Looking for a super fun, EASY, throw-it-together-in-two-minutes project for your kids that involves STEAM? Check out this fun little engineering activity I did with Becca this morning! She had to miss “school” (Mother’s Day Out) today because we are all sick, but I promised her something fun. She agreed that this project delivered on that promise. And seriously, ya’ll… it was SUPER easy.
All you’ll need are some cups (any kind of cups would work, but we happened to have green and yellow solo cups, so we had a green tree with a yellow star on top!), some straws, some fruit pouch lids (or any sort of recycled lids you can use), and some masking tape! Our lovely Christmas tree is now in our foyer on our entry table next to our nativity set – she said we should put it there so Baby Jesus could see it.
This project was great for her problem solving skills – we had to use a lot of tape to make sure the cups wouldn’t fall, and she was upset that our first design didn’t look much like a tree, so we re-built it and she was much more satisfied with it’s shape the second time. We spent about twenty minutes working on this together. It was the perfect easy time killer, and lots of giggles were included! She can’t wait for Daddy to get home from work so she can show him our “masterpiece!”
Looking for more Christmas activity ideas? Check out my post here for little “busy bag” activities you can put together to keep even your toddlers busy!
Looking for more STEAM and Engineering activity ideas? Check out my STEAM and Engineering pages!
Butterbees and Bumbleflies 