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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 Homeschool Momgineer

An important part of being an Engineer is understanding the tools used to build your designs. One kind of engineering, Construction Engineering, involves the designing and construction of roads, buildings, sewer systems, and other infrastructure. To plan a project correctly, Construction Engineers must know the different types of trucks and […]

7 Great Construction Engineering Books for Preschoolers!

15 Sep, 2017 in Engineering for kids tagged engineering activities for kids / Engineering books for Kids / engineering for kids / how to be an engineer / preschool math / STEM / STEM books for kids by Homeschool Momgineer

About a month ago we bought our son a fidget cube as an attempt to help him focus during church. Shortly after his cube arrived, he told us he would rather have a fidget spinner. Suddenly we start hearing about fidget spinners from everyone. It was the talk of every […]

Reverse Engineering a Fidget Spinner

24 May, 2017 in Engineering for kids tagged engineering / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / how to be an engineer / reverse engineering / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer

It’s May the Fourth, and if you’re a Star Wars fan, you may also know this day as May the Fourth Be with You, a nod to common phrase in the famous movies. Since we’re BIG Star Wars fans at my house, I thought it would be a perfect day […]

May the 4th Be With You: 21 Ways to Teach ...

4 May, 2017 in Science Experiments tagged educational toys / engineering / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / engineering toys / engineering toys for girls / how to be an engineer / physics for kids / preschool activities / preschool math / STEM / STEM toys by Homeschool Momgineer

One of my favorite electives in college was about Biomechanical Engineering. The class basically broke down the entire human body into levers and other simple machines. So you can imagine how excited I was when one of my son’s Tinker Crates involved building a mechanical hand! My son already learned […]

Teach Your Kid about Biomechanical Engineering

18 Apr, 2017 in Engineering for kids tagged biomechanical engineer / educational toys / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / engineering toys / engineering toys for girls / how to be an engineer / mechanics / STEM / STEM toys / tinker crate by Homeschool Momgineer

Many people think they need a special place in their house for STEM activities and experiments, which is not true! Every house has a great place for STEM. This week I am pleased to have a guest post by Liz Woodiwiss, a fellow blogger who loves to inspire kids to […]

STEM in the Kitchen – An Edible Exploration of Science, ...

18 Mar, 2017 in Science Experiments tagged engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / how to be an engineer / preschool activities / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer

My kids got a lot of great learning toys this Christmas. None of them are your traditional “learning” toy though. One of their educational toys is one kids have been playing with since I was a kid. The toy is not traditionally thought of as educational, but while I watched […]

A Fun way to Teach Newton’s First Law of Motion

19 Feb, 2017 in Engineering for kids tagged educational toys / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering projects for kids / engineering toys / engineering toys for girls / how to be an engineer / physics for kids / STEM / STEM toys by Homeschool Momgineer

What do you think an engineering career looks like? When most people think of an engineer, they picture someone working on math equations and engineering drawings all day. They see it as a job where you work for hours in solitude on some kind of new invention. And that is […]

An Unexpected Engineering Career Option

2 Jan, 2017 in Engineer Mom / Majoring in Engineering / Women in Engineering tagged be an engineer / blogging / blogs / career / engineering career / engineering career options / how to be an engineer / writing career by Homeschool Momgineer

One of my son’s birthday presents this year was a remote control car. After playing with my son for awhile, my husband decided he wanted to have one too, so they could play at the same time. But he didn’t just go buy a cheap little remote control car. He […]

Teach your kid to be a Materials Engineer!

7 Nov, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged educational toys / engineering activities for kids / engineering for kids / engineering toys / engineering toys for girls / how to be an engineer / materials engineer / STEM / STEM toys by Homeschool Momgineer

At the beginning of the year, my son’s teacher asked us to save toilet paper rolls for them to use in the classroom. Apparently us parents responded in droves, because last week she asked us to stop sending them. So here I was with a bunch of toilet paper rolls, […]

Teach your kid to be a Project Engineer!

15 Oct, 2016 in Engineering for kids tagged engineer / engineering / engineering for kids / how to be an engineer / project engineer / STEM by Homeschool Momgineer