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...

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...

I’m happy that my daughter goes to a school where cursive is still taught, but if you homeschool or don’t have it taught at the school your kids go to, you might be the one who needs to teach them.… Read More...

It seems like fall offers a lot of bounty that we can use in learning activities, from leaves and acorns to pinecones, apples and pumpkins.

Keeping these items in a science center is an easy way to bring the outside … Read More...

Back-to-school time is the perfect time for little ones — at school or at home — to do activities related to letters and learning the alphabet. If you’ve got a little one, or a classful of little ones, who like … Read More...

If you have a preschooler who loves animals, you’re going to want to grab this free forest animals printable pack from 1+1+1=1.

It includes animal matching with names, letter formation, counting, cutting practice shapes and more. It’s perfect for keeping … Read More...

Back-to-school time is kind of inevitably linked with apples, whether there be apple gifts for the teacher, apple crafts or apple experiments.

This experiment about apples browning from Teach Beside Me is super simple to set up. Grab her free … Read More...

I’m pretty sure I’ve shared this page with the periodic table in pictures before. It’s a great learning tool for kids and adults who want to know what those different elements are actually used for. But I guess I’d never … Read More...

Making graphs is a lot of fun for kids, and even little ones can get in on the fun with a giant floor chart that allows them to chart their toys by color.

The idea comes from Frugal Fun for … Read More...

Do your kids get excited about shark week? I know a lot of people really love this special week of shark-themed programming, and if nothing else it’s a good time to share some fun shark-related learning activities with your kids.… Read More...

The scientific method is the basic process of investigation and discovery in science, but it can be used in other academic subjects and in life in general, too.

M. Moore Educational Resources ran a series about using the scientific method … Read More...

Some people who blog are so amazingly generous with their time, skill and talent. So it is with This Reading Mama, who is just one example, but on her free printable page she has collected more than 1,000 pages worth … Read More...

This is really cool. I had never heard of butterfly pea flowers before reading this post about color-changing lemonade from Left Brain Craft Brain, but apparently they’re a thing and you can use them to turn your lemonade all sorts … Read More...

Most preschoolers love playing in sandboxes, but without a lot of work we can turn playtime into a little bit of educational fun, too.

This roundup of sandbox learning activities from Books and Giggles is a great place to start. … Read More...

Fidget spinners do not seem to be going away. My daughter is doing summer camp classes at her school and she came home last week with a DIY fidget spinner, and I’m still seeing a lot of projects for making … Read More...

Whether you’re doing school-type activities through the summer or just want to sneak a little learning in with your summer fun, these printable rhyming Popsicle matching cards from Royal Baloo are super cute and fun for littles.

They include pictures … Read More...

This is billed as an activity for toddlers, but I’m sure my elementary-school-aged kiddo would still love it, too, because she loves every kind of nature walk that requires observation.

Going on a counting walk is a super-simple activity to … Read More...