• Twist Museum with a tween and teen
    City of Westminster - days out - Local Review - London - STEM activity

    Twist Museum with a tween and teen

    January 24, 2024 - By 

    Days out with a tween and teen can be a little tricky. They love a day in London but get bored quickly, unless being fed at the latest Insta famous bakery or bubble tea cafe. My daughter asked to visit the Twist Museum for her birthday and we were excited to have a fun London day out with a tween and teen. Twist Museum with a tween and teen I booked our tickets online and it wasn’t hard to find the entrance to Twist Museum on Oxford Street. There were lockers to leave coats and bags and we were soon…

  • Elf STEM skittles activity for kids
    Christmas - STEM activity

    Elf STEM skittles activity for kids

    December 7, 2023 - By 

    My daughter loves experimenting with the classic Skittles experiment, so we thought we would adapt it to celebrate the festive season and the arrival of our own little scout elves.  We have had fun designing Elf STEM Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little STEM exploration at home. You don’t need much equipment to try this at home. Just a big bag of Skittles, a white plate, and a jug of cold water. Elf STEM skittles activity for kids First we bought a couple of bags of sweets to make sure we got the colours we needed – pink, purple,…

  • 2-Way games from The Happy Puzzle Company
    family - STEM activity

    {AD} 2-Way Cards and 2-Way Words from The Happy Puzzle Company

    June 28, 2023 - By 

    We are a family that loves to play games together so are delighted to team up with The Happy Puzzle Company who kindly gifted us a selection of their new games to try. The Happy Puzzle Company offers a fantastic range of over 300 award-winning puzzles, games, challenges and puzzle books to both families and schools. We received 2-Way Cards and 2-Way Words to try, both games can be played by 2 players and are great for ages 8 and over. Find out more about these two puzzle games and look out for my unique discount code for my readers…

  • Activities to celebrate British Science Week
    After school crafts - STEM activity

    Activities to celebrate British Science Week

    March 15, 2023 - By 

    British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. The Week is an annual calendar event for schools, community groups, libraries, museums, galleries and big business up and down the country. This year British Science Week takes place between 10th-19th March 2023 and there are a whole host of ways to celebrate at home, at school and beyond. The theme for British Science Week is ‘connections’ which can be explored through online events, low-resource activities and more. I thought it would be fun to round-up some of our most popular science, technology, engineering and maths activities to…

  • SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun, the SuperQuesters
    book review - STEM activity

    SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun {book review}

    August 2, 2022 - By 

    We were recently introduced to the brand new SuperQuesters series, which has been expertly designed by authors Lisa Moss and Dr Thomas Bernard to develop STEM skills for 4-8 years old in a fun and accessible way. The series is perfect for fans of Izzy Gizmo, Ada Twist, Scientist, the Fantastically Great Women series and superhero enthusiasts. Launching with SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun, the SuperQuesters series is a unique new concept in storytelling combined with hands-on learning. SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun {book review} SuperQuesters is a young fiction adventure series at its heart with…

  • Craft Stick Catapult STEM activity for kids
    Crafts for kids - STEM activity

    Craft Stick Catapult STEM activity for kids

    July 28, 2022 - By 

    The summer holidays are rushing by like they always do. We have been busy outside in the garden, enjoying the warm weather. We couldn’t resist making these fun craft stick catapults. They don’t need many items to make them and are a fun STEM activity for kids. We thought we would share the process for making simple craft stick catapults, why not decorate them and set up a competition to see how far you can catapult! Craft stick catapult supplies: 9 popsicle or craft sticks 5 rubber bands 1 plastic spoon Small ball to fit inside the spoon (we used…

  • Royal crown STEM skittles experiment for kids
    Royal crafts - STEM activity

    Royal crown STEM skittles experiment for kids

    April 19, 2022 - By 

    My daughter loves experimenting with the classic Skittles experiment, so we thought we would adapt it to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. We love Royal crafts so designed this Royal crown STEM Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little STEM exploration at home. With the Platinum Jubilee being celebrated across the United Kingdom next month we thought it would be fun to make a decorated Royal crown out of Skittles. You don’t need much equipment. Just a big bag of Skittles, a white plate, and a jug of cold water. Royal crown STEM skittles experiment for kids My…

  • Easter STEM skittles experiment for kids
    Easter - STEM activity

    Easter STEM skittles experiment for kids

    April 10, 2022 - By 

    My daughter loves experimenting with Skittles but this time it was my son’s turn to set up a little science  experiment with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for Earth Day. We thought it would work well for Earth Day so designed this Easter STEM Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little STEM exploration at home. Easter STEM skittles experiment for kids With Easter coming up later this month we thought it would be fun to make an Easter egg out of Skittles. You don’t need much equipment. Just a big bag of Skittles, a white plate, and a…

  • St Patrick’s Day skittle experiment
    Crafts for kids - St Patrick's Day crafts - STEM activity

    St Patrick’s Day skittle experiment

    February 23, 2022 - By 

    My daughter loves experimenting with Skittles and we had fun experimenting with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for a little Halloween science, Christmas science and New Year STEM fun. We thought it would work just as well for St Patrick’s Day so designed this St Patrick’s Day Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little STEM exploration at home. St Patrick’s Day STEM skittles experiment for kids You don’t need much equipment. Just a big bag of Skittles, a white plate, and a jug of cold water. You could also find a timer if you want to record how quickly the colour changes.…