STEAM Family Fun with Upcyling

Happy Earth Day! Here's some fun upcyle program ideas. Stations: Duct Tape Drums (Engineering) Melted Crayon Molds (Science) Styrofoam Plate Printmaking (Art) Supplies: Duct Tape Drums: balloons; cans; duct tape; washi tape; scissors; straws; poms; glue guns Melted Crayon Molds: broken crayons; silicone molds; mallet; plastic bags; toaster oven or microwave Styrofoam Plate Printmaking: paint;…

My First STEAM Family Fun with Slime

I recently blogged about my latest slime program. Today, I'm looking back at the first time I did slime! I've learned a lot since then. Nowadays we have just as much fun, but I don't spend hours afterwards cleaning up the mess! I lovingly remember this first program as "free-for-all slime." I gave the kids…

Snacks & STEAM: Snow Slime!

Proud of myself for my latest and LEAST messy (but just as much fun as ever) slime program! I recently started an after-school drop-in program for kids and tweens on early release days. Kids can drop in after school for a free snack and a fun STEAM activity every week. So far making slime has…