Category Archives: weeSTEMs ONLINE

Easy no-bake Halloween Playdough Recipe

This playdough recipe is super simple and so easy to make – I make it with my own kids all the time. It’s also taste-safe for littles who just can’t resist popping some in their mouth (it’s not for eating – but has no toxins in it if any does cross their lips!). For me,Continue reading “Easy no-bake Halloween Playdough Recipe”

How the Covid-19 Vaccine Works

At weeSTEMs we try to cover current scientific news as regularly as possible – and there’s nothing more talked about in the world of science right now than the world’s newest vaccine – the Covid-19 vaccine. I have grossly oversimplified how viruses and vaccines work – however I hope this is an enjoyable activity thatContinue reading “How the Covid-19 Vaccine Works”

Number Bonds

In maths, there are certain concepts that are beneficial to not only understand, but memorise. Most of us will have drilled Times Tables at some point in our lives – and that wasn’t just to torture us – it’s useful to know the answers so that you can quickly mentally deduce the answers to aContinue reading “Number Bonds”

Fun and easy ways to get outside with kids

weeSTEMs brings you a resource-free and easy to follow guide for getting outside with your kids – whatever the weather. If you’re anything like me, you might be feeling a bit daunted by the prospect of yet another lockdown dragging on (especially in winter) and how you’re going to keep yourself sane. I’ve created aContinue reading “Fun and easy ways to get outside with kids”

Animals At Night

I am SO excited about this theme and there is still so much more left to explore and learn about the world at night. I have decided not to call this topic Nocturnal Animals as we’re not only going to explore nocturnal animals, but also look at what diurnal animals (including ourselves) do at night.Continue reading “Animals At Night”

Bugs bugs bugs

Who doesn’t love bugs? As adults, we’ve often fallen out of love with them – but look closely and you’ll be reminded just how fascinating they are! This week covers some outside hunts – so grab some wellies and a magnifying glass and get set on an adventure! You could try going somewhere new andContinue reading “Bugs bugs bugs”

Maths – indoors and outdoors

This week we are very lucky to have the fabulous input from homemade_learning mum Hilary who has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to engaging kids in learning and making it fun so that learning is always through play. You can follow all of her brilliant ideas on her Instagram or Facebook page. We’veContinue reading “Maths – indoors and outdoors”

The Ocean

There is something elusive about the ocean – how vast it is and just how little we know about it. This week we have our very last Blog Takeover for this session and it is a brilliant one! The creativity and ingenuity of weeSTEMers never ceases to astound me. We’ve absolutely loved all of theContinue reading “The Ocean”

How My Body Works

Kids are naturally so inquisitive about their bodies and so it’s easy to enagage them in activities to learn about the human body. This week we have another few fabulous Blog Takeovers taking a closer look at the human body. Thank you to both of these weeSTEMs families for sharing their learning with us! TheContinue reading “How My Body Works”

The Power of Water

Welcome to Part 2 of our Water series and Blog Takeover – The Power of Water. In this week’s blog we’re going to cover slightly more complicated concepts including the water cycle, water resistance, rain clouds, using water power in machines, and exploring liquid densities. Thank you so much to all of the weeSTEMers forContinue reading “The Power of Water”

Plants

This week we’re going to go back to basics – to the ‘start’ of the foodchain. Plants. The activities this week are really easy to edit and simplify for younger kids, or of course advance and take the learning really far for more advanced learners. Each activity is designed to work well for kids ofContinue reading “Plants”

Exploring Water

Here is our first Blog Takeover – where lots of weeSTEMers have completed some weeSTEMs activities and sent their photos in to share with you! And let me tell you – the quality and fun that’s come across in the photos has blown me away! I’m so proud and honoured to be surrounded by suchContinue reading “Exploring Water”

Human Body – All About Blood

I have always been extremely squeamish – and I HATE it. It’s had a horrible negative effect on me throughout my life and it drives me crazy that I can’t cope in certain situations. Because of this, I’ve made a concerted effort to not only hide my dislike of blood from my kids – butContinue reading “Human Body – All About Blood”

The Wildlife Around Us

This is the winning theme from Facebook last week – so make sure you’ve turned on notifications to enter the next one! Nature seems to be healing itself and slowly creeping back to where it used to belong – with cougars in Santiago and goats moving down off the hills and wandering through people’s gardensContinue reading “The Wildlife Around Us”

Spring STEM Activities

I absolutely love Spring! I love the promise of longer days and the prospect of potentially nicer weather 🙂 The weather has been glorious – and is forecast to continue – so most of these activities could be done outside. There is a plethora of evidence showing the massive health (both mental & physical) benefitsContinue reading “Spring STEM Activities”

Senses

This is always such a fun topic to do with kids (and adults) and it’s very hands-on but with little prep. There’s also loads of activities in here that I bet your kids will want to do over and over! Happy learning! Senses Facts Infants blink only once or twice a minute, whereas adults blinkContinue reading “Senses”