STEM Little Explorers

  STEM Little Explorers website for STEM Kids Activities and Child development. Our mission is to provide parents with ideas on how to stimulate STEM skills development of their children. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are fields of the future! Because how those fields can look intimidating to many people, we are here to show you how they can be fun and engaging. We want to help you to ignite that spark in your child, to fall in love with STEM fields and motivate him to choose that path when he finds himself on the life crossroad.  

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How to make Origami X-wing from the Star Wars

If you're interested in making your own Origami X-wing from Star Wars, check out the step-by-step instructions and video walkthrough.

X-Wing is a really iconic fighter from Star Wars right? And we bet you always wanted to fly one! Now you can!

Make your own X-Wing fighter, fly with it and manufacture new ones if the TIE fighters manage to shoot one down.

All in the imagination of course. We are talking about Origami X-Wing. But that doesn’t make it any less fun so join us in creating Origami X-Wing!

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How To Make Anti-Stress Ball with Balloon and Flour

Learn how to easily make a DIY Anti-Stress Ball from Balloon and Flour. With this activity, you will make your ball to help cope with stress.

Do you ever feel under the stress? Of course, you are, it’s almost unavoidable in today’s times.

But do you have some successful methods to cope with the stress? If not, we have a great DIY idea.

You can make your own anti-stress ball that is excellent for coping with stress. All you need is a Balloon 🎈 and Flour 🍚 and you are ready for some stress relief.

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How to Make Colorful Milk Polarity Experiment - STEM Little Explorers

Learn all about Polarity, polar and nonpolar molecules. Demonstrate how polarity works in this simple Milk Polarity kitchen experiment.

How to Make Colorful Milk Polarity Experiment

Do opposites attract 💕? We often hear the answer is yes. But what about molecules ⚛️? Let’s learn about polarity and see how attraction between molecules works. 

Using the simple Milk 🥛 polarity experiment, we will get all the answers. 

So let’s start!

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How to make Sensory Play Colors - STEM Little Explorers

Explore different colors and textures with this fun activity. Sensory play colors are a safe way to engage in discovery and learning.

Are you looking for some activities for early childhood 👶🏻 development (6+ months)?

Look no further, we have an excellent sensory play activity. All you need is some flour, food colors, and you are set!

Create your own DIY sensory activity that babies will enjoy and develop all their senses.

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What to Expect From a Four Years Old Child - STEM Little Explorers

Find out what to expect from a Four Years Old Child. Leaps in development, emotional turmoil, and a better understanding of the surroundings.

And the 4️ Birthday is behind us 🎂! There were a lot of familiar, yet new and exciting changes.

Roll up your sleeves, because there are many challenging moments with four-year-olds, but there are also new and exciting developmental milestones.

So, jump in, and let’s explore together what to expect from a Four Years old Child.

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How to Make a Lava Lamp - STEM Little Explorers

What is polarity and why is it important? What liquids can we mix together? Find out all this while making your own Lava Lamp. Learn with us!

Did you ever see the mesmerizing effect of the Lava Lamp?

 If not, it’s time to experience one. And no, you don’t have to run 🏃 to the store to buy one. You can make your own Lava Lamp!

 While enjoying the relaxing effect of the lava lamp, you can think about all things you learned 📖 while doing this activity, like polarity and different liquid properties 💦.

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Gummy Bears Osmosis Experiment - STEM Little Explorers

Osmosis is one of the most important concepts in biology that can be hard to grasp. Learn all about it in an easy & fun way using Gummy Bears

Are you ready for some sweet experiment? We can grab some gummy bears 🧸 and make them bigger!

How? Through osmosis! They may not be that tasty anymore, but you will definitely learn something about osmosis, semi-permeable membrane, and biology 🧬.

So join us in this fun gummy bear osmosis activity 👩🏾‍🔬!

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How to make a Pinecone Christmas Tree - STEM Little Explorers

If you want to be creative this holiday, you can make a pinecone Christmas tree. See the step-by-step guide on how to make this fun activity.

It’s that time of the year when the festivities 🎅 begin and we are decorating ✨ our environment best we can. If you are in search of some inspiration, how about making a Pinecone tree 🎄 or a pinecone decoration? It will definitely be the most unique holiday tree and you can go full creative with this one. 

