up the time, and are educational can be tricky at the best of times. More
When I worked for Disney Cruise Line one of the experiments we used to do with the children was the Diet Coke and Mentos More
Do you ever see a craft or activity online and think “I have to do that?” (I hope that at least some of my More
As EC is getting older, he is less inclined to take part in the craft activities. Which is absolutely fine, I just need to More
This week’s science experiment is an easy one, it doesn’t require any real set up or clean up time (unless you make a huge More
EC came home the other day with a reading book all about rainbows, after finishing it he decided that he wanted to make a More
Elephant toothpaste has been an experiment I have wanted to try for ages. However, I thought getting my hands on the chemicals would be More
Make sure you follow my STEM board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. After the excitement More
Make sure you are following my STEM board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. If there More
This is sure to be a big hit with your little and big ones. I made these the other day while EC and YC More
This experiment came about by chance a few weeks ago and has been going on ever since. During dinner EC was eating his apple More
Have you ever tried to shell an egg without actually breaking it? Sounds impossible doesn’t it? Well I would have thought so too, until More
Learning how to make your own compass is pretty easy, and it really doesn’t take much time at all. Make sure you follow my More
Something suddenly hit me the other day while I was getting ready. And it was a possible reason as to why children don’t care More
Do you know the quickest way to get a bunch of boys aged between 5 – 11 interested in doing an activity? Tell them More
If there is one activity that EC is always asking to redo it is the egg drop challenge. He absolutely loves it. This week More
Do you know what my first thought was when doing this red cabbage indicator experiment? Why is called red cabbage when it looks purple? More
I always find (as with most holidays) we seem to end up with lots of sweets around the house. At Easter we obviously have More
Make sure you follow my STEM board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. I’m not going to More
Make sure you follow my STEM board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. Over the last More
This water whistle experiment is good to do if you have 5-10 minutes spare. EC and I had a go making between finishing homework More
When I worked for the Disney Cruise Line there was a show that I did (about once a week) that involved experiments with eggs. More
Firstly, I admit this isn’t a really magic trick – but it certainly has a wow factor that makes it looks like magic. When I More
YC and EC love to grow things, be it plants, those odd growing toys or crystals. We have done a few crystal growing experiments More
Make sure you follow my STEM board on Pinterest for more ideas, and don’t forget to save the pin for later. I do love More
Last year I asked EC and YC what they wanted to do more of this year; EC wanted more science experiments and YC more More
