Fun STEAM Challenge: Create a board game We were recently stuck at home (imagine that) and I challenged the boys to come up with their own game for us to play together as a family. They could each come up with one or create one together. They decided to collaborate […]
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Pokemon Pokeball Dioramas
These Pokemon Pokeball Dioramas have been a huge hit at Figment. And it’s not just the Pokemon connection that the kids love (though that’s doesn’t hurt). One of the most empowering things about this kind of project is the chance it gives kids to engage in critical thinking and gain […]
FALL-ing into Literacy, Design Thinking, and STEAM Activities at Figment Creative Labs
Using children’s books as inspiration is always a good place to start when you’re looking to breath new life into past STEAM projects or create new Design Thinking prompts. This past week in our weekly Homeschooler class, we did just that! Fall is definitely one of our favorite seasons around […]
Rubber Band Car DIY
I am super excited to present to and teach an engineering project at the Eane’s Elementary STEM day this month to 120 second graders. I came up with the idea that I wanted to make rubber band powered cars with the kids. I have this cool book Amazing Rubber Band Cars. […]