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

Best science news websites for kids! Keeping up with the newest trend in science has many benefits for kids that go beyond knowing what is going on in science fields. Reading science news will enrich kids’ science vocabulary, encourage scientific thinking, stimulate creativity, and promote imagination and invention. I still remember reading science magazines my parents had when I was in school. As those were magazines for adults, I did not quite understand everything, but still, I liked those articles… Read more

We have put together series of science experiments you can do at home. Today we continue our science experiments ideas with water science experiments for kids. There are many science concepts you can learn from water: the 3 status of water, the hardness of water, forces from water, surface tension of water. As usual, all science experiments we choose are easy to do at home. Enjoy! Fascinating Water Science Experiments for Kids to Do at Home Bending Water: this is… Read more

To supplement our flower science activities for kids, today we share fun science YouTube videos about life cycle of flowering plants. Since it usually takes longer to observe the plant life cycle, for preschool children, you can start with the life cycle of a flower, which includes: buds open, flowers bloom, pollination, seeds are made, flowers die, seeds fall, and finally new plants form and new flower buds form. Before you start planting your own flowers, you can watch these… Read more

Why does it rain? How to make it rain? Have your kids ever asked these questions? Here are fun science experiments for kids to learn about rain. In addition to why and how, kids also learn how to measure the rain by making a rain gauge, and the effect of acid rain with easy science experiments. Besides science, they learn math, engineering, and technology, so these are perfect STEM projects for curious kids. Science Activities to Make It Rain First… Read more

Do you celebrate Pi Day? It is March 14 every year, since the number Pi is 3.14…… It is a great opportunity to do some fun math activities with kids. Here is a brief introduction of Pi and some quick Pi Day math activity ideas for kids of all ages. At the end of the post, you will find a free printable download to go with these activties, including the first 100 digits of the Pi, Pi and Pi Day… Read more