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Make a simple giraffe craft with your kids! Start by cutting out the individual giraffe shape pieces (pictured here) ahead of time, then have the kids glue the pieces in the appropriate spots to build their giraffe. Once the giraffes are assembled, use markers, bingo dabbers, Do-A-Dot markers, or other drawing tools to make spots! Display on your fridge or continue and make a zoo’s worth of animals.
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What kid doesn’t love cookies? And oreos make for the perfect little moon replicas. Get a free downloadable phases of the moon worksheet here, and help your kids learn the phases of the moon during snack time.
Beforehand, get kids to study the names and corresponding phases of the moon (at NASA’s Space Place website, for example), and then recreate them from memory with oreo cookies and this handy free downloadable worksheet.
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Display this clover canvas on your wall and brighten up your house, or the kids could give it to someone special as a thoughtful gift.
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This fun and fun-to-build brushbot moves on its own. Just don’t expect it to clean the floors!
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This STEAM activity for kids creates a simple circuit, a closed path that an electrical current travels through. The battery provides the electricity, and the wires conduct it to the motor. When the motor’s shaft spins, the washer throws it off-balance, making the whole motor – and the brush along with it – vibrate and move.
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Today is Franco-Fun Day at the Children’s Museum, and we’d like to celebrate with you by sharing this easy-to-make bannock recipe!
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Join us today at the Children’s Museum for Franco-Fun Day activities celebrating French-Canadian culture until 3:00PM! Learn more.
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What better way to learn about science than by eating it? Especially if it’s delicious. With this bread-in-a-bag project, kids can learn why bread rises and feel the pride of making homemade bread the whole family will want to eat! You can also do some experimenting to learn more about yeast before you get baking. See the yeast in action by proofing a packet of active dry yeast in warm water! Then, take your knowledge a step further by baking bread and sampling the results. Learn more.
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A sweet skunk for Valentine’s Day! If you’re making this fun craft with toddlers or preschoolers and feel the 3D heart is too complicated for them to make, simply omit that step and have them glue one single heart on their animal.
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Here’s a heart-shaped tangram inspired by the well-known Chinese puzzles. Turn it into a card for Valentine’s Day!
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A tangram is a two-dimensional puzzle of Chinese origin, created by cutting a square into seven pieces. The puzzle consists of one parallelogram, one square, and five different sized triangles. The goal of tangram puzzling is to reproduce various shapes that use all of the pieces with every piece touching and none overlapping. Learn more about tangrams.
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If it’s too cold to go skating, bring a fun skating activity indoors with this cute, wintery craft!
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This DIY robot hand is a simple and inventive engineering activity that will teach children all about the world of robotics! With just three common items – straws, paper, and string – kids can create a moving, bendable hand. This activity encourages exploration of robotics, engineering, and creative thinking.
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