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Trying to stop the kids from bouncing off the walls?
Here are some exciting activities and resources that will not only keep your kids entertained but will fill them with wonder (and won’t require you to be an expert coder or STEAM specialist)
STEAM Projects
Light Drum by The Oakland Toy Lab The Perfect Egg Drop by Lemon Lime Adventures
Overnight Crystal Gardens by Babble Dabble Do Force & Motion Painting by Kids Steam Lab
Refraction Drawings by Go Science Girls Music You Can See by The Oakland Toy Lab
Colour Changing Clock by Left Brain Craft Brain Fibonacci Art Project by What Do We Do All Day
Circuit Bugs by Steam Powered Family Scrap Robots by Adventure-in-a-Box
Build A Heart by STEAM Powered Family Crime Scene Science Lab by Teach Beside Me
Newspaper Eiffel Tower by Edventures With Kids Zoetrope Animation by Share It! Science
Flextangles by Babble Dabble Do How to Make a 3D Book by De Tout Et De Rien
Tiny Dancers by Babble Dabble Do Design Thinking for Kids by Meri Cherry
Homemade Harmonograph by The Oakland Toy Lab Tensile Bubbles by Babble Dabble Do
STEAM Video Tutorials
Building Dragsters by PhySciManics
Build a Catapult by PhySciManics
How to Build a Hydraulic Robotic Arm by Hack Room
Cool STEAM Websites
Cool Australia – STEAM Made Simple
If you’ve been experimenting with STEAM at home but are looking for something meatier, or if you’re just looking for something fresh and different, a Build-A-Mind workshop is the perfect solution!
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PRODUCT LINKS
At Build-A-Mind, we use a diverse range of tools and toys to stimulate young minds. If you’re looking to continue the creativity at home, here are some of the most popular products we use and where you can find them at a competitive price.
Having said that, never underestimate the fun you and your child can have with toilet rolls, sticky tape, paddle pop sticks and a bit of string!
Here are some of the favourites…
| LEGO® Classic Bricks | Kmart – $89.00 | |
LEGO® Mindstorms EV3 | Mr Toys Toyworld – $479.00 | |
UBTECH Jimu BuzzBot & MuttBot Robotics Kit | Ebay – $99.00 | |
K’nex Creation Zone 50 Model Building Set | ozgameshop.com – $50.74 | |
3D Magnetic Building Tiles – 120 piece set | Kogan.com – $69.00 | |
Fisher-Price Code and Learn Code-a-Pillar | My Toys Toyword – $109.00 | |
Code and Go Robot Mouse | Toys R Us – $90.00 | |
Robot Turtles – The Game for Little Programmers | Crayons – $32.95 | |
Scratch Jr – Coding for Young Children | FREE at the app store or Google play | |
2 Wheel Drive Ultrasonic Arduino Robot Kit | Aus Electronics Direct – $54.95 | |
Raspberry Pi Basic Starter Pack | Amazon AU – $89.95 | |
Kapla Wooden Building Blocks – 280 piece set | Crayons – $124.95 | |
Hue Animation Studio | Amazon AU – $96.83 | |
Edison Robot VV2.0 | pakronics – $57.75 |
