We’ve had an exciting two weeks as we began our theme: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths). The children had a fantastic time exploring simple science and experiments through hands-on play. Some of the activities we explored this topic have included:

  • Colour Mixing – The children were so excited to see colours change as they mixed different paints together.

  • Mini Volcano Experiment – A big hit! They loved watching the reaction and learning about how things work which led on to experimenting with smaller versions of reactions.

  • Foil and oil painting – Using oils with paints on foil to watch how the paint smears and moves differently to paper.

  • Sink and Float Experiment – The toddlers were fascinated to see which items floated and which ones sank after making guesses.

Activities to Try at Home: To support our STEM theme at home, you might like to try some of these simple activities together:

  • Building with blocks or household items.

  • Melting coloured ice cubes and observing the colour mixing.

  • Tissue paper “walking water” experiment which you can find on YouTube.

Painting with children
Painting with children
Painting
Children playing with bubble wrap
Children playing with bubbles
Children in the garden
Volcano Eruptions
Children playing with coca cola
Children playing with coca cola
Children playing with ice lollies
Children playing with lemons
Children playing with lemons
Children playing with playdough
Cups on the floor
Children playing on floor
Children playing with paint