Get inspired and explore your imagination with these fun activities.
Kitchen Science
It’s time for some chemistry in the kitchen! Discover some experiments with supplies from your cupboards! Grab a big bowl, a mixing spoon, some dish soap, cornstarch, water, and food…
5 Senses Bingo
Switch on your senses and head outside for a fun game of BINGO! Use your eyes, ears, fingers, nose, and maybe even your tongue to explore the natural world around…
The Volcano Challenge
Check out these explosive ideas for some epic volcanic eruptions! Experiments include: Baking soda and vinegar Hydrogen peroxide, dish soap, and yeast Mentos and Diet Coke.
All About Bees
Have you heard the buzz about bees? Learn about lifecycles with one of our most precious bugs: Bees! This Learn @ Home Kit, created in the Library’s own hackLAB is…
Math Manipulatives
Manipulatives make math more manageable and the Library’s Math Manipulatives Learn @ Home Kit is filled with tools like fraction circles, ten frames, dice, and more that teachers use all…
Simple Machines
Simple Machines make for lots of building fun! Travel back in time and learn how to build a catapult with the Library’s Simple Discover Learn-At-Home Kit made right here in…
The Building Challenge
What can you make with squares, circles, and pentagons? Just about anything! Discover the wonder of The Building Challenge Learn-At-Home Kit made right here in the Library’s own hackLAB! For…
Community Inspired, Kid Tested: Indoor Family Fitness
Click the robot to discover the great resource shared by Erin and Trey that will keep you active while at home! Have an idea you want us to share? Email…
Rainbow Icicles
This is the COOLEST experiment! Icicles form when dripping water starts to freeze, so on a chilly day, throw on your snowsuit, hats, and mitts, and head outside with Miss…
The Ski Slope Challenge
Grab 2 craft sticks, some tape, and aluminum foil, and find a smooth surface you can use as a ski slope and get ready for a challenge: can you mold…
Unplugged Coding Games
Who says you need fancy robots or screen time to practice coding? Learn ways to introduce coding and practice techniques like problem solving and debugging using simple toys you have…
Some Snowy Science
When real snow is just too cold, why not make some pretend snow inside?! Miss Laura is experimenting with some cool mixtures today! Watch and learn what happens when you…
Squishy Circuits
Did you know you can make circuits with playdough?! With the right ingredients, playdough acts a conductor, meaning that electricity can travel through it! So mix up some salt dough,…
Cinnamon Ornaments
Baking is a hands on way to do some science experiments because baking is all about… Chemistry! For the holidays, why not make some beautiful, cinnamon spiced apple sauce ornaments?…
Paper Airplanes
Defy gravity with Miss Laura’s Paper Airplane STEAM challenge: can you design and fold a paper airplane that can both carry cargo and glide more than 3 meters? For design…
Coding with LEGO
Did you know that you can use regular LEGO to practice coding? Check out this coded maze challenge from Research Parent! Once you understand the basics, you can start asking…
Meet Sphero!
Miss Laura is sharing our favourite robotic ball: Sphero! Sphero can be programmed using a tablet to do all kinds of tricks! Race and roll, flash and flip, all while…
Slime Time with Laura
Time for a chemistry lesson with Miss Laura! Today we’re learning about polymers, viscosity, and molecules, all while making: SLIME! You’ll need glue, baking soda, and contact solution for this…
Helping Harry STEAM Challenge
Helping Harry is an accessible STEAM challenge for engineers of all ages! Harry needs a safer place to perch, how high off the ground can you get this little puff…
Pre-Coding with Patterning
If you want to understand coding, you first need to understand patterning, so join Miss Laura this week for a precoding, patterning activity! What kind of patterns will you create?