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Balance Beam Challenge: Exploring Center of Gravity

Let’s turn your playground into a science lab and see how your body helps you balance! In this activity, you’ll walk across a balance beam (or a line on the ground) in different ways to find out what makes balancing easier or harder. You’ll learn about something called your center of gravity, where your body’s weight is balanced, and how it affects your walk. (Image generated with AI)

10-30 minutes Ages 3-7 2 steps may need help

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String Telephone Experiment

The Guinness Book of World Records says the longest FUNCTIONING tin can phone was made by someone in Japan in August 2019. It went 242.626 meters, or 796 feet! That’s almost three football fields long! Sadly, there’s no details on how the phone was made or what materials they used, but maybe with some experimentation you can recreate their success at home. Be sure to hold the string as taut as possible for the best results, and experiment with a variety of materials to see what works best for you.

10-20 minutes Ages 6-10 2 steps may need help

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Glow in the Dark Star Constellation Craft

Make a hanging glow-in-the-dark star constellation to decorate your room. Learn about stars and constellations while having fun! We made our craft using glow in the dark plastic stars, but this craft can also be made with paper or wooden stars.

20-45 minutes Ages 6-12

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Rain in a Bag

Watch the water cycle happen right in your window! In this simple experiment, water warms up, turns into water vapor, forms droplets, and “rains” back down, just like on Earth.

5-10 minutes Ages 3-7 2 steps may need help

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Balloon Pom Pom Launcher

Ready to become a launching expert? Let's build an amazing pom pom shooter that'll have you aiming, launching, and giggling for hours! This super simple STEM project turns basic household supplies into an awesome indoor game. Test your aim, create target games, or just see how far you can launch. Your launcher works using stored energy! When you pull back the balloon, you're storing energy. When you let go, that energy transfers to the pom pom and launches it forward. It's physics made fun! Try experimenting. Do large pom poms fly better than small ones? How well do balls of aluminum foil or crumpled paper fling? Are there certain techniques to make objects launch extra far?

5-10 minutes Ages 5-12 1 step may need help

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Build a Catapult with Popsicle Sticks and a Spoon

Sneak some science into your playtime! Kids will love this simple popsicle stick catapult design. Experiment with different spoons and projectiles to see what works best. What will fling the furthest?

5-10 minutes Ages 4-12

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Shaving Cream Cloud In a Jar

Make a fluffy “cloud” in a jar, then watch it “rain” right before your eyes. This simple science activity helps you see how clouds hold water—and what happens when they get too full. Then, you'll learn about the water cycle.

5-10 minutes Ages 3-12 5 steps may need help

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Sound Explorers: Sound Science on the Playground

Let’s turn the playground into a sound lab! In this activity, you’ll make noise inside playground tubes and tunnels and listen for the difference. You’ll discover how sound changes when it bounces around inside something, and learn why your voice sounds funny or echoes in a tunnel. (Image generated with AI)

10-30 minutes Ages 3-6 3 steps may need help

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Swing Science: How Height and Weight Change Your Ride!

Explore how swings work by testing what happens when you change how high you start and how much you weigh! In this activity, you’ll use a playground swing to discover what makes you go faster or slower, and higher or lower. All you need is a swing, your body, and maybe a backpack or a friend to help.

10-30 minutes Ages 3-10 4 steps may need help

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What rolls fastest? Exploring Gravity and Friction on the Playground

Get ready to explore how gravity and friction work! Have you ever rolled different objects down a slide to see which ones move fastest? In this activity, you’ll notice that size, weight, and material can change how quickly something rolls. You’ll also learn about friction—the invisible force that slows things down when objects rub against surfaces. This project is a fun way to experiment like a scientist, make predictions, and observe results, all while playing on a slide! (Header image generated with AI)

10-30 minutes Ages 5-10

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Balance Beam Challenge: Exploring Center of Gravity

String Telephone Experiment

Glow in the Dark Star Constellation Craft

Rain in a Bag

Balloon Pom Pom Launcher

Build a Catapult with Popsicle Sticks and a Spoon

Shaving Cream Cloud In a Jar

Sound Explorers: Sound Science on the Playground

Swing Science: How Height and Weight Change Your Ride!

What rolls fastest? Exploring Gravity and Friction on the Playground

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Balance Beam Challenge: Exploring Center of Gravity

Color your world

Bead your picture

Your kids are bored and already reaching for a screen.

Hand them one you can feel good about.

GlueStick’s got your back.

Why families love GlueStick

Less Expense

Less Stress

Less Mess

More confidence

Fall Equinox Activities

More Holidays and Events Happening Soon

Digital rewards for real-world creativity

Supply Spotlight

Cotton Balls

Stickers

Simple Projects. Simpler Pricing.

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