Kids engineering projects

STEM Activities for Elementary Engineering Making a balloon car is fun and has lots of science and engineering in it. This was a terrific project. My students were given a variety of materials and asked to make a car that could be powered by a balloon. STEM projects for kids are a great way to introduce students to design thinking and engineering design process for kids.

3, 2, 1 Blast off the fun this summer with Bottle Rockets! This simple and fun summer STEM activity is a favourite of kids everywhere!

Step-by-step tutorials explaining how to do simple electrical engineering activities for kids. Make learning about simple circuits hands-on and fun.

You and your kids will love putting together these simple helicopters and watching them fly! *Video below

Try a fun STEM Engineering project. Build a bubble blower machine with your kids! They will love building it and playing with it!

If your kids love engineering, they will love this fun engineering challenge that combines engineering in two ways, structural engineering and demolition engineering. In orange wrecking ball engineering challenge, I challenged my kids to come up with a system where an orange could knock some plastic cups over without them throwing it or rolling it.

This articulated grabber is a great engineering project for kids! It can extend your reach by over 30"! #STEM #students #class #project #science #engineer #STEAM #kids #learning #teacher

Kids are born with natural engineering curiosities and tendencies, so providing them with thoughtful projects is crucial. The good news is that it only takes a few DIY tasks to stretch their imagination and help them gain handy skills. #DIY #DIYProjects #Project #Electronics #Skills #Parenting #Kids #Education

Easy and fun simple machine projects! Learn about six simple machines, and how they make work easier. Plus, everyday examples.

Why explain the anatomy of our hands and its movement when you can demonstrate it? This easy to make DIY Model Robot Hand is a great preschooler and grade school STEM activity perfect for homeschoolers to learn all about the mechanics of our hands.

Engineering activities for kids that will get their brains and bodies moving! Grab a free engineering challenge printable for even more STEM fun.

Build a roller coaster for a ping pong ball out of straws, hot glue, and a cardboard box for a base. This STEM challenge for kids is awesome because the materials are so simple and inexpensive! The track is surprisingly sturdy, and kids will have a blast creating a path for their ball. I would […]

How to make a robotic coloring machine for kids using items from your toy box.

Build your own zoetrope and create your own animation. Hours of STEAM fun for kids who love art, engineering and science!

Build a simple device that propels paper airplanes really far! My kids love anything that can launch or fling items, and thishomemade paper airplane launcher really fits the bill! It’s easy to build and will take ordinary paper airplanes to a whole new level. Very fun for a stuck-indoors sort of day, and building and […]

Build a craft stick launcher that shoots Q-tips. This fun STEM project is a blast for kids to build as they develop their engineering skills.

Simple and engaging hands-on coding and technology activities for beginning learners of all ages! Popular topics include counting in binary, early exposure to the basics of programming, computer fluency, experimenting with electricity and circuits, and other technology related topics.