Yearly Archives: 2016

My son loves figuring things out. The kid can work on Legos for hours on end! I wanted to feed his love of problem solving, so I’ve been coming up with engineering projects for him. Each week, my goal was to come up with a project based on a concept […]

Learning about Optics with Two Fun Light Experiments!

14 Dec, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / physics for kids / STEM / STEM toys / tinker crate by Homeschool Momgineer

When my son is invited to a friend’s birthday party, I always try to get the child a toy that inspire them to be an engineer. I’ve found its pretty easy to find toys for boys that will teach them about engineering but finding engineering toys for girls is a […]

21 Engineering Toys for Girls!

16 Nov, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged educational toys / engineering for kids / engineering toys / engineering toys for girls / STEM / STEM toys by Homeschool Momgineer

One of my son’s birthday presents this year was a remote control car. After playing with my son for awhile, my husband decided he wanted to have one too, so they could play at the same time. But he didn’t just go buy a cheap little remote control car. He […]

Teach your kid to be a Materials Engineer!

7 Nov, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged educational toys / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering toys / engineering toys for girls / how to be an engineer / materials engineer / STEM / STEM toys by Homeschool Momgineer

At the beginning of the year, my son’s teacher asked us to save toilet paper rolls for them to use in the classroom. Apparently us parents responded in droves, because last week she asked us to stop sending them. So here I was with a bunch of toilet paper rolls, […]

Teach your kid to be a Project Engineer!

15 Oct, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged engineer / engineering / engineering for kids / how to be an engineer / project engineer / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer

In my most recent post I wrote about how you can save on engineering toys through Groupon Coupons. Another fantastic way to save on these same toys is through Groupon Goods. A quick search on the site, and I found a ton of engineering toys available at discounted prices! This […]

3 Great Engineering Toys Found on Groupon Goods!

18 Sep, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged engineering for kids / engineering toys / groupon / physics for kids / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer

In my post Toys that Teach Engineering, I wrote about five engineering toys that teach engineering principles, and were lots of fun. One way to save on these and other toys is by buying them through Groupon Coupons! Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. All opinions are mine. Save Money on […]

Save Money on Engineering Toys with Groupon Coupons!

17 Sep, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged coupon / engineering / engineering for kids / engineering toys / groupon / how to be an engineer / physics for kids / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer

In my post Engineering with RC Cars, I wrote about how we taught our son about being an engineer by investigating and upgrading his remote control car. Along with upgrading the equipment, we also taught him about reliability engineering. Teach Kids about Reliability Engineering! Post contains affiliate links. Please see […]

Teach Kids about Reliability Engineering!

19 Aug, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged engineer / engineering / engineering for kids / how to be an engineer / physics for kids / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer

One of my first jobs out of college was at a manufacturing site (aka plant). My major role as a mechanical engineer was to make sure the plant ran effectively and efficiently. One way I did this was by identifying equipment showing signs of wear, which meant they could break […]

Teach Your Kid to be a Mechanical Engineer!

22 Jul, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged educational toys / engineering / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / engineering toys / engineering toys for girls / how to be an engineer / mechanical engineer / remote control cars / STEM / STEM toys by Homeschool Momgineer

I’m teaching my oldest son about different types of engineers. By helping him learn what different types of engineers do, I’m hoping he’ll have a better idea what an engineer really is! To teach him about being a process engineer, I created a simple game called “How’s it Made?”! Be […]

Be a Process Engineer: Play “How’s it made?”

13 Jun, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged engineering for kids / experiment / how to be an engineer / physics for kids / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer

I have written a couple of posts on why you should be an engineer. But what does it take to be an engineer? Most people would assume you would need to be good at math, and like to work alone. But during my over 10 years of working in engineering, […]

30 Traits of a Great Engineer

24 May, 2016 in Engineer Mom / Majoring in Engineering / Women in Engineering tagged engineer / engineering / how to be an engineer by Homeschool Momgineer