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Snowy weather or winter boredom? No problem!
Stuck inside? No worries! Living in the Northeast, we are prone to lots of cold, snowy winter weather. Sometimes we can get outside, go sledding, build a snowman. Sometimes though, it’s either snowing...
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Post-holiday review: Quick attach microscope
Can you guess what this is? I’m slowly getting back into our regular school and work routines this week, but I missed blogging on Monday, my usual first post of the week. I had several appointments...
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Post-holiday review: Crayola Virtual Design Pro Fashion Collection
Art, technology and affordability all in one. More STEAM gifts for my kids this Christmas. In my first holiday review post on Wednesday, I talked a bit about how my kids love both science and art, and...
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Post-holiday review: 6 in 1 Solar Robotikits
There’s nothing more rewarding than working on something mechanical and seeing it do what it’s supposed to do! As I’ve been mentioning over the past week or so during my post-holiday reviews, our...
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Fun Friday: A surprising teachable moment
Freaky, yes. Educational? Who knew? Have you seen them? Have you seen the Monster High dolls yet? They are bizarre-looking, zombie-like dolls, about the size and shape of a Barbie doll, but clearly...
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Fun Friday: GoldieBlox Zipline
We love the Goldiblox toys! STEM at its best! Every year at Thanksgiving it’s our tradition to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade while we munch on homemade pumpkin bread. This year, while...
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Got a future engineer? Try the Young Architect kit!
I spent much of last month discussing many of the STEAM-focused gifts my girls received for Christmas, but there was one that I held off reviewing because although we’d opened it and played with it,...
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GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine
Stuck inside again? Make your own animation with the GoldieBlox Movie Maker kit! Is it snowing where you are? Since I heard a crazy statistic last night that something like 42 million people across the...
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What we’re doing this summer: Oobleck
Not your typical summer recipe. Hello summer, how are you? I love summer. I love having everyone home, having no specific daily schedule most days, taking some time off, and having much less stress,...
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Monday Musings: Working together to make a difference in the world
Fish, plants, and test tubes are just some of the things you’ll see when you visit The Greenhouse Effect team at Western Hills Middle School. I know I say it often, but I truly love my job as a...
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