Monthly Archives: April 2017

One of my favorite electives in college was about Biomechanical Engineering. The class basically broke down the entire human body into levers and other simple machines. So you can imagine how excited I was when one of my son’s Tinker Crates involved building a mechanical hand! My son already learned […]

Teach Your Kid about Biomechanical Engineering

18 Apr, 2017 in Engineering for kids tagged biomechanical engineer / educational toys / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / engineering toys / engineering toys for girls / how to be an engineer / mechanics / STEM / STEM toys / tinker crate by Homeschool Momgineer

My middle son turned 3 recently, and will be starting preschool in the fall. In preparation for his new school, I’ve been using some simple ways to introduce him to preschool math, primarily his numbers. He seems to have caught onto the concept of counting, but can not yet identify […]

Preschool Math with Magnetic Numbers

9 Apr, 2017 in Math is Fun! tagged educational toys / preschool activities / preschool math / STEM / STEM toys by Homeschool Momgineer

The weather in Texas has been fairly nice lately, so the other day I decided to round up my boys, and go for a walk (Which really means Mommy walks while everyone else rides something). I strapped the baby into his carrier, buckled the toddler into his car, and big […]

Angry Peeps: A Failed Experiment

1 Apr, 2017 in Engineer Mom / Engineering for kids tagged engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer