Easter is almost here and it is the perfect time to incorporate STEM activities into your Easter celebrations. STEM activities are fun, educational and will keep your little one engaged and busy! Read below for some amazing Easter STEM activities!
What is STEM?
STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM activities are very educational and a great way for kids to have hands-on fun while learning. STEM activities engage kids in challenges and encourage out of the box thinking. STEM challenges are a great way to entertain your kids while educating them.
STEM/STEAM
You may be wondering what the difference between STEM and STEAM. The A in STEAM stands for Art, which complements other STEM components. The art in STEAM uses the child’s creativity and design. Art should be open-ended, versus crafts, which focus on recreating a model (usually provided by an adult).
Although I am referring to this post as Easter STEM Activities, many of the activities I suggest incorporate the element of Art as well.
Easter STEM Activities
I’ve scoured the internet to bring you some amazing STEM activities perfect for Easter. These activities use physics, chemistry, math, engineering and more. Your child can make and confirm predictions, make observations and learn about the properties of a variety of materials.
These activities are easy to plan and use common household materials and Easter decor items. They’re easy to set up and make for great entertainment.
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So without further ado, here is my list of Easter STEM Activities.
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This STEM/sensory bin activity is a great way to introduce STEM activities to the littlest learners. And let’s be honest, big kids will love this too, because who doesn’t love playing with magnets?
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This jelly bean rainbow activity is a cute take on the classic Skittles activity. It’s a great way to discuss chemistry with your kiddos and it’s so, so tasty!
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Teach Beside Me has a great Easter STEM activity making crystal Easter eggs. What a cool way to use chemistry to create some funky-looking Easter Eggs! This activity uses simple ingredients for kitchen chemistry.
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I’m sure most parents want to chuck the insane amount of Peeps that somehow enter the house during the Easter season. Well, here’s your chance! Create a Peeps catapult with your kiddos and, voila! Science + fun!
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This is another cute way to use Borax to grow crystals. I’ve created Borax crystal snowflakes with my students, but this bunny version is absolutely adorable, and you can create beautiful ornaments your children can use to decorate for Easter.
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What’s better than an Easter Egg? An erupting egg, of course! Use kitchen chemistry to create these crazy eggs your kids are sure to love!
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We did this Easter Science Activity from Busy Toddler the other day using a muffin tin and my daughter absolutely loved it! Adding an Easter egg twist is genius. Try using a squirt bottle instead to add some fine motor skills to this activity.
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This Peeps Science Experiment from Gift of Curiosity is another great way to use up all the Peeps laying around your house. This experiment has children experimenting with what solution will dissolve Peeps the quickest.
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There is so much learning going on in this very simple activity using plastic eggs. A perfect hands-on activity to learn about physics, forces, gravity and angles. Your kids will be having so much fun, they won’t even know they’re learning!
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I truly believe there is nothing kids love more than an experiment that fizzes! Add chemistry experiment too a beloved holiday and you get an instant hit! Buy extra materials for this one, your kids will be asking for it on repeat!
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Saving the best for last, it wouldn’t be much of a list of STEM activities without the requisite slime experiment. I love this Easter Egg Slime activity from The Best Ideas for Kids which has an excellent explanation of the chemistry behind slime and explains in a kid-friendly way, what a polymer is. Definitely a kid and mom pleaser!
There you have my favorite Easter STEM Activities. I hope you and your kids enjoy these awesome, engaging and educational activities. From my family to yours, happy Easter!
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