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Notice the world together through simple experiments, outdoor discoveries and plenty of ‘what do you think?’ questions.

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23 articles

A young boy in a lab coat using a dropper to add blue water to a flask

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STEM Activities for Preschoolers: 5 Builds to Test and Change

STEM activities for preschoolers do not need a special kit. They need a question, a few sturdy materials and a moment to try something and look at what happened. The five invitations below use cardboard, blocks, paper, a shallow tray of water and a flashlight: a ramp that changes angle, a paper roof that carries a soft toy, a bridge that spans a gap, a boat that holds cargo and a shadow wall that grows and shrinks. Each one comes with a short materials list, clear steps and a way to make it simpler or more demanding for your child.

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A parent helping a small child explore an autumn woodland park

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Outdoor Scavenger Hunt for Kids: 5 Ways to Notice, Not Collect

An outdoor scavenger hunt for kids where nothing is picked: shape seekers, moving and still, colour patches, sound spots and a photo hunt, with steps.

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A child playing on the floor with a line of toy animals

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Animal Games for Kids: 4 Ideas for Pictures, Sounds and Stories

Four animal games for kids using pictures, toys and blocks: clue trails, sound stories, shelter building and sorting, with steps and ways to adapt each one.

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A hand adding a block to a tall tower of colourful wooden blocks

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Building Games for Kids: Block and Cardboard Challenges

Building games for kids that test ideas: five block and cardboard challenges, with materials, steps and ways to make each easier or more challenging.

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Toy dinosaurs lined up beside a sparkling pool

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Dinosaur Games for Kids: 5 Hands-On Ideas for Young Explorers

Five dinosaur games for kids: follow a footprint trail, press a pretend fossil, measure giants with string, open a museum and build a habitat, with real facts.

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A toddler watering a vegetable bed with a metal watering can

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Earth Day Activities for Preschoolers: 5 Gentle Ideas

Five Earth Day activities for preschoolers: check a plant, sprout a bean, turn a box into storage, match picture bins and take a careful visitor walk outside.

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A young girl watering a newly planted tree

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Earth Day Activities for Kids: 5 Ideas for Everyday Choices

Five Earth Day activities for kids: reuse a package, sort with local rules, map a favourite place, hunt for switched-on lights and make a family habit card.

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A child's hand building a little wall from miniature bricks

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Engineering Activities for Kids: 5 Build-and-Test Challenges

Five engineering activities for kids: bridge a gap, ramp a parcel, roof a dry house, steady a tower and float a foil boat, with steps and ways to adapt each.

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A young boy looking closely at a snow globe

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Fun Facts for Kids: Four True Facts to Test Yourself

Fun facts for kids they can check themselves: triangles, insect legs, shadows and feathers, with steps and a way to tell a fact from a guess.

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A girl feeding a woolly sheep over a farm fence

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Farm Games for Kids: Pretend Play, Sorting and Stories

Farm games for kids using toys, blocks and paper vegetables: a market delivery, animal shelters, a picture sorting barn and a sound story, with steps and tips.

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A child sorting colourful beads into a bowl with a spoon

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Data Science for Kids: First Ways to Collect, Sort and Notice

Early data science thinking for kids: a toy colour survey, a weather tally, a block graph and a question swap, with materials, steps and ways to adapt each.

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A colourful world map dotted with pins

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Geography Lesson Games for Kids: 5 Hands-On Map Ideas

Five geography lesson games for kids aged 4 to 6: room maps, journey strips, land-and-water models, compass play and postcards, with materials and steps.

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Colourful magnetic building tiles fitted together

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Magnetic Games for Kids: 5 Safe Ways to Explore Magnets

Magnetic games for kids using intact age-rated toys: a stick-or-not hunt, fishing, a build challenge, a maze and a block alternative, with safety notes.

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A grandmother and children walking along a forest path

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Nature Activities for Kids: 5 Ways to Look Closely Outdoors

Five nature activities for kids aged three to six: texture rubbings, a sound map, a leaf gallery, a same-spot return and an egg-carton hunt, with easy steps.

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Colourful compost, waste and recycling bins in a park

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Recycling Games for Kids: 5 Hands-On Ideas That Fit Local Rules

Recycling games for kids using clean packaging and picture cards: sorting stations, reuse design, packaging comparisons and a repair shop, with steps and tips.

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Children and an adult playing with buckets in a sandbox

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Sand Games for Kids: 5 Hands-On Ideas for Roads and Landscapes

Sand games for kids with a shallow tray: build roads, press patterns, shape a story landscape, compare scoops and write in sand, with steps and tips.

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A smiling boy holding up a soap bubble wand

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Science Games for Kids: 5 Simple Tests Built on Looking and Asking

Science games for kids with everyday materials: ramps, paper bridges, shadows, sinking and floating, and observation drawing, with steps and questions to ask.

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