Engineering for kids

Have you ever heard of simple machines? Simple machines are in every piece of machinery in a factory. They’re in your car, and many toys. But what are they? Simple put, simple machines are a way to make things move easier. For example, try pushing a heavy box full of […]

Simple Machine Bird: Levers, Gears, and Birds! Oh My!

4 Jul, 2018 in Engineering for kids tagged educational toys / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / engineering toys / physics for kids / STEM / STEM toys / STEMed / tinker crate by From Engineer to SAHM

The best way to figure out how something works is to take it apart, or reverse engineer it. A while back, my son had bought a solar powered toy at Dollar Tree. We decided to reverse engineer the toy to better understand solar energy. Our decision ended up being a […]

Solar Energy for Kids: Reverse Engineering a Solar Toy!

25 Jun, 2018 in Engineering for kids tagged educational toys / electrical circuits / electrons / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / engineering toys / green energy project / solar power / STEM / STEM toys by From Engineer to SAHM

Now that its summer, all 3 of my sons are playing with their beyblades non-stop. Unfortunately, the beyblade stadium they have is a too small for all three of them to play at the same time. So for awhile, my oldest and I started making plans to make our own […]

Beyblade Stadium Engineering: Repurposing to Solve a Problem

18 Jun, 2018 in Engineering for kids tagged engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / how to be an engineer / STEM / STEM activity by From Engineer to SAHM

Beyblades. All three of my boys are really into beyblades, even the 2 year old! In an effort to connect with my boys, I started making up beyblade science experiments. In one of the experiments, my kids and I measured the weights of the four types of beyblades. We learned […]

Angular Momentum Experiment with Beyblades!

2 Jun, 2018 in Engineering for kids / Science Experiments tagged beyblades / educational toys / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / experiment / physics for kids / science fair project idea / STEM / STEM toys by From Engineer to SAHM

In second grade, my oldest studied the layers of the ocean. As a fun activity at home, I thought we could bring what he learned alive by modeling the layers. As it turned out, making the layers of the ocean was also a great simple activity to teach density for […]

Making the Layers of the Ocean-A Density Activity

26 May, 2018 in Engineering for kids / Science Experiments tagged density for kid / engineering activities for kids / engineering projects for kids / layers of the ocean / physics for kids / STEM by From Engineer to SAHM

“Let it rip!” Anyone who plays with beyblades knows what this means. Any time all three of my boys are together, you can hear their beyblades battling after they “rip” them from their beyblade launchers. Even my two year old knows to shout “Let it rip!” My husband has even joined […]

Easy Beyblade Science Experiment: Explore Different Types of Beyblades

4 May, 2018 in Engineering for kids / Science Experiments tagged beyblade experiment / beyblade toys / educational toys / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / experiment / physics for kids / science fair projects / STEM / STEM toys by From Engineer to SAHM

I recently connected with Emily, a fellow engineer turned stay at home mom who also runs a blog, Engineering Emily. Our sites share a mission to encourage others to pursue an engineering career. I asked Emily to share with us the preschool math activities she does with her 3 year […]

9 Easy Preschool Math Activities You Can Do Everyday

28 Apr, 2018 in Engineering for kids / Math is Fun! tagged math is easy / math is fun / preschool activities / preschool math / preschool STEM / STEM by From Engineer to SAHM

STEM education is thought of as relevant for first grade and up. But I believe STEM education starts as early as possible! I love doing experiments with my sons because it is growing their love of learning. They are seeing that learning is not just done within the walls of […]

STEM Activities for Kindergarten

6 Apr, 2018 in Engineering for kids / Science Experiments tagged apps / apps for kids / apps for students / elementary STEM / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / experiment / preschool activities / STEM by From Engineer to SAHM

Troubleshooting is a key skill for engineers to develop. For some it comes easy, but for me it was a skill I had to develop on the job. Troubleshooting is essentially trying out different things to fix something that is broken. It is brainstorming possible reasons why something isn’t working […]

Troubleshooting Your Bot

26 Mar, 2018 in Engineering for kids / Teaching Kids Engineering tagged educational toys / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering toys / engineering toys for girls / how a robot works / robot science / STEM / STEM toys by From Engineer to SAHM

I love tying in upcoming holidays with science experiments with my boys. After coming up with a couple of science activities with my oldest, I wanted to find some less complicated science experiments I could do with my other two boys. After my search, I found a lot of great Valentine’s […]

35 Valentine’s Day Science Experiments!

27 Jan, 2018 in Engineering for kids / Science Experiments tagged engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / experiment / science experiments / STEM / valentine's day STEM by From Engineer to SAHM