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...
Bronson Beaver Builds a Robot by Teko Bernard | STEAM Chapter Book Review
My son has really blossomed as a reader this year. He is in first grade, and now he is able to read well on his own! It’s bittersweet for me because he doesn’t always have to ask me to read books to him anymore. I LOVE reading to my kids – I’d...
8 Things You and Your Kids can do Everyday to Protect our Earth
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...
Peeps Easter STEAM Activity for Kids
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...
St. Patrick’s Day Play-Dough | STEAM Activity for Kids
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...
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....
Pitsco’s 50th Anniversary – Big Book Catalog Release and a Giveaway!
I’ve been proud to partner with Pitsco Education for product reviews and posts for the past few years. I’ve shared about their 3Doodler Start, Code Cube, and STEM Explorer Pack in previous posts. This year Pitsco is celebrating their 50th Anniversary! They...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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