Make Homemade STEM Toys
9 DIY STEM Toys for Kids
Go on... Make Your Own Fun!
Introducing our DIY STEM Toy Activity Pack, perfect for curious minds in grades 2-5 who love to build, experiment, and create! This pack provides hands-on learning while encouraging creativity and exploration through science, technology, engineering, and math. With simple materials, these activities are ideal for classrooms, homeschoolers, or at-home projects for kids who love to dive into STEM.
What's Inside?
6 DIY STEM Toy Activities
Each activity comes with easy-to-follow instructions, step-by-step photos, and templates or observation sheets to guide your budding engineer through the process. Kids will get the chance to build, test, and improve their designs as they explore key STEM concepts.
- Catapult: Learn about force and motion by launching small objects with a homemade popsicle stick catapult.
- Marble Maze: Improve problem-solving skills and hand-eye coordination by designing a custom marble maze.
- Penny Spinner: Explore rotational motion and balance with a simple but fun spinning top made from everyday materials.
- Air Cannon: Experiment with air pressure and propulsion by making a science toy that blasts balls of air.
- Toy Zip Line: Learn about gravity and friction with a toy zip line—perfect for sending your favorite action figures or toys soaring.
- Pom-Pom Shooter: Discover energy transfer by creating a homemade shooter that launches pom-poms across the room.
3 Bonus STEM Toy Activities 🎁
We’ve added 3 bonus activities to keep the fun and learning going!
- Bottle Rocket: Create a rocket powered by baking soda and vinegar—an exciting way to learn about chemical reactions and propulsion.
- Balancing Act: Explore the concept of balance and stability by creating your own balancing toy using simple materials.
- Newton's Color Spinner: Dive into physics and color theory by building a spinner that demonstrates how colors blend as they move.
Quick STEM Journal Pages
Reflect on your experiments with our STEM journal pages! These are designed to encourage kids to record their observations, analyze results, and brainstorm improvements for their projects—instilling the engineering design process along the way.
Why Choose This Pack?
- Easy Setup: Use simple, household materials you already have on hand!
- Hands-On Learning: These activities focus on real-world STEM concepts like physics, engineering, and motion.
- Fun for Grades 2-5: This pack is tailored for elementary-aged kids, making it a perfect fit for students in grades 2-5.
Perfect for:
- Classrooms
- Homeschoolers
- STEM camps
- Weekend family projects
By following the Engineering Design Process—Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, and Improve—kids will not only create cool toys, but they'll also enhance their problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity.
Ready to Spark Creativity and Learning? 🌟
Get your DIY STEM Toy Activity Pack today and inspire a love for science and engineering in your child or classroom! Let’s build, experiment, and have fun while learning important STEM concepts.