Easiest festive playdough recipe

We made a deluxe festive playdough this morning using scents that remind us of the festive season. This really is so easy to make – my two-year-old loved adding and mixing in all of the ingredients. To make this playdough, we: There’s no need to bake this playdough – simply mix the ingredients together andContinue reading “Easiest festive playdough recipe”

The 12 best STEM Christmas presents for kids in 2023

It’s that time of year again when gifting can often seem difficult or lack authenticity. I truly believe that giving a STEM gift is a great idea as it’s educational and can keep children engaged for far longer than some other presents. If you have friends or relatives who don’t know what to get yourContinue reading “The 12 best STEM Christmas presents for kids in 2023”

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”

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”

Rainbow Shapes Magnetic Tiles

We were asked by the lovely people at Rainbow Shapes (www.rainbowshapes.com) to have a play with their magnetic tiles and let you know what we thought. My kids were so excited when they realised what was in the colourful box – lots and lots of magnetic tiles! They had hours of fun playing with themContinue reading “Rainbow Shapes Magnetic Tiles”

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”

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”

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”

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”