Big Box Play sent us their castle set in exchange for a review. Do you ever wish that you could spend thirty minutes doing a great ac...

These toy boats really float, and would be perfect for a preschool unit, or high school science experiments in buoyancy. The other day I ...

Learn some math and engineering while playing your favorite video game. This post is not officially sponsored by Minecraft. "Mom, th...

Use every day materials to teach basic engineering concepts with this fun home made toy.  Today we have an awesome guest post fro...

Give your child and environment engineering challenge to fulfill on their favorite video game. This challenge is aligned with NGSS standard...

"You haven't given your kids a chance to be bored!" My mom's assessment of our summer schedule reflects my own feelings...

T-Rex (my second grade son) has come up with another fun engineering project for you. This time, we're making heart bombs- just in time...

"That's so cool. I have to tell Mom!" Over hearing that phrase makes any winter break project a winner on its own, ...

"We need to hang a pumpkin from the tree."  On a recent bright fall day we had some friends visit. They kindly brought u...

Building a fort is great engineering practice that helps kids learn physics and  develop their creativity. When I saw the Fort a Buildin...

My son requested a Planes themed party.   This year we did a big party, so I wanted an open ended free play activity to start the party an...

Don't you love art projects that use natural materials and produce a beautiful result?  Nature based art projects are a wonderful oppo...

We love building toys at our house.  ( These particular toy were received as gifts.  No compensation was received for this post, but...

Last week, I posted a lesson idea for sharpening students understanding of multiplication and estimation using leaves .  This post i...