Get creative and crafty with these hands-on activities and ideas for kids! Including STEM projects, art and crafts, and fun activities for developing motor skills and confidence-building.
Screen-time can be a great way to play and learn when used appropriately. However, offline and screen-free games can provide a fun, stimulating learning experience. Traditional forms of play and enquiry can provide lots of opportunities for collaboration, confidence-building, as well as cognitive and emotional development.
How To Make A Periscope (STEM Project for Kids)
If you’ve ever wondered how a submarine can see above the water whilst it stays hidden beneath the waves, making your own periscope can help you understand.
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Cardboard Box Craft Ideas: 10 Creative Projects Kids Will Love
If you’re anything like us, you’ll have cardboard everywhere. Before you bin it (or recycle it), why not incorporate this versatile crafting material into …
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Build a Simple Bug Hotel (Small and Inexpensive)
Bugs and insects play an important role in the ecosystem. Why not create a ‘buzzing’ bug hotel teaming with interesting mini guests for you …
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Make a Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder (Simple DIY Nature Project for Kids)
There’s something special about spotting birds in your own garden, especially when you’ve helped bring them there. Making a plastic bottle bird feeder is …
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Make a Simple DIY Spectroscope
Ever looked at a rainbow and wondered how all those amazing colours seem to just burst out of nowhere? This activity will help you …
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Make ice cream in a bag – Quick and tasty STEM activity
Did you know you can make delicious ice cream really quickly with just a few simple ingredients and a bit of science? This simple …
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Build and Race a Balloon Powered Car
Balloon-powered cars are a fun way of demonstrating Newton’s Laws of Motion. Balloon-Powered Car Challenge Why not do this activity with others and challenge …
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Ice Lolly / Popsicle Craft
This quick and easy popsicle craft is suitable for a range of ages and abilities and helps to improve painting skills and brush technique. …
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