STEAM Experiments

Our STEAM experiments are always simple, easy, and fun! We try to use as few supplies as possible, and they’re usually things you already have around our house! Our goal is to make STEAM experiments accessible to all families, and kids of all ages – from babies to toddlers to preschoolers and beyond!

Latest STEAM Experiments

Color Changing Blueberry and Lemon Juice | STEAM Activity for Kids

by Emily | April 6, 2023 | STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 0 Comments

This experiment is a continuation of our Butterfly Pea Tea Color Change STEAM Activity. During that experiment I explained to my kids that the dark color in the butterfly pea tea that is a pH indicator is also found in things like blueberries. My son immediately asked if we could try the...

Color Changing Love Potion Tea | Valentine’s Day STEAM Activity for Kids

by Emily | February 7, 2023 | STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 0 Comments

This tea will “magically” change from lonely blue to LOVEly pink just by adding one delicious ingredient! It makes a perfect love potion for your little Valentine to enjoy. If you’ve been around this blog for awhile you probably noticed I haven’t shared very many experiments in the last few...

Deflating Balloon Races | STEAM Activity for Kids

by Emily | October 8, 2021 | STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 2 Comments

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you might have already heard my family's exciting news: I'm pregnant with our 3rd baby! This picture was taken at the start of my third trimester We found out the gender for the first time (my first two pregnancies we kept the gender a surprise until the...

Rescue an Animal from an Ice Balloon | STEAM Activity for Kids

by Emily | June 24, 2021 | STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 0 Comments

In last week's post I share how my kids found my stash of balloons and wanted to use them for STEAM Activities this summer. This week my kids wanted to use balloons to recreate an activity they saw on Ryan's World on YouTube - we are rescuing animals from an ice balloon! This activity is perfect...

Inflate a Balloon with a Chemical Reaction | STEAM Activity for Kids

by Emily | June 16, 2021 | STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 0 Comments

Recently my kids found my stash of balloons. I bought them for birthday party decorations, but my kids had other plans. They helped me think outside the box for creative ways to use the balloons besides just fun decorations. So over the next few weeks I will be sharing fun and easy STEAM...

8 Things You and Your Kids can do Everyday to Protect our Earth

by Emily | April 22, 2021 | Motherhood, STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 0 Comments

When I was in 3rd grade my teacher chose me to star in our class play for Earth Day. I was Planet Earth, and there was a "Planet Clean and Safe" that was a much happier place than Earth. In the play we talked about how to protect Earth and make it happier like "Planet Clean and Safe". Me in 3rd...

Peeps Easter STEAM Activity for Kids

by Emily | April 1, 2021 | STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 0 Comments

If the Easter Bunny brings your kids Peeps, but the kids discover they don’t like them (like my kids did), then try this easy experiment instead of throwing them away! We did two experiments in one: “Sink or float?” and “Will it dissolve?” and I share the simple instructions in this post. I made a...

St. Patrick’s Day Play-Dough | STEAM Activity for Kids

by Emily | March 15, 2021 | STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 0 Comments

Green is my favorite color, so we go all out with everything green on St. Patrick's Day. My kids and I wear all green clothes, we try to eat as many green foods as possible, and this year I'm making our STEAM activity green too! Last year I shared a fun and easy play-dough recipe on the blog. We...

Bowling and Building with Toilet Paper Rolls | STEAM Activity for Kids

by Emily | February 25, 2021 | STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 2 Comments

It's Engineers Week, and today is Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day! As a college student, I was an active member of my university's chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Volunteering to do outreach to school aged girls was my absolute favorite part about being in SWE. I loved showing...

Observe Water Molecules in Action | STEAM Activity for Kids

by Emily | February 10, 2021 | STEAM Experiments, STEAM for Kids | 2 Comments

This post was inspired by an experiment in the back of the book Flash Facts, a STEAM Graphic Novel I shared in a post last week. The book is a series of short STEM inspired stories featuring DC Superheroes, and there are eight fun experiments in the back of the book. This experiment was one of our...