Christmas STEM Activities

Engineering Christmas trees! We have been having a great time with a little something different these past couple weeks… Christmas STEM Activities with a Christmas tree theme! Besides our regular Christmas science experiments, we have been exploring both engineering and technology with a few easy to do ideas! Simple materials, simple play, but big opportunities for learning, creating, and exploring with our Christmas tree STEM activities for kids!

CHRISTMAS STEM ACTIVITIES WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE THEME

CHRISTMAS STEM FOR KIDS

Many of the following STEM activities include one or more of the different components of STEM learning including science, technology, engineering, and math. However, I tried to break them up into each different section to give you a better idea of how to include the component of STEM into the activity!

Look around your house or classroom for suitable and inexpensive supplies. Think cups, cards, straws, play dough and more…

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CHRISTMAS STEM ACTIVITIES 

These Christmas STEM activities below are really quite easy and use just a few common kitchen and laundry ingredients! Don’t be intimidated!

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CHRISTMAS STEM: SCIENCE

NEW! 3D CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT TEMPLATE

RESEARCHING MY CHRISTMAS TREE

Learn about the Christmas tree you choose for the holiday season this year with our free printable worksheet!

CHRISTMAS TREE SLIME

Slime is simpler to make then you might think. Our no-fail homemade slime works every time!

EVERGREEN OOBLECK

2 ingredient oobleck is easy science any time! Also try snowflake oobleck! This is a great science experiment for kids of all ages!

Melting Christmas Trees

Common kitchen cupboard ingredients make this a super fun activity! We also have melting snowmen!

If you want an even quicker version, grab a few Christmas tree shaped cookie cutters, place on a cookie tray, and fill with baking soda. Add a container of green vinegar, glitter, and an eye dropper for a fun and easy Christmas tree science exploration tray!

CHRISTMAS STEM: TECHNOLOGY

Technology is a bit tough to work in with a young child who still needs assistance with many things and who may not yet be able to read! However, there are still tons of great ideas!

Although not a Christmas STEM activity, our gumdrop building activity used technology to help us understand bridge building! Look what we found to try below!

CHRISTMAS CODING

Learn all about the binary code as you make these fun Christmas tree ornaments. There’s a printable to help you along the way too!

CHRISTMAS STEM: ENGINEERING

MAKE A FOAM CHRISTMAS TREE

We also have another version of a holiday theme geo board to check out!

Icy Christmas Tree

Use icy blocks to build a tree! There’s a bit of math involved too!

BUILD A CARDBOARD CHRISTMAS TREE

Super simple STEM with leftover cardboard, this Christmas STEM activity is perfect for quiet play, down time, or at a relatives house!

First, we cut triangles and made slits half way down. To make a tree, make sure to cut out two large triangular pieces {math}. Make a slit from the top down for one triangle and make a slit from the bottom up for the other triangle. Make sure to stop halfway.

For the little triangles, we cut out a bunch and made a slit half way from the bottom up! You can make any shape you want!

CHRISTMAS STEM CHALLENGE: PLAYDOUGH AND STRAWS

Play dough and straws are a classic way to explore building structures and engineering concepts. A little bit of green play dough and Christmasy colored straws are a fun way to build a Christmas tree!

CHECK OUT: Homemade Playdough Recipes

Talk about angles, corners, sides, stable bases and so much more! How tall can you build it? Can you make a triangle inside a triangle. What’s a 3D shape? This activity opened up so many areas to discuss and explore together!

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MINI CUPS CHRISTMAS TREE CHALLENGE

The picture really says it all! Build with cups! How tall can you make your tree before sit falls? What kind of base is best? Ours needed some cheer so we decorated it!

CHRISTMAS TREE BUILDING CHALLENGE

This is an awesome experiment for kids that they are certain to love!

CHRISTMAS STEM: MATH

Note: For many of these activities we counted our supplies, explored shapes, patterns, and sizes! You can find more Christmas math activities with all sorts of holiday themes.

3D Christmas STEAM Craft

Combine simple Math and art!

Measuring Evergreen Branches

We practiced using a ruler, scissors and tweezers to examine our tree’s evergreen branches.

CHRISTMAS TREE GEO BOARD

Explore geometry with a tree shaped geo board! This is a great science experiment for preschool and toddler aged children.

I am always amazed at how much we learn from these creative STEM activities! Christmas STEM ideas, challenges, and activities are perfect for budding engineers and are also terrific frugal play ideas that encourage imagination, free thinking and curiosity!

MORE AWESOME CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

• Christmas Science Experiments
• LEGO Advent Calendar
• LEGO Christmas Ornaments
• Christmas Slime Recipes
• Christmas STEAM Paper Projects (Free Printable Sheets)

FUN CHRISTMAS STEM ACTIVITIES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

Click on the image below or on the link for more fun STEM activities for kids.

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