As summer blazes on, we are loving being outdoors more. We are still always searching for STEAM and STEM kid activities to do while enjoying summer.

If you don’t know, STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.

You may already know that this is part 9 of our 365 day challenge to find STEAM-related kid activities to share with you all.

If you have more to share, we would love to hear them!

161. Cow Milking

What a great idea to let kids experience what it’s like to milk a cow the old-fashioned way. There are pretend cow suction teats at the bottom of the red pail.

162. Japanese Card Art

We love learning from other cultures. We received this from a Japanese friend. It opened our eyes to another level of artistic talent. Look at the exquisite crane made out of thread!

163. State Books

A great way to grow your kid’s interest in geography is to read books to them about different places before you visit them. We read them as part of our bedtime ritual.

164. Haystack Towers

We came upon these huge towering stacks of hay and I explained to my kid that the hay was food for the local farm animals. Kids are often interested in what animals eat on a daily basis.

165. Calm Bottle

A friend created this awesome “Calm Bottle” for our kids. You can use it to help your kid calm down when they are feeling intense emotions.

166. Nature Lessons

Our toddler loves collecting stones, leaves and pine cones whenever she finds them. She then arranges them in patterns. Nature can be useful and educational!

167. Train Bell-Ringing

The train conductor allowed the kids to ring the train bell in the cab which was a real treat! Ask the train conductor if your kids can have a look around the train, you never know, they may say yes!

168. Solar System Mobile

This is a fantastic STEAM activity to do with your preschooler or kindergartner. It’s a solar system that your kid can color. After that, hang it up so your kid can look at it as a reminder of the planets of the solar system. You can get it here: https://amzn.to/32oy1j0

169. Pattern Blocks

Pattern blocks are useful for teaching pattern recognition. Create a pattern and ask your kid to finish it. Here’s where you can get one: https://amzn.to/2jHJsk7

170. Suction Water Pump

We found this suction water pump that works by hand. We spent some time pumping water while I tried to explain to my kid how it worked.

171. Mirror Maze

Mirrors are able to provide a lot of amusement for kids. Especially if it’s a maze full of mirrors! It tests their ability to work out their left from their right in a perception-altering environment.

172. Science Museum

We invested some time and money to visit this Science Museum for kids. They had some interesting exhibits featuring different aspects of Science. We like to bring our kid to visit museums when we can because they often have exhibits to explain Science in a way that we couldn’t recreate by ourselves at home.

173. Daily Calendar & Seasons

We got this daily calendar for kids and it’s proven to be awesome for teaching days, dates, months, weather, seasons and even emotions! There are so many types of calendars, so choose which one you like best: https://amzn.to/2lnmJud

174. Sand Castles

Summer is a great time for fun at the beach; swimming, sun and sand castles! Building sand castles will test your kid’s patience, creativity and understanding of sand-to-water ratio.

175. Lugworms

We came upon strange poo-like structures while walking barefoot on a local beach and decided to use Google to find out what they were. They turned out to be lugworms and thankfully, not dangerous.

176. Family Road Trip

Believe it or not, we did another crazy family road trip. This time, 8 days over 3 states and 2 countries! It was a near perfect road trip. Want to find out why? https://lebrickfamily.com/familyroadtrip/

177. Beginner Piano Lessons

It is possible to teach kids music theory even at a young age. I found some stickers and wrote the alphabet notes on the piano keys to help my toddler start to recognize the note sounds. But be prepared to start slow and keep your expectations low!

178. Inflatable Globe

This inflatable globe is great as a beach ball as well as for teaching countries, capitals and continents to kids: https://amzn.to/32uqMWV

179. Dinosaur

Bring the dinosaurs to life with a visit to the museum! Seeing the dino bones towering over her, our kid realized how truly terrifying these creatures must have been when they walked the earth.

180. Animal Cuts

We spotted this educational picture for pork, beef and lamb. What a great way to explain the different cuts of meat to kids.

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Have fun!