Imagine you are out and about on a family adventure. Suddenly one of the kids finds a crazy cool bug. Never seen one like that before! What is it? Do they usually live around here? Wow, I sure wish there was a website where I could record that I saw this amazing insect and maybe […]
This was originally published in our STEAM Outside program. But such an easy, fun family science opportunity has to be shared! When you go outside at night and look at the stars, what do you see? Do you see the great expanse of space and the ribbon of milky way across the sky? Or can […]
Yay Yay for Citizen Science Day! Coming up on April 14th is Citizen Science Day! I just know you have had it marked down on your calendar for MONTHS and MONTHS! Wait… you haven’t? You’ve never even heard of it before??! Well, we will fix that right up. What is citizen science? Let’s back up […]
Spring has sprung! The flowers, the new green leaves, little sprouts pushing up out of the ground, getting my hands dirty planting… Spring is just lovely all around. We are lucky enough to have some beautiful spring break weather to enjoy and the kids have been spending all day outside. But what if some days […]
Ok, let me see…. STEAM. Silly Teachers Eat All Morning. — Nope. Some Teenagers Ears Are Moldy. — Definitely not. Should Toddlers Earn American Money. — That’s debatable, but probably not what STEAM stands for. STEAM means many things to many people. To most of the world, STEAM is that thing fogging up the bathroom […]
If I told you that little bearded men dressed in green were guarding untold wealth under a bridge of refracted light, you would either lock me up in an insane asylum or elect me to public office. But every year we celebrate a collection of folklore based on myths and legends from times when leeches […]
My kids have never met a rock they didn’t like. “Look at this beautiful rock Mommy!” is their favorite phrase. Rocks are in the laundry, filling their pockets, in piles outside, scattered all over their room… You get the idea. So what do we do with all these beautiful rocks that they just cannot live […]
Spring is in the air! And after a long winter I am ready for more adventures outside! For the usual day out with the family, the unexpected will just creep right up on you and BAM! You forgot the cash for parking, one of the kids fell in the lake, and all the water bottles […]
We talk about using STEAM everyday right? So how about Valentine’s Day? These DIY valentines are the perfect blend of Art + Science for the day of love! I know we focus on getting outside and these are not that at all! But I always help the kids make their own valentines so I was […]
This post was originally published over with our friends at Rolling Prairie Readers. Me: Siri, why is my VCR not working? Siri: Did you try throwing it away and going digital? __ Maybe I’ll try Google. __ Me: Google, why won’t my VCR work? Google: Because you are stuck in the 80’s. Try Netflix […]