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Amazon has a fun deal to get the kids back in school mode! Today, August 3rd only, Amazon is dropping the price of this Thames & Kosmos Motors & Generators STEM Science Kit to just $17.99 (regularly $32.99) – lowest price! With a whopping 25 experiments, this science kit offers a ton of scientific fun for kids ages 8 and up! Electric motors are in a TON of everyday items, and this kit teaches how an electric motor converts electricity into motion and converts motion into electricity. Using the helpful 60-page guide, kids can experiment with magnets, circuits, light bulbs, and more. There are a lot of STEM kits out there, but this Thames & Kosmos Motors & Generators Science...

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Kids Art Box is a is a top-of-the-line art subscription box for children ages 3-12 that helps kids,families and friends discover and bond through the magic of art. There are three different subscriptions: Mommy and Me Box (ages 3-6) Daddy and Me Art Box (ages 4-7) My Artist Box (ages 6-12) I was sent the My Artist Box for review. Boxes give children knowledge of artists and their works, as well as their art techniques. Each box will be themed around a different artist, and children will learn about that artist's life, masterpieces, and techniques. My Artist Boxes are $38/month to month and will contain the following: A short biography of the artist and their...

Exploring creative play at an early age encourages critical thinking and confidence. “She is so creative, she just loves to draw!” “He is so good at building, he’ll be a great engineer,” said my children’s teachers in their first week of preschool and daycare.  There is a common misconception that a child is deemed “creative” when they are good at art or drawing. And as many of us experience with our own children, these labels are often gender-based. Girls are “good at art”, boys are “good at building” According to Unicef, even though girls and boys are equally enthusiastic about STEM fields at the kindergarten and early elementary level, girls start falling behind approximately after the age of eight. Girls...

Dear Reader, Today’s Magnetism topic is in honor of Hans Christian Ørsted’s birthday, 14 August 14, 1777. Ørsted (1777 — 1851) was the Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields. His work led to understanding the connection between electricity and magnetism. See ya on the Net, Barbara J. Feldman “Surfing the Net with Kids” https://www.surfnetkids.com Magnetism https://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/magnetism/ Magnetism Printable(** for Premium Members only) https://www.surfnetkids.com/printables/files/printables-club/magnetism.pdf Magnetism is a force that attracts and repels things. It is the result of the movement of charged particles. Although the theoretical concept may sound difficult, it is easy to demonstrate to even young children with very simple experiments. Nickel and iron are two metals easily effected by magnetic forces (they...

Does your kid obsess over YouTube videos like they’re the only thing on a screen worth watching? It’s only a matter of time until she wants to have a YouTube channel herself. But what does that mean, exactly? More importantly, is it OK? The answer, says Common Sense Media, is mostly yes—as long as parents keep a watchful eye over their kids’ online endeavors and follow a few basic guidelines to help safeguard their kids’ privacy. Keep reading to find out everything from how old you have to be to have a YouTube Channel to how to create a YouTube channel and why screen time limits are still important. Patricia Prudente via Unsplash Why the Obsession? It may seem foreign...