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How to Demonstrate Air Pressure with Balloon - STEM Little Explorers

Learn about air pressure with the balloon experiment. Demonstrate how balloon gets sucked into the Jar under the pressure and learn science

Are you interested in a neat science experiment ⚗️ where the balloon 🎈 gets sucked into the glass jar? And no, it’s not science fiction, just basic science involving air 💨 or atmospheric pressure. 

We are sure you will like it so check it out! But don’t feel pressured 😉.

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How to Shrink a Bag with Microwaves? - STEM Little Explorers

Learn how to shrink a bag of chips. Explore properties of polymers, microwaves and find out what's behind this awesome experiment!

Are you ready for some magic-like science 🥼? If you love to eat chips, you will probably have a potato 🥔 chips bag in your possession soon. And with the microwave oven at hand, you are ready for some science!

Demonstrate how microwaves affect potato chips bag, and learn about polymers and chemistry ⚗️. 

But first, eat some chips

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What to expect from a Three and a half years old Child?

Find out what to expect from a Three and a Half Years old Child. Cognitive development, independence, rich imagination, and much more.

Interesting times indeed. So join us in exploring what to expect from a 3 and a half years old child.

We are halfway in the fourth year. And we can say that things are really ramping up! Imagination 💭 has blossomed, cognitive abilities are on the next level ⬆️, and don’t let us start on eating 🍲… Also, there is a big conflict between independence and wanting our help.

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How to Demonstrate Air Pressure with Can Crush Experiment

Did you know you can crush a can with only air? Learn about implosion, air pressure and demonstrate it with your own can crush experiment.

Did you know that there is around 15 tons of air pressure sitting on our shoulders at every moment? That is more than 3 elephants! 🐘

But how come we don’t get squashed under that weight? You can find out the reason and even demonstrate the air pressure with Can Crush Experiment 🥫

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Fun Activity to Introduce Letters to Preschoolers | STEM Little Explorers

Introduce letters to children in a fun and playful way. Help the child to learn letters while avoiding frustration that comes with learning

Did your preschooler start to show interest in letters? 🔡

If yes, you are probably aware that sitting and writing ✏️ letters wouldn’t be productive and much fun. 

But here is one activity perfect to introduce letters to children 🧒 in a fun way. This one can be easily made and it is perfect to learn letters through play.

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How to Make Apple Oxidation Experiment | STEM Little Explorers

What is oxidation? And why are antioxidants important? Learn all this and more with a simple Apple Oxidation kitchen experiment.

You probably hear a lot about antioxidants and how good they are for our bodies. But what do they actually do? What is oxidation and why does oxidation happen? You can find answers to all questions above in this article. And even better, you can make your own oxidation experiment 🧪 with simple kitchen ingredients. So grab some apple 🍎 and lemon 🍋, and let’s explore oxidation!

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What to expect from a Three Years old Child? | STEM Little Explorers

Find out what to expect from a Three Years old Child. Imitation, New Interests, and Individuality are just some of the changes at this age.

And the third year passed! And what a rollercoaster 🎢 it was! Especially this last Quartal. Intensive emotions 💢 are back, cognitive abilities 🧠 have improved much more and imitation and imagination are stronger than ever!

So let’s dive deeper and see what else we can expect from the 3 years old child.

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What to expect from a Toddler with Two years and Nine Months

Find out what to expect from a Toddler with Two Years and Nine Months. Big changes in Sleeping Routine, Play, Planning, and much more.

We are getting even closer to the Third year. Quartal leading to 2 years and nine months had its own set of perks and challenges. From big changes in sleeping 💤 patterns to longer self-play ⚽. On an emotional level, things got a bit more stable but exploring with a mouth is again in.

 But to keep it short here, join us in exploring what to expect in the Third quarter of a toddler's third year of life!

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How to Make a Paper Windmill (Origami Pinwheel) | STEM Little Explorers

Learn how to make Paper Windmill (Origami Pinwheel) with a step by step guide and learn about Windmills, Wind Turbines, and the power of Wind

earn about the power of Wind - an awesome renewable source of energy ⚡ by making your own Origami windmill. This Paper windmill is easy to make and all you need is some paper, straw, and pin. The fun is guaranteed for everyone, especially on the windy day 💨