What science activities are the best for winter? Winter is cold, but it is also fun time for kids. We usually still go out to enjoy the cold outdoor. When it is too cold, we try to find some activities for indoor play. As our collection of 70 Fall Science Activities for Kids was so popular, we are putting together a list of winter science activities for kids as well. Enjoy! 200+ Winter Science Activities for Kids Winter is a… Read more

Do you like birds? I do. I love to listen to birds singing and watch them fly or play around in the park or in the backyard. They add colors and music to our life. They make wherever they are a better place to live. They are so many things we can learn about birds, here are apps and websites for bird identification. Most are for North America, some also have information for the UK. With them, you can identify… Read more

Fall science experiments with real pumpkins. These fun ideas combine everything I love: fall season, pumpkins, science activities. Have you tried pumpkin science experiments? There are so many science activities you can do with pumpkins. Here are just some ideas. 9 Pumpkin Science Activities for Kids Learn life cycle of the pumpkin. Where are the seeds? How are the seeds spread? Do pumpkins have flowers? How long does it take for the real pumpkins to form and mature?  Explore the… Read more

These free STEM websites are wonderful resources for teachers, homeschool parents, and parents who like to supplement STEM activities to kids’ regular school work.  What is STEM? STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. However, it is not just including these 4 subjects into teaching curriculum. It is more important to teach thinking and problem-solving skills throughout the process. Most STEM teaching is project-based that integrate more than one subjects, because that is how real-world work is. It is… Read more

Math is a tough subject for many kids. When I talk to other parents, I often sense a “fear of math”. However, we use math every day, and math is in fact a fun subject if you decide to treat it differently. How to make math fun? How to help kids love math? One thing is to find fun activities that involve math, like these kitchen math activities, outdoor math activities, even travel math activities. Today we introduce Hands-On Math… Read more

What to do with old LEGO bricks? Start a LEGO building challenge and learn math concepts and higher level thinking. This LEGO Challenge Game is for elementary kids who are learning basic geometry, and help them reinforce the concepts of area and perimeter. What is more, all the challenges not only reinforce math and geometry concepts, but also encourage higher level thinking skills. Students need some logic thinking and problem solving skills for these fun LEGO challenges on area and… Read more

We shared ideas of seed science experiments for kids a while ago. Today we will share easy plant science experiments you can do in your backyard or in your kitchen with kids. Kids will love to learn plant biology concepts, such as photosynthesis, transpiration, capillary action, with easy and fun activities. Easy Hands on Plant Science Experiments for Kids What do plants need to grow? Why not set up a science experiment to answer the question. Can a plant survive… Read more

Have you tried the pepper and soap experiment with kids? It is so easy and so magic to watch. It is a must-do kitchen science experiment at home. If you need direction on how to do it, we have linked one below. But don’t just stop there, I have some more extension experiments that are not as well-known as pepper and soap, but they also use pepper, also very easy. Some are just one quick addition to the pepper and… Read more

Colors always amazes me. Have you wonder why there are so many different colors? Have you tried color mixing with kids? Basically, when light shines on an object, parts of the light are absorbed by the object and others are bounced off or reflected off the object. The colors we see are the parts of the light that are reflected. It is a very abstract concept for kids to fully understand. However with some fun and easy science experiments, kids… Read more

Who doesn’t like flowers? While gardening with kids, enjoying the beautiful flowers in the yard, try some science math art learning with kids, and add some fun STEAM (science tech engineering art math) activities before you start digging in your yard. Over the time we have put together many fun flower activities for kids from preschool to school age. Here we try to put them all in one place. You will find flower crafts, flower science, flower math, and more… Read more

A while ago, we did a color mixing with Arduino coding and electric circuit. That activity is designed for older kids who already have programming experience. Today we share a fun activity for kids who have no computer coding and electric circuit experience. Kids can use RGB color codes to color a picture drawn in Microsoft Word. This is a digital way to learn about colors. Kids learn basic coding concepts that computers talk in a special language “code”, we… Read more

Do you do STEM activities with preschool children? STEM (Science Technology Engineer Math) is in our everyday life. The more kids see them, the more they participate activities involving STEM, the more chance they will like them and be good at them. We have been sharing many STEM activities at iGameMom. Each time we try to share activities for a wide age range, from toddler and preschooler to school age. Today we focus on STEM activities for preschoolers and toddlers… Read more

Best coding learning websites and apps that are designed for kids! Computer coding is becoming a more and more essential skill for today’s kids. Even if they are not planning to become a computer programmer, it is important for them to know how computers work and be more comfortable when interacting with digital machines. I am glad to see many organizations recognize the need and developed fascinating tools teaching young children programming. Amazingly, many of these learning tools are free, some… Read more

We have posted many science activities for kids. Today we share some fun science activity ideas for kids to learn about the moon. They can be part of your space or solar system unit study. I hope these activity ideas will help kids learn that science is in our everyday life, and encourage kids to have a curious scientific mind. Fun Moon Science Projects for kids The first thing you can do with kids to learn about moon is to… Read more