🔬 15 STEM Activities at Home: checklist
Tick things off as you collect them. Always do these with a grown-up.
🛒 Everything you need (59 things)
📋 Activity by activity
1. 🛁 Sink or Float? · 15 min · age 4+
🧑🤝🧑 Wipe up spills so nobody slips. Water play is always with a grown-up near.
2. 🌋 Baking Soda Volcano · 20 min · age 5+
🧑🤝🧑 Do it on a tray. Keep it away from your eyes and mouth. A grown-up pours the vinegar.
3. 🌈 Rainbow Walking Water · 20 min · age 4+
🧑🤝🧑 Food colour can stain, so wear old clothes and work on a tray.
4. 🎈 Balloon Rocket · 20 min · age 5+
🧑🤝🧑 Keep popped balloon pieces away from mouths. A grown-up helps with the tape and the balloon.
5. 🧲 Magnet Treasure Hunt · 20 min · age 4+
🧑🤝🧑 Use only toy or fridge magnets. Keep small magnets away from mouths and phones.
6. ✨ Static Balloon Magic · 10 min · age 4+
🧑🤝🧑 Balloons can pop. Keep pieces away from mouths.
7. ✈️ Paper Plane Challenge · 25 min · age 5+
🧑🤝🧑 Throw away from faces and pets.
8. 🏗️ Spaghetti Tower · 25 min · age 5+
🧑🤝🧑 Do not eat the raw spaghetti after it has been on the table.
9. 🕐 Shadow Clock · 15 min · age 5+
🧑🤝🧑 Never look straight at the sun.
10. 🌱 Grow a Bean in a Bag · 10 min · age 4+
🧑🤝🧑 Wash your hands after touching soil or seeds.
11. 🧊 Ice Melt Race · 20 min · age 4+
🧑🤝🧑 Do not taste the ice after the experiment.
12. 🥛 Magic Milk Colours · 15 min · age 5+
🧑🤝🧑 Do not drink the milk afterwards. Wash your hands.
13. 🚗 Ramp Race · 25 min · age 5+
🧑🤝🧑 Keep fingers clear of the car and the ramp edge.
14. 🌧️ Rain Gauge · 20 min · age 6+
🧑🤝🧑 A grown-up does the cutting. Empty the bottle after you measure.
15. 🤖 Be the Robot · 20 min · age 5+
🧑🤝🧑 Clear the floor of toys and shoes first.