When friends and readers talk to me about TinkerLab, they almost always ask me about kids science experiments at home. And with that, process-based experiments like the following magic potion lab inevitably come up. When my three-year old woke up…
I’m often asked for activity ideas for arts and crafts for toddlers, so I collected a few of my favorite toddler art projects. Because I believe in keeping things simple and child-centered, these art activities are (for the most part)…
Over the years I’ve heard from so many parents and teachers who want to support drawing skills for young children with easy drawing ideas. Along with that, I’m also asked about how to support drawing skills. Here are a few of…
I have yet to meet a kid who isn’t crazy for slime. We first made slime when my daughter was two. It was such a hit that we printed up the recipe (download it here) and I published it in…
If you happen to have a big bag of dowel pins sitting around like we did (thank you, IKEA, for making that necessary), Scrap Wood Sculpture is a fun way to put them to good, creative use. No dowel pins?…
Today I’m sharing how to make melted crayon art. This fun STEAM project combines the art of drawing with the reaction of crayons melting on a warm griddle. Scroll down to watch a video of the process in action. Supplies…
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