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Maya H

When a question doesn't have an obvious answer, Maya digs in - she writes about what works, what flopped, and what's fun. Expect "programming" a parent to walk into walls, sinking foil boats with coins, or taping rolls to the wall for a marble run.

Stem activites at home, science experiments for kids

Free Engineering Projects for 6–10 Year Olds: What You Can Build From Your Recycling Bin

Three engineering projects from your recycling bin: a balloon-powered car, straw rockets, and a rubber band walker. No kit, no cost, no instructions to follow. Just cardboard, tape, and the particular satisfaction of making something work from scratch.

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What's Actually Happening When Your Child Programs a Robot

They're not learning to code in any language you'd recognise. Block-based programming isn't Python. It's not going to give them a head start in a computer science class in five years. That's not what it's for. What they're actually learning is how to debug.

What Happens When You Let Them Wreck the Spaghetti

A bowl of water. A bag of spaghetti. Some marshmallows they'll definitely eat. Two kitchen table challenges that need zero prep, zero supervision, and buy you twenty minutes of peace. The tower will collapse. That's the point.

What Happens When You Give a Kid Some Tape and a Problem

Two STEM challenges that need zero prep and nothing you don't already have. A bridge from cardboard. A marble run from loo rolls. Your only job is to say "interesting" from across the room and provide more tape when asked.