STEM Archives • Mosswood Connections

Building a House of Cards: Construction Countdown

by Mosswood Connections | Jan 31, 2016 | DIY Activities for Kids, Math and Science, STEM

I grew up with four siblings. When my parents bought us toys they wanted them to be toys that all of us would enjoy playing with. One of our favorite childhood toys was a pre-cut card construction kit. We had hours of fun building a house of cards. The set lived in...

Jan 31, 2016 10 Comments

DIY VELCRO MARBLE MAZE

DIY Activities for Kids

by Mosswood Connections | May 18, 2015 | DIY Activities for Kids, education, STEM

I have been making homemade marble mazes in one form or another since I was 10 years old. When I was in fifth grade our teacher thought it would be a great STEM engineering project to give us scrap paper with the instructions to make a marble maze. As students, we...

May 18, 2015 24 Comments

Heating Up Summer Creativity by Constructing a Solar Oven

Cooking with Kids

by Mosswood Connections | Aug 1, 2014 | Cooking with Kids, education, Math and Science, Science, STEM

Keeping the creative juices flowing in the summer is important to me, so when L mentioned that he wanted to make crayons in various shaped molds in the oven, I was excited that he was being creative but it was also a VERY hot day and I REALLY didn’t want to turn on...

Aug 01, 2014 27 Comments

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Shelah & Sarah

Mosswood Connections is the creation of a couple of play therapists who happen to be parents. We are sharing the many strategies and activities that we have created or used to enhance the development of all children, particularly those with special needs.