Keep the kids busy over Thanksgiving with these easy STEM Challenges. Turkey Tower Use toothpicks and marshmallows to build a tower tall enough to hold a ...

Have you ever seen a jumping bean toy? They bounce, flip and jump as if they're magic, but the real magic is that you can ...

If you've spent any time with kids recently, you've probably heard the slang term "six - seven". It seems to have no meaning, ...

We gathered up the last remaining bits of snow this afternoon to make a Baking Soda Volcano using snow! A snow volcano is a great way to have some fun in the snow while learning and experimenting. I ...

Here at Science Sparks HQ, we love a bit of magic, whether it be a memory trick, slight of hand or even some science magic. These 10 easy science tricks for kids are great fun and mostly super simple.

One of our most popular posts is this great collection of Fairy Tale science activities, so when the lovely Mrs Mactivity asked if we'd like her to create some resources to sit alongside our Fairy ...

In the story of The Gingerbread Man an old woman bakes gingerbread men. One comes to life and races away. Eventually, he meets a fox who tricks him into climbing onto his nose to cross a river. The ...

These flying cups are a great STEM challenge for any time of year. One cup acts as an elastic band launcher, and the other is launched into the air! It's a fun way to learn about forces, motion, ...

Here at Science Sparks, we've tried a lot of science experiments over the years; some have been brilliant on the first go, some have taken a LOT of tweaking, and some have been a complete disaster!

Today is day 2 of our week of icy experiments. You can see yesterday's fun with freezing here. When we left the house yesterday to go to school, Z and S were fascinated by the frost on the car and ...