Did you know you can make a working DIY iPhone speaker using a paper cup and a cardboard tube? This is a fun STEM craft for kids which demonstrates how sound can be amplified. How does a DIY iPhone speaker work? The speaker on an iPhone is on the bottom right corner. When you place the iPhone…
Here’s a fun idea for all the Batman and LEGO fans out there. It’s a Batmobile craft inspired by the ultra-cool looking model in the upcoming The Lego Batman Movie. It really goes too! This post is sponsored by Warner Bros. Pictures I have several Batman enthusiasts in our household, the biggest one being my husband! My kids…
Make your own balloon powered sponge boat! This is a fun balloon powered DIY toy craft which has bit of a STEAM twist. You may have seen those cool balloon powered cars around on Pinterest, where a blown-up balloon attached to a car releases it’s air propelling the car forward. We’ve applied the exact same principal to…
Make some fun paper roll scribblers in this experimental process art activity for kids. This would be perfect for a rainy day and is so easy to do at a moments notice using materials most people would have on hand. When I was a kid I clearly remember holding a bunch of textas together in…
If there’s one thing I wish I’d learned more about when I was growing up it’s money. Or perhaps I simply didn’t pay enough attention to any of life’s lessons about it along the way, because to this day I still wonder where all my money has gone when I arrive at the checkout and there’s…
Quite a while ago my girls and I attended a community event in the park – Carols by Candle Light, run by one of our local churches. It was a great night of Christmas carols held outdoors under a summer sky and we all had a blast. At the event they had a stage with a contemporary rock…
This week the girls are on holiday from school so we decided to have some fun with this classic craft and DIY toy. I’m guessing that many people from my generation or older would remember making telephones from cups or tin cans as kids. I know I do and I remember how much fun my sister…
Recently we created some sparkly wax gems as a science activity inspired by the popular lava lamp experiment. We have not actually made a ‘lava lamp’ but there is a great version of it here at Racheous Lovable Learning. This is a different activity inspired by that same experiment, and is very quick, easy and interesting for…
This week we pulled out some white rocks that were stashed away in the back of the craft cupboard for no particular purpose. Sometimes I buy things, feeling sure that I will “make something one day”, but once they are put away they are completely forgotten about. Until the kids pull them out, of course, and…