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Santa’s Chimney STEM Challenge

Candy for Christmas, I bet you have plenty! I love to build with candy and gumdrops are perfect for candy engineering projects like this Santa’s Chimney STEM Challenge. Make sure to check out our 25 Days Christmas Challenge with free printable!

BUILD A CHIMNEY FOR SANTA THIS CHRISTMAS

Christmas Candy STEM Challenge Gumdrop Structures for Santa

CHRISTMAS CANDY STEM CHALLENGE

Soft candy and toothpicks are a winning combination for building structures for STEM. Depending on the season or the desired outcome, there are so many variations to try. If you don’t want to use candy, consider straws and play dough or even apple chunks! We have really enjoyed using gumdrops in the past.

Check out all our building activities for kids!

I also love to come up with a simple Advent Calendars or Countdown Christmas Calendar each year. We have an awesome 25 Days of Christmas Science Countdown. This Christmas candy STEM challenge to build Santa a chimney is one of them!

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SANTA’S CHIMNEY STEM CHALLENGE

SUPPLIES:

  • Toothpicks
  • Gumdrops
  • Small House {we used a dollar store gingerbread house themed box but you could also make your own with a milk carton!}

Or you can try these free Christmas papercraft activities first! Use the candy and toothpicks to build similar models.

 THE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE:

Although this Candy STEM challenge has a specific task, it is still very much open to interpretation. Your kids can design Santa whatever chimney they like! Any size, shape, color, design, you name it. In fact, they can even build the house out of gumdrops too.

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He also chose to build trees around the house which is another excellent way to work on three-dimensional design and shapes. White gumdrops are perfect for building enormous snowflakes too. Candy is great for science experiments too!

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He also wanted to see if he could build a gumdrop tree taller than the house, so he set his own challenge! I love that he can challenge himself with his own ideas. It was definitely a great challenge for figuring out how to make a very tall but stable tree with the supplies we had.

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Building structures is an amazingly quick and simple to set up STEM activity for kids to enjoy anytime. A great boredom buster, screen-free idea, or a stuck inside project that can really make an afternoon fly by any time of the year.

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MORE FUN CHRISTMAS STEM CHALLENGES

  • Santa’s Sleigh
  • Coding Ornament
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    Santa Slime
  • Science Ornaments
  • Fizzy Christmas Trees
  • Christmas STEM Catapult
    Christmas Catapult

SANTA’S CHIMNEY STEM CHALLENGE FOR KIDS

Click on the image below or on the link for more fun Christmas science experiments!

Fun and simple BEST Christmas Science Activities for kids to do this holiday season including Christmas chemistry and Christmas physics!

BONUS CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

  • Simple Christmas Crafts for Kids
    Christmas Crafts
  • Christmas STEM Activities
  • DIY Christmas Ornaments
  • Advent Calendar Ideas
  • Christmas Tree Crafts
  • STEM challenges and activities for children that focus on Christmas science
    Christmas Math Activities
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  1. Christmas STEM Activities - The Homeschool Scientist says:
    November 7, 2017 at 6:00 am

    […] STEM Challenge Build a Chimney for Santa: Use toothpicks and gumdrops to build a chimney for Santa Claus. The gumdrops make great connection pieces for the toothpicks which allow builders to make standing structures. […]

  2. Christmas Science Experiments, STEM Activities, and Slime Recipes says:
    November 15, 2017 at 9:16 am

    […] BUILD A CHIMNEY STEM CHALLENGE […]

  3. Ten Winter Holiday Makerspace Ideas – The Tinkering Librarian says:
    February 4, 2018 at 12:41 am

    […] Setup: https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/christmas-candy-stem-challenge-structure/ […]

  4. Christmas STEM Countdown Calendar Science Advent Idea says:
    October 22, 2018 at 10:23 am

    […] Build A Chimney for Santa {gumdrop engineering} […]

  5. 100+ STEM Projects for Kids (With Free Cheat Sheets) says:
    February 18, 2019 at 10:33 pm

    […] The best part of all of these ideas is that can be easily changed up through materials and colors to fit a season or holiday. For example, a classic toothpick and candy structure building STEM project takes on a different meaning when you give it a holiday them like building a ghostly structure or building a chimney for Santa. […]

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