Build a House for the Witch
Coming soon, but something like this candy house or the 3 pigs house.
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Lift a cup without touching it
Coming soon!!
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K’nex Education – Swing Ride Building Set
K’nex has always been a very much loved construction toy in our house so I was thrilled to read about their brand new STEAM range. K’nex Education sets are perfect for maximising engagement both at home and in a busy classroom. Although we have only tried the sets at home I can fully imagine what…
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Rocket Mouse – Whatever Next
One of my favourite children’s books about space for young children is Whatever Next. In the story Baby Bear builds a rocket, meets an owl and has a picnic on the moon. Whatever Next! Today’s activity is a super simple Rocket Mouse to help Baby Bear get to the moon. A Rocket Mouse is a…
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LEGO Ice Excavation – Simple Science for Kids
Ice excavations are great fun for children of all ages. Younger children can pour warm water over the top or use a pipette and watch the ice melt, while older children can use syringes to measure how much water is needed to melt the ice or just use the scale to practice number recognition. It’s…
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Weekly Challenge 1 – Water Drop Maze
Welcome to the very first Science Sparks weekly STEM challenge!! Each Monday I’m going to post an new easy challenge for you to complete during the week and hopefully share your wonderful results with me on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook using #ScienceSparksChallenge. First up is this easy water drop maze. Click the image below…
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Before and After – The Lorax Sensory Tray
Sensory trays are perfect for bringing a book to life as well as being great fine motor skill practice and for general imaginative play. Our Lorax sensory tray has two stages, the first shows a happy world with brightly coloured truffula trees and the second a much gloomier tray after the Once-ler has had his…
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How to make a Noddy Car
For many children, Noddy is their first introduction to the magical world of Enid Blyton. I remember happily reading the books and later watching the TV series with my younger brother. If you’re not familiar with Noddy he lives with his friends Big Ears, Tessie Bear and Bumpy Dog in the brightly coloured Toyland where…
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Aliens Love Underpants Activity – Washing Line
If you’re using Aliens LOVE Underpants as activity inspiration, this science investigation is great fun. The idea is to dip cutouts of underpants made from different materials into water and then time how long each material drips. Children can be encouraged to think about the properties of materials that make them absorbent or waterproof and…
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Introducing KOOV
Here at Science Sparks we’re passionate about the importance of teaching children to code. When I learnt to code it meant hours of sitting at a desk reading books and creating not very exciting simple programs over and over again. Luckily for children today there are some great products available for learning in a more…
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