How to make a paper plate ladybird (or ladybug) craft, with hidden wings! We made 3 versions, for 3 different ladybird species. Fun nature science craft project.Did you see the paper plate ladybird life cycle craft that I shared last week? (If not, you can check it out here). My daughter and I made it…
Category: Science Craft
Borax Crystal Flowers
How to make beautiful Borax crystal flowers – fun science project for spring (or any time of year)!Have you ever tried making crystals yet? There are quite a few ways of making them, and we’re so keen to try them all! These Borax crystal flowers were our first attempt, and I might be just a…
Easy No Sew Big Dipper Pillow – that glows in the dark!
How to make a cute Big Dipper pillow, that glows in the dark! A fun (and cuddly) craft that helps kids learn about space, stars and constellations.I’d like to welcome author, engineer, mom Tracy Borgmeyer from She Loves Science to guest post on Go Science Girls today. Tracey is going to share her very awesome…
Science Craft: Mushroom Monkeys!
Make the cutest monkey puppets, from mushroom spore prints! Fun science craft idea kids can make, and learn about mushroom biology at the same time.Do you remember when we first tried making a mushroom spore print, using a large field mushroom? I thought we could try this again, using little button mushrooms this time, and…
Shape Bubble Wands
Bubble fun! Make some DIY shape bubble wands, to introduce shape recognition into backyard bubble play, and explore a little bubble science at the same time!We made circle, triangle, rectangle and square shaped bubble wands – but the big question is: what shape bubbles will each of these wands make?See how we made and played with these bubble wands in…
12 Cool and Cute Science Crafts that Kids will Love!
Do you know someone who loves crafts? And also loves science? She’s going to love this collection of science craft ideas!Science crafts are a fun way to introduce science concepts and vocabulary, in a way that crafty kids can relate to. They’re a way that children can learn that science can be fun, hands-on, creative…
How to make the best Crystal Snowflakes
What’s the best way to make Borax crystal snowflakes? Crafty science experiment for kids.Making crystal snowflakes seems to be the ‘classic’ Borax crystal science project. I’ve seen it in a bunch of places (like here, here, here, and here), but everyone seems to do it slightly differently. Some leave their snowflakes white. Some use coloured…
Crystal Snowman
How to make aBorax crystalsnowman ornament – cute winter orChristmas‘science craft’ idea for kids.Yes, another crystal ornament post! My kids keep asking to make more, and I’m happy to oblige…I know I’m mentioned this before, but I’ve found that repeating activities, with slight variations, is really worthwhile. If the kids are continuing to show an interest…
Easter Egg Bubble Wands
How to make cute and easy Easter egg bubble wands… but what shape bubbles will they make? Fun Easter science project for kids.Happy Easter everyone!It’s Easter Saturday at our place right now, and this morning my 5.5 year old daughter Jewel came up with a cool idea to make some DIY Easter egg bubble wands, to see…
Ladybird Life Cycle Craft: Learning about Metamorphosis
Not all ladybirds are red & spotty! Learn about metamorphosis and the life cycle of this cool yellow & black ladybird beetle. Fun spring nature study craft for kids.This spring we’ve been inundated with ladybirds (or ladybugs or ladybeetles as you might call them). Except that our ladybirds are not red, and they aren’t spotty!The…