Things to DO
Engage with your kids by doing fun science-y activities with ingredients you have at home.
Before you throw away that bubble wrap from your last Amazon order, let’s get crafty! Science Educator Angelica Miller shares how to paint a masterpiece with bubble wrap + a few other items
Copter Activity (PDF)
This roll a jack-o’-lantern game from PBS KIDS helps kids practice recognizing numbers, place values and patterns. The holidays are the perfect opportunity to spice up learning activities
Does your family love the #Halloween story “Room on the Broom”? Check out these fun #STEM activities inspired by the children’s book!
Create your own Craft Stick Mummies!
Materials:
- Craft stick
- Linen, cut into thin strips
- 2 small wiggle eyes
- Felt glue or glue dots
- Black poster paint
Steps:
- Paint the stick black and after it dries, glue the wiggle eyes to the craft stick.
- Glue strips of felt around the craft stick - just don’t cover up the eyes.
- Each time you come to the end of a strip of felt, stop it in the back of the stick and glue in place. Trim if needed. This keeps all the oddly cut pieces at the back.
- Glue one last strip of felt to the back of the mummy and wrap it around the front as arms. Cross the arms and glue together, trim ends.
NOTE: For this project, white craft glue is not recommended because it soaks right through felt.
FUN FACT: Egyptian mummies are typically wrapped in linen. Resin, like our glue, keeps the bandages together.
Additional resources:
Here you can create the content that will be used within the module.
Things to DO
Engage with your kids by doing fun science-y activities with ingredients you have at home.
Before you throw away that bubble wrap from your last Amazon order, let’s get crafty! Science Educator Angelica Miller shares how to paint a masterpiece with bubble wrap + a few other items
Copter Activity (PDF)
This roll a jack-o’-lantern game from PBS KIDS helps kids practice recognizing numbers, place values and patterns. The holidays are the perfect opportunity to spice up learning activities
Does your family love the #Halloween story “Room on the Broom”? Check out these fun #STEM activities inspired by the children’s book!
Create your own Craft Stick Mummies!
Materials:
- Craft stick
- Linen, cut into thin strips
- 2 small wiggle eyes
- Felt glue or glue dots
- Black poster paint
Steps:
- Paint the stick black and after it dries, glue the wiggle eyes to the craft stick.
- Glue strips of felt around the craft stick – just don’t cover up the eyes.
- Each time you come to the end of a strip of felt, stop it in the back of the stick and glue in place. Trim if needed. This keeps all the oddly cut pieces at the back.
- Glue one last strip of felt to the back of the mummy and wrap it around the front as arms. Cross the arms and glue together, trim ends.
NOTE: For this project, white craft glue is not recommended because it soaks right through felt.
FUN FACT: Egyptian mummies are typically wrapped in linen. Resin, like our glue, keeps the bandages together.
Additional resources:
Here you can create the content that will be used within the module.
