Fun Learning Activities Kids
Have you ever made a science table in your home for your kids? We offer these simple guidelines for how to make a hands-on table for kids to explore. Kids Activities Blog loves open-ended learning and interactive science. Science Table An indoor science table in a perfect learning spot for children. Recently this texture themed [...]
I would love to work out with my kids more, and now we have a stroller that can help me both bond with my kids and exercise. Thanks to ZUMU for sponsoring this post and gifting us with a 3 in 1 Bike Trailer with Stroller and Jogger Conversion. We have come up with [...]
Surface Tension is a difficult concept to understand but we’ve got a fun way to demonstrate it to your child to make it easier to understand. First we have an experiment with salt and then another experiment with LEGOs. At Kids Activities Blog, we know how to make science for kids fun and exciting. Surface [...]
Mixing together ingredients used in cooking is a safe and fun way to explore chemical reactions for kids. This baking soda experiment gives you an example of the possibilities. Kids Activities Blog hopes you enjoy this little experiment as much as your kids will. Chemical Reactions for Kids Supplies Needed: Different edible liquids from the [...]
Today we’d like to share with you 5 easy science experiments for young children. Kids love hands on science and these ideas will help them explore and investigate science while having fun too. Kids Activities Blog hopes to encourage your child to love learning about science and how their world works. Easy Science Experiments Young [...]
Science for kids automatically makes me think of messy exploding volcanoes. Thankfully there are many other science experiments to do that aren’t quite as complex as that one. Whether you are homeschooling your children and want to learn about science, or just like to have a fun time discovering, these are some wonderful activities [...]
A puzzle app is fun but can also be quiet educational for kids. We have this great list of the top 5 puzzle apps for your little one. Kids Activities Blog thinks these are some of the best apps for kids and we hope your kiddo agrees! Puzzle App Puzzles are a great way for [...]
Math for preschoolers is fun when it can be interactive and visual. We have the top 5 apps to learn math. Kids Activities Blog hopes your child enjoys this fun and interactive way to learn preschool math. For Preschoolers I find kids apps and gaming for preschoolers a polarizing topic; you either love it or [...]
This how to make a lemon battery tutorial is perfect for a quick science fair project {or for a super fun home science experiment}. I didn’t even realize you could make a battery out of a lemon! Kids Activities Blog loves this project for making a fruit battery because it is a great way to teach science [...]
I love our weekly It’s Playtime Link-up! Each week you have hundreds of activity ideas and suggestions for us! Thank you for being an inspiration to us each and every week. Below are just a few of the activities that have been linked up this past year. These activities are on our Summer Bucket List [...]
LEGO activities typically involve building amazing creations with some colorful little bricks. But think outside the box with these LEGO learning activities for the young child. Kids Activities Blog hopes your young child feels like a big kid as they play with LEGOs with these great kids activities. LEGO Activities My big guy is 10 [...]
Think your little one is too young to learn about simple machines? Try this easy activity to make a pulley and they will learn as they play and discover how it works. We at Kids Activities Blog believe that science for kids should be hands-on and always fun. Simple Machines Simple machines have always fascinated my [...]
Have you tried to explain what static electricity is to your child? You can demonstrate the concept to them as you make static electricity with this gravity defying snake! Kids Activities Blog hopes your child will enjoy playing snake charmer for a day with this fun kid science experiment. Static Electricity Activities which demonstrate static [...]
Math games can be a wonderful way to work on math with your kids but have fun doing it. Any time you can have fun while learning you’re bound to get your kids attention. They might not even realize they’re learning! Here is a list of fun math games for you and your family from Kids Activities Blog [...]
When I am not at home tending the garden, I enjoy interacting with thousands of guests at a local theme park. This path is actually my second path in life, after teaching for many years and raising two wonderful sons. My sister, another teacher, and I enjoy creating activities for her daughter, who is Home Schooled, and coming up with ‘yet another’ way to approach a new lesson.
