This month we are focusing on all STEAM activities. You may of heard of STEM, before. Add in Art on you have STEAM. I absolutely love that Art is getting the recognition it deserves. My 9 year old loves building and is such a little engineer. But it’s her artistic creativity that drives her to build and what makes her creations so special.
Since we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Spring, we decided to do 21 days of STEAM activities for March as a sort of count down to the first day of Spring. I’ll be posting our daily STEAM related activities here and you can follow along on Instagram too!
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21 STEAM Activities for kids – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics
Day 1 – Leprechaun Trap
Why we like it:
You can use things you have around the house. Your kids will have to come up with a design, decide what type of trapping mechanism and problem solve to make it work.
Our inspiration; a post from Little Bins for Little Hands “Leprechaun Trap Ideas”
Day 2 – Spring Slime
Why we like it:
Slime is always a hit! All kids love playing with slime and when you DIY it, you can talk about the science behind it. A great “learn though play” activity. Plus, this recipe was super easy and not messy at all (my favorite part!).
Our inspiration; a post from Little Bins for Little Hands “Spring Slime”
Day 3 – Botany for Kids; Egg Planting Experiment
Why we like it:
Minimal supplies, just seeds, soil and dryer lint. It’s perfect for Springtime, you can pick seeds that you can plant in your yard after they’ve sprouted. We chose sunflowers. And the kids love watching their plants grow!
Our inspiration; a post from Sugar, Spice and Glitter Botany for Kids; Egg Planting Experiment
Day 4 – Balloon Chemistry
Why we like it:
Simple and safe chemical reactions are so much fun! This is a playful science experiment, that is very hands-on and it’s really cool to watch the balloon blow up! There is a good chance you have everything you need for this one already in the house. All it requires is vinegar, baking soda, balloon and water bottle.
Our inspiration; a post from LIttle Bins for Little Hands “Baking Soda and Vinegar Balloon Experiment”
Day 5 – Indoor Flower Garden
Why we like it:
We had a kit for this one. It came with everything we needed which made it nice and easy. My daughter really liked that she was able to paint the container. And the instructions told us to soak the seeds in water for 30 minutes. I’ve never done that before and our seeds sprouted after only 3 days! So I’ll definitely be doing that from now on.
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Day 6 – Rainbow Foam Eggs
Why we like it:
This super easy and super safe chemical reaction was pretty and fun! A simple science experiment that turns into a colorful sensory experience. Go heavy on your coloring so you get a nice vibrant rainbow.
Our inspiration; a post from Inspiration Laboratories “Rainbow Foam Eggs”
Day 7 – Making Rain Clouds
Why we like it:
A very hands on way to learn about weather science. Simple supplies, all you need is foam shaving cream, food coloring, a vase and water.
Our inspiration; a post from Little Bins for Little Hands “Fun Rain Cloud Activity For Kids”
Day 8 – Candy Rainbow
Why we like it:
It’s so pretty and so fun to watch! I’ve seen this done with skittles usually. We decided to experiment with M&Ms to see if we got the same result. The kids thrilled to see it worked! I think we might try jelly beans too!
Our inspiration: a post from Mas & Pas “Melt Skittles Experiment”
Day 9 – DIY Lava Lamp
Why we like it:
My daughter has been asking for a Lava Lamp, now she has one! It requires pretty basic supplies that you may already have on hand. It’s easy to assemble and fun to watch!
Our inspiration; a post from Little Bins for Little Hands “Handmade Lava Lamp Experiment”
Day 10 – Dissolving Peeps Experiment
Why we like it:
We are not fans of peeps so we didn’t mind watching them dissolve, lol. You can use any liquids you have on hand. Fun hands on experiment to practice the scientific method. We all “hypothesized” what would happen.
Our inspiration; a post from A Little Dab of Glue Will Do “Dissolving Peeps Science Experiment for Kids”
Day 11 – Color Changing Flowers
Why we like it:
Easy to get supplies. A simple experiment that looks pretty too! It’s the perfect time of year to brighten things up with some flowers. This experiment helps young learners “see” the plants absorb water.
Update on Day 11 of 21 Days of STEAM Activities for kids
Our inspiration; a post from Pre-k Pages “Color Changing Flowers Science Experiment”
Day 12 – Kitchen Scrap Gardening
Why we like it:
You use left overs from your own kitchen for this one so I love that! It’s a great hands on learning activities for kids. They will enjoy watching the progress of their plants day after day. So many lessons in one activity!
Here’s a few ideas of kitchen scraps that you can regrow.
Day 13 – Peep Launcher
Why we like it:
Building is fun! We got to use our engineering and problem solving skills to send a peep flying across the room!
Our inspiration; a post from Team Carter “Easter Bunny Launcher: A Peeps STEM Experiment”
Day 14 – Magic Milk
Why we like it:
It’s very easy and very satisfying. It all happens really quick right before your eyes! And you can do it a bunch of times, we ended up going through almost a qt of milk, lol.
Day 15 – Homemade Leprechaun Ice Cream
Why we like it:
Simple science AND a yummy treat, that’s a win win! Check the post that inspired us below to read about science in this activity.
Our Inspiration; a post from The Science Kiddo “Leprechaun Ice Cream for St. Patrick’s Day”
Day 16 – Erupting Lemon
Why we like it:
It’s simple supplies and pretty eruption! Another simple science experiment for kids that gets them engaged in the scientific method.
Our Inspiration; a post from Little Bins for Little Hands “Erupting Lemon Volcano Experiment”
Day 17 – Pencil in Water Bag Experiment
Why we like it:
It’s a simple and really cool experiment. All you need for thus easy science experiment is ziploc bags, pencils and water.
Our inspiration; a post from Buggy and Buddy “Science for Kids: Baggie and Pencil Magic”
Day 18 – Plastic Egg Tower
Why we like it:
It wasn’t easy! It took trys, so they had to problem solve quite a bit (Love That!).
Our inspiration; a post from The Resourceful Mama “PLASTIC EASTER EGG TOWERS STEM CHALLENGE”
Day 19 – Peep Tower
Why we like it:
This is a great STEAM activity. Building, Engineering and problem solving. Getting all the kids involved, it was fun to see how differently they each decided to build theirs. And it’s a great way to use all those extra peeps you know you’re gonna have after Easter 😉
Our inspiration; a post from Carly & Adam The Best STEM Challenges for Easter
Day 20 – Jelly Bean Bottle Toss
Why we like it:
Flipping bottles is fun! Having fun and incorporating the scientific method is awesome!
Our inspiration; a post from Carly & Adam “The Best STEM Challenges for Easter”
Day 21 – Humpty Dumpty Science
Why we like it:
This one was so much fun. The kids were very excited at the idea of smashing eggs, even hard-boiled ones, lol. They were able to brainstorm ideas and search around the house for things that would keep their eggs from cracking. I hard boiled a bunch of eggs so they each do a few. Once they tried it once they started to get better ideas.
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