Back to School STEM Clothes for Girls
As soon as the calendar changes to August I start to focus on what I need to get the kids ready to go back to school. We haven’t had a set schedule all summer, so I’m looking forward to getting everyone back into a routine with set bedtimes, wakeup times,...
Rescue an Animal from an Ice Balloon | STEAM Activity for Kids
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...
Inflate a Balloon with a Chemical Reaction | STEAM Activity for Kids
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...
Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit | STEAM Toy Review
Today is International Women’s Day! The 2021 theme for International Women’s Day is “Choose to Challenge”. Here’s a description of the theme on the International Women’s Day website: “We can all choose to challenge and call...
Bowling and Building with Toilet Paper Rolls | STEAM Activity for Kids
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...
Observe Water Molecules in Action | STEAM Activity for Kids
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....
Salt Painting | STEAM Activity for Kids
This school year is starting off differently for us than previous years. My son is doing virtual learning with his elementary school, and I am homeschooling my preschool-aged daughter. So for our STEAM activities, I’ve been looking for simple activities that can...
Grow Crystals on Seashells | STEAM Activity for Kids
We were lucky enough to take a day trip to the beach this summer. The beach is my whole family’s happy place. The waves, sun, sand, saltwater…a day enjoying the sights, sounds, tastes, smell, and feel of the beach is the perfect de-stressor and reset. One...
Make Rock Candy | STEAM Activity for Kids
Today is my kid’s first day of school. Our summer felt long, but now that school is starting we’re all saying it was too short! It’s all about perspective, and hopefully with this experiment we can teach our kids that the wait for these rock candy...Welcome
Hi, I’m Emily. I’m an engineer, mom, and wife. I encourage kids to love STEAM and motivate women to find personal happiness in their career and motherhood journeys.
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