Engineering crafts

The anatomy of our hands is complex and intricate. To explore how our fingers on our hands are able to move, build a robot hand with your kid!

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 Technology for Kids | Technology Activities | Technology Printouts | Robots | Coding for Kids | Computer Science for Kids | Robotics for Kids | Children's Tech | STEM projects | Building Robots #STEM #technology #parenting #kidsactivities

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Ferris Wheel STEM Challenge activity for upper elementary and middle school students. Teams create a dimensional turning 2-sided-wheel that must be held aloft.

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

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Reuse an old CD to make a spinning top- an easy craft for kids and a great science lesson on physics! This STEM / STEAM activity if perfect for kids of all ages and meets the NGSS for Kindergarten on pushes and pulls!

How to Make a Pom Pom Shooter. This is a fun STEM activity for preschool and kindergarten kids to make. #stem #preschool #kindergarten

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

Homemade Pinwheel Craft for kids

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

fun engineering activities for kids. Hands-on projects, activities, and challenges that will get your creative little builders learning through play! #engineering #stem #stemeducation #elementary

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.

Try this easy engineering and science project making a Popsicle Stick Catapult! This STEM project for kids uses materials you have at home.

Materials As much as possible I try to use recyclable materials for construction art lessons. I source these from Recreate or ask the children to bring things in from home. Recyclable materials Bottles Caps Cardboard boxes (cereal/shoeboxes etc.) Wrapping paper Scrap paper Containers (yoghurt pots/egg cartons) Other materials Tin foil Scissors Foam sheets Stickers Crepe paper Pipe