Our Favorite DIY Activities for Kids

Looking for a hands-on project for the kids in your life? We’ve got you covered.

DIY ACTIVITIES

For Ages 5+

• Design a New Dance

For Ages 6+

• Build a Super Tall Straw Tower
• Hit the Bullseye With Your Own Bow and Arrows
• Transform Cardboard Boxes into Awesome Costumes

For Ages 7+

• Make a Homemade Confetti Popper
• Design a New Deep-Sea Fish
• Make Music With Your Own Kalimba
• Turbo Boost Paper Airplanes with a Simple Rubber Band

For Ages 8+

• Drop an Egg Without Cracking It
• Primo Pancakes Challenge

For Ages 9+

• Design a Crank and Pulley Powered Machine
• Create a Dazzling Light-Up Card
• Make a Wax Hand

For Ages 10+

• Choose Your Own Adventure Muffins
• Incredible Icing Designs for Sugar Cookies
• Pi(e) Day Challenge

WANT MORE?

• Tackle one of the 30+ projects from STEM Inventions.
• Build a new skill—from animation to entomology—at DIY.org.
• Try your hand at one of the thousands of Instructables, like this kaleidoscope or a marshmallow launcher.
• Explore the experiments, engineering challenges, and demonstrations at Science Buddies.
• Peruse this list of STEAM projects from We Are Teachers.
• Continue your science learning with videos and activities from The Exploratorium.

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