Defying gravity can be an amazing sight to see. Your kids will love this cool gravity trick that is easy to perform. Kids Activities Blog hopes your kids are inspired by this cool experiment to learn more about gravity and magnets. Defying Gravity My four year old son is fascinated with magnets and this simple [...]
Have a little fun with static electricity. Your kids will love this easy balloon experiment that demonstrates how static works. Kids Activities Blog hopes this experiment sparks your child’s scientific curiosity about static electricity. Static Electricity Rebecca explained to us what static electricity is and showed us some ways we can observe it. Basically, it’s [...]
There are so many ways to build a bridge. Let’s take a few minutes and look at four types of bridge design and how well each type of bridge holds pennies. Kids Activities Blog hopes this science activity will get your kids thinking about the reasons why different structures are build the way they are. Build [...]
Turbulence on a plane can be frightening for kids. Before their next flight, show them this great demonstration with Jello to help calm their fear of flying. Kids Activities Blog always loves science experiments that involve food! Turbulence on a Plane After 9/11/01, I developed a fear of flying. In trying to overcome it, I enrolled [...]
Learning is a very important part of growing up. Many children go to school each day to learn while others stay at home and home school. Here is a great list to get you started learning at home. Our Best Blog feature, The Usual Meyhem, has offered us a whole slew of creative ideas for [...]
Playing with water can create hours of fun for kids and parents. Find out what will sink or float from our most favorite ideas for playing with water from It’s Playtime! on Kids Activities Blog. Your kids will have a blast with any of these great ideas for fun in the sink. 11 Fun Ideas for Playing [...]
Creative Play is really important. We know it is important for kids, but have you thought about how important it is for moms as well? That is why we are so excited to have Kylie from Octavia and Vicky sharing her creative play ideas for kids AND MOMS today! Octavia and Vicky was our best [...]
Outdoor activities for kids is one of the best parts about spring. After winter’s end, kids feel the need to re-explore outside. It is like visiting a new place. Kids Activities Blog is highlighting some of our favorite outdoor activities for kids that have been linked up to our It’s Playtime Kids Meme in the [...]
These boredom busters will have kids running instead of whining. Don’t you love being able to stop “I am bored” right in its tracks? The fun thing about kids is they don’t WANT to be bored. They don’t WANT to rest. They want to play. Today’s kids activities have been some of my favorites that [...]
After our round of Pranks for Kids and our list of Best April Fools Day Pranks, we got lots of suggestions of fun pranks to pull on kids from you, our readers! Thanks for sending us some of your kids best pranks. Here at Kids Activities Blog, we like our fun silly. Pranks for Kids [...]
Ice cubes can seem dull and boring. So why not have some fun with this April Fools prank? Turn that ice cube into an eyeball! Kids Activities Blog is excited to share this funny prank with you to have fun with. Ice Cubes Sometimes it is fun to plan April Fool’s Day pranks for your children. [...]
An egg experiment was necessary in our home this weekend. We were preparing for some serious egg decorating but lost track of which bowls contained raw egg or boiled egg. Without having to crack an egg, we used egg physics to help us solve our problem. We at Kids Activities Blog hope that you find [...]
There are so many fun and creative ways to make paint. We are excited to bring you 2 dozen of them right here. Kids Activities Blog has been combing the net finding paint recipes for kids. Thanks to everyone who linked up ideas to our weekly Kids Meme, It’s Playtime, every Wednesday afternoon. I have [...]
This melted crayon art project was one of my FAVORITE crafts for kids…ever. It is the perfect mix of art and science. The really cool thing is that it is one of 60+ easy crafts for kids in a new book, Red Ted Art by our dear friend, Maggy Woodley! A few months ago we [...]
As a family that does LOTS of kids activities and crafts, we have LOTS of leftover supplies, remnants of previous projects. After numerous games of sidewalk twister and our giant outdoor game board, it’s time. Today we are cleaning out our sidewalk chalk bucket. . Chalk + Egg = Paint – the same type of [...]
