This is a seriously fun and totally easy STEM challenge for kids to set up this holiday season. We all need a few tricks up our sleeve with all the hustle and bustle that is going on! Get your kids off the screens and into Christmas building games with this cup tower challenge. The challenge is to build a Christmas tree with just 100 cups.
CHRISTMAS BUILDING GAMES: CUP TOWER CHALLENGE
CHRISTMAS CUP STACKING CHALLENGE
Cups, cups, and lots of cups! That’s all you need to get started with this Christmas STEM Challenge. Challenge your kids to use as many of the cups as they can to build their own Christmas tree.
Simple STEM activities are a great way to combine easy science experiments for kids with a ton of holiday and Christmas fun as well! Finding the best Christmas activities for kids doesn’t have to be hard!
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—>>> FREE STEM Activities For Christmas
YOU WILL NEED:
- 100 Plastic Party Cups {or whatever you can get}
- Imagination and Determination {free and unlimited}
Now time to…
PLAN | BUILD | PROBLEM SOLVE
STEM Challenges with Christmas themes make holiday learning and play extra interesting! Finding fun science experiments for kids is seriously so much fun!
Decorate your Christmas cup tower with pompoms or even crumpled tissue paper as Christmas tree decorations.
Our STEM challenges are a great to way to engage kids even with simple supplies like these plastic party cups. We have a whole list of STEM supplies on a budget to check out.
There’s nothing better than building a huge cup tower Christmas tree and then knocking it down! Your kids will love this fun and addictive Christmas cup stacking challenge!
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A simple and fun Christmas STEM activity for any time any day that all the kids can enjoy together. Go screen-free your next indoor or stuck inside day. The kids will have a blast. If you have Nerf guns, snowball shooters, or even rolled-up socks, use them too for knocking down the towers.
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CHRISTMAS CUP TOWER CHALLENGE FOR KIDS
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Deborah
I love this idea! What a great way to encourage cooperation, creative thinking, and patience. This will be so much fun to do!
Sheri
Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Cathy
Love the idea!!!! I have looked all over for the green clear cups. Any suggestions on where to look for them. Thank you in advance
littlebins
I bought mine in the grocery store but I have seen them at the dollar store too.