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STEAM Activity: Play Dough Diya
Happy Diwali STEM Sparkers! Jack's school is hosting a Diwali Festival next weekend, with my acquaintance Kriti (we meet at a SWE event...
Suzie Olsen
Oct 30, 20212 min read
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STEAM Activity for Ramadan
Hi STEM Sparkers. How are you doing? I've felt unmotivated, meh and behind on things, like I didn't post this piece last week as...
Suzie Olsen
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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STEAM Activity: Paper Lantern
STEM Sparkers, happy Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year is February 12 of this year (2021). It is the year of the Ox. Jack and I made some...
Suzie Olsen
Feb 6, 20211 min read
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STEAM Activity: Cardboard Snowman
Hi STEM Sparker! To say life in the US feels a little chaotic right now feels like a understatement. I've been trying to work (at my...
Suzie Olsen
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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STEAM Activity: Paper Dreidel
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate the holiday! Last year, Jack's pre-K teacher introduced their class to Hanukkah. She told them it...
Suzie Olsen
Dec 11, 20202 min read
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STEAM Activity: Paper Bag Turkey
We're pretty nerdy here at STEM Spark, as our readers know, so it probably won't surprise you that I subscribe to the Crayola newsletter...
Suzie Olsen
Nov 20, 20201 min read
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STEAM Activity: Hydro Dipping
Hey STEM Sparkers. How are you all doing? So during our summer of quarantine, we watched a lot of YouTube. Okay, so Jack watched YouTube...
Suzie Olsen
Oct 22, 20202 min read
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STEM Product Review: Kiwi Crate's Bubbling Cauldron Plus #Giveaway
The bewitching hour is upon us STEM Sparkers! Halloween is 22 days away (or is it 21, depending on if you count today or not?)! We love...
Suzie Olsen
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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STEM Product Review: The Tiny Giant (Picture Book)
Happy Fall STEM Sparkers! It's kind of weird to say it's fall in Phoenix, since the temperature high is 105 degree Fahrenheit. But Jack...
Suzie Olsen
Sep 24, 20202 min read
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A STEM Inspired Birthday Party
Hooray for Jack! He turned six recently. My baby is six years old. I loved my birthdays growing up; my mom had way to make my day or...
Suzie Olsen
Sep 11, 20203 min read
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STEAM Activity: Light Up Wand Plus #Giveaway
September 1st was Back to Hogwarts Day, STEM Sparkers! Of course Jack, Bobby and I celebrated the day: we made a light up wand! This...
Suzie Olsen
Sep 4, 20201 min read
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STEAM Activity: Counting Doughnuts
When I saw Dozen of Doughnuts (written by Carrie Finison and Illustrated by Brianne Farley) on another blog, I thought Jack might enjoy...
Suzie Olsen
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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STEAM Activity: Ocean in a Jar for Shark Week 2020
STEM Sparkers, it's Shark Week! We love celebrating the odd holiday (check out our May the Fourth celebration post) around here, so you...
Suzie Olsen
Aug 7, 20202 min read
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STEAM Activity: DIY Toys for Dogs
Hi STEM Sparkers! I'm sorry that I didn't post anything last week-- it's because I was busy with our new puppy. STEM Sparkers, I'm...
Suzie Olsen
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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STEAM Activity: Easy Duplo Frame
Happy Mother's Day STEM Sparkers! How are you doing? I'm low on energy this week, and Jack's interest in STEM/STEAM crafts is waning, so...
Suzie Olsen
May 7, 20201 min read
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May the Fourth 2020: Make a Lightsaber with a Pool Noodle Plus #Giveaway!
Yay! May the Fourth is almost upon us STEM Sparkers! One, you may be like what is May the Fourth: we covered the holiday last year in...
Suzie Olsen
Apr 28, 20203 min read
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STEAM Activity: What can you make with a cardboard box?
Hi STEM Sparkers. We hope you are hanging in there with stay at home orders and online schooling. At STEM Spark, some days are really...
Suzie Olsen
Apr 16, 20201 min read
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Edible Science: Tie Dye Eggs
Hoppy Easter and Passover and Spring Solstice STEM Sparkers! To celebrate, we're tie dying eggs. I wasn't sure whether to categorize...
Suzie Olsen
Apr 6, 20202 min read
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List of Science Experiments and STEAM Activities
Talk of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is everywhere in the US right now. At STEM Spark, we know the news can be overwhelming - it is for us...
Suzie Olsen
Mar 13, 20202 min read
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STEAM Activity: Building a Leprechaun House
Happy St. Patrick's Day STEM Sparkers! We're writing this post a little early so you have plenty of time to prep your own leprechaun...
Suzie Olsen
Feb 25, 20201 min read
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