Ideas and resources
Here’s a great one to entertain kids and adults alike at holiday gatherings or whenever you need quiet time, during school time or otherwise.
Royal Baloo has made a cute printable Thanksgiving sudoku game that’s almost no prep and endless … Read More ...
Making pennies change colors using different substances is a great beginner way to study chemical reactions safely.
Creative Family Fun has a great rundown of how to do penny experiments, where you start with shiny pennies and use different … Read More ...
Here’s a super cute free math printable you still have time to use for Halloween.
This addition Frankenstein from Simple Fun for Kids uses math facts for adding 8 to 10 has different sums on each body part, so students … Read More ...
It’s not too late to add some pumpkin-themed fun to your learning activities for this week and next — and beyond, we’ve still got a lot of fall to go!
These pumpkin activities for preschoolers from Planning Playtime are low … Read More ...
Here’s a fun science activity for the fall: sprouting Indian corn.
I have never tried this (and of course you could use regular corn as well), but Gift of Curiosity has the lowdown on how to get it to … Read More ...
Making prints with apples is a lot of fun and super easy even for little kids to do.
I love the idea of using your apple prints to make the covers for a little notebook.
Creative Family Fun has the … Read More ...
I love this idea from Map of the Month to make a spooky Halloween map using town names that are a little scary.
They have a full list but it includes things like:
Pumpkin Hollow, NY
Devil’s Slide, UT
Tombstone, … Read More ...
Squishy Circuits
are so cool because they’re an easy way for kids of all ages to play with circuits safely and to make a lot of different kinds of projects without a lot of supplies. You can use regular playdough … Read More ...
This is a great idea for decorating a classroom for Halloween or encouraging a love of reading at home.
These book character pumpkins from Our Whimsical Days are mostly pretty easy to make with some paint and cardboard, but they … Read More ...
My daughter loves the show “Odd Squad,” which is about kids who solve odd problems, usually having something to do with a mathematical concept.
There’s a villain on the show called Odd Todd, and another called Even Steven, so of … Read More ...
My daughter always says fall is her favorite season because she loves to play in leaves, but there are a lot of fun activities we can do with leaves beyond just making a big pile and jumping in it over … Read More ...
Columbus Day may be falling out of favor as a holiday these days (even in the few years my daughter has been in school, she’s gone from having the day off to having a different day off this month and … Read More ...
Making “lava lamps” is a fun STEM activity for kids that is also just fun. In general these types of projects are made by mixing oil and water along with some other ingredients, which provides a good opportunity to talk … Read More ...
There are so many crafts and activities you can do with apples and pumpkins, and it’s actually really simple to incorporate them into learning activities. I was reminded of this when looking at the Halloween STEM activities, and by … Read More ...
Little Bins for Little Hands has a great collection of 31 days of Halloween STEM activities you’ll want to check out so you can do some — or all of them! — before Halloween.
There are lots of great ideas … Read More ...
