Discover exciting spring STEM activities for kids! Engage young minds with hands-on projects that inspire creativity and learning with the great outdoors.

Spring STEM Activities for Your Homeschool
Spring is my favorite season! The weather is usually great in the Midwest, making it perfect for lots of outside time. We love exploring nature and science in the spring. Today, I wanted to share some fun spring STEM activities to do with your homeschoolers. From preschool to middle school, there’s something for everyone!
How to Make a DIY Bird Feeder for Kids

Explore exciting DIY bird feeder crafts for kids! Foster creativity and a love for nature with simple projects that make birdwatching a delightful family activity.
How Strong are a Bird’s Bones?

Uncover the secrets of bird bones! Learn about their strength and lightweight structure with our engaging bird science experiment for kids.
How to Grow Beans in a Bag

Dive into the world of science by learning how to grow beans in a bag! The perfect spring science activity for kids and homeschoolers!
Easy Owl Pellet Dissection

Uncover the secrets of nature with owl pellet dissection! Check out engaging activities to spark curiosity and learning in homeschool.
Make a Bug Hotel

My son got this DIY bug hotel kit for Christmas. He absolutely loves all things bugs. You use the kit to build your hotel and then go searching for objects to add to your bug hotel, like sticks, leaves, and pinecones.
Fizzy Globe Experiment

Are you looking for a fun and educational way to celebrate Earth Day with your kids? This simple Earth Day science experiment will spark their curiosity and teach them about chemical reactions in a hands-on way.
Walking Water Rainbow Science

If you have little scientists in your life, this walking water rainbow science experiment is a must do activity! This is a great hands on activity to teach kids about capillary action and scientific method!
Rainbow Rain Science Experiment

This rainbow rain science experiment is a perfect indoor activity and a great way to learn about rain clouds. It is an activity that kids of all ages will enjoy and want to do over and over!
Toilet Paper Roll Seedling Pots

Check out this fun and easy DIY garden-themed activity perfect for the whole family. Don’t worry, even the least experienced gardener will have a blast.
Mini LEGO Animals for Spring

There are so many possibilities for things you can do with these LEGO spring animals. They’re super cute on their own, but it would also be fun to build a whole farm with a barn and pens.
Create a Foaming Rainbow

Need a new sensory play idea to keep kids busy? This foaming rainbow is sure to add color to dreary days.
Make An Ant Farm

Make your own ant farm so you can observe these amazing creatures for a couple of weeks and then return them to their home undisturbed.
STEM Rainbow

This cute STEM rainbow art craft is a fun way to explore color and textures.
Make a Worm Observation Jar

Spring always feels like a great time to get outside and dig in the dirt. Worms are interesting creatures to study because they are readily available.
Jello and Vinegar Experiment

This Jello and vinegar experiment is one of my favorite messy science experiments. It’s an absolute blast to do with the kids! AND it can be done with just a few simple household items.
Dissolving, Expanding, Bouncing Egg Science Experiment

This a great visual and tactile STEM project to do at home and there are quite a few things that you can talk about with the kids.
Easy Toddler STEM Water Play

Littles will love water transfer activity on warm spring days! Great for motor skills and super easy to put together.
Life Cycle of a Butterfly Project

This free printable set makes it easy to enjoy a creative diorama activity about the butterfly life cycle.
Count And Color With Spring Critters

Make math for preschoolers fun and creative with this count and color free printable.
Cress Heads

Cress Heads are such a CLASSIC Spring activity for kids – they are quick, easy and so so fun.
Design An Insect

These Design-An-Insect printables make it so easy for little kids to see and assemble the parts of their own insect.
Flower Potato Stamping

Children can paint a flower and learn with this free printable activity pack inspired by The Tiny Seed.
What Causes a Thunderstorm?

Whether you kids are frightened or amazed by storms, this science experiment is a fun, hands-on way to learn about storms!
Water Cycle Science Experiment

Kids will have a great time learning about earth science with this easy Water Cycle Science Experiment for Kids.
Flower Construction Challenge

Come explore the FUN of spring STEM with a Flower Construction Challenge in Preschool!
Build a Spring Chick Raft

In this STEM challenge, your students will use aluminum foil to construct a raft that can carry their spring chick from one side of a basin of water to the other.
Spring STEM Challenge Cards

These free spring theme STEM activities are perfect for engaging kids in science, technology, engineering, and math as they complete fun challenges!
Spring STEM Activity for Kids

This Spring STEM activity only requires a few materials that you may already have on hand. It’s a fun activity for children to problem solve and try different strategies in order to find a solution.
Make Your Own Wind Anemometer

Spring is the perfect time to study weather, especially the wind. Your child will have fun discovering how to make an anemometer with cardboard and paper cups.
DIY Seed Bombs and Launcher

Learn how to make wildflower seed bombs, then engineer a seed cannon to help launch those seed bombs into nature!
Spring Scents Science Activity

In this spring scents science activity preschoolers and kindergarteners use their sense of smell to guess spring inspired scents.
Roll and Graph Spring Math Activity

Your kids will have a blast effectively practicing early graphing skills with this free Roll and Graph Spring Math Activity!
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