Kick off your summer play in your backyard or at summer camp with a homemade water wall! This DIY water wall is very easy to make with just a few simple materials. Exploring how a water wall works to move water is a great STEM project. Play with engineering, science, and a little math too!

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Make A Water Wall For Summer STEM

Summer is the perfect time of year for simple outdoor STEM projects! There are so many fun things to do! For this time of the year, our favorite activities for kids include nature, outdoor STEM, outdoor art, summer camp activities and of course engineering projects!

There are so many unique ways to make a kids’ water wall, and it isn’t all that difficult! If you don’t have the same kind of fence to attach the project to, try a wood pallet, baby gate, or deck railings.

I love to use and reuse what I have on hand for our DIY STEM projects. I like to keep it simple and I like to keep it cheap! For this kids’ water wall, I did purchase the plastic PVC tubing at the hardware store {$5}. I can see tons of ways we will reuse the tubing for more activities down the road.

BUILD: PVC Pipe Pulley, PVC Pipe House, PVC Pipe Heart

Let’s get to building an outdoor water wall for kids. While you’re at it, make sure to check out these other fun summer STEM activities.

What Is STEM For Kids?

So you might ask, what does STEM actually stand for? STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. The most important thing you can take away from this, is that STEM is for everyone!

Yes, kids of all ages can work on STEM projects and enjoy STEM lessons. STEM activities are great for group work, too!

STEM is everywhere! Just look around. The simple fact that STEM surrounds us is why it’s so important for kids to be a part of, to use and to understand STEM.

From the buildings you see in town, the bridges that connect places, the computers we use, the software programs that go with them, and to the air we breathe, STEM is what makes it all possible.

Interested in STEM plus ART? Check out all our STEAM Activities!

Engineering is an important part of STEM. What is engineering in kindergarten and elementary? Well, it’s putting together simple structures and other items, and in the process, learning about the science behind them. Essentially, it’s a whole lot of doing! 

Helpful STEM Resources To Get You Started

Here are a few resources that will help you introduce STEM more effectively to your kiddos or students and feel confident yourself when presenting materials. You’ll find helpful free printables throughout.

Click here for your FREE printable Summer activities pack!

How To Make A Water Wall

Here’s a list of supplies we used to make our DIY water wall. Plus, where to get each one. If you don’t have all of these, use what you do have or come up with a new idea to add!

Materials Needed:

  • Rain gutter {also inexpensive from the hardware store}. This is also fun for making races with balls and cars!
  • Plastic Tubing {hardware store}
  • Zip ties to fasten the items to the fence {hardware store}
  • PVC pips and joints {hardware store}
  • Plastic Recycled Containers
  • Pool noodle pieces
  • Shovels
  • Water wheel from our water table
  • Funnels
  • Dinosaur (optional), just for fun!

TIP: We used a large plastic bucket to hold our water. I love these inexpensive all purpose buckets from the hardware store!

Instructions:

STEP 1. Grab some buckets, scoops, and a water shooter!

STEP 2. Fasten all your pieces with zip ties to your gate or decking.

Water Wall DIY Water Play Summer SensoryPin

STEP 3. Then time to test out your engineering skills!

Water Wall Plastic Tubing Funnel Water Pressure SciencePin

Fill your bucket! Prepare the scoops. Get your homemade water wall ready for action! You will be filling this bucket often!

Water Wall with Pool Noodles Tubing Recycled materialsPin

Is the water flowing through as you want it to? Make any adjustments as necessary.

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It really is fascinating to watch the water flow down this water wall! The possibilities are endless!

A homemade water wall is the perfect summer activity for multiple age, plus it offers some great learning benefits. Enjoy simple STEM play this summer and make more out of less with a water wall for kids.

Water Wall DIY Outdoor PlayPin

More Fun Outdoor STEM Projects

When you finish with your water wall, why not explore more engineering with one of these ideas below. You can find all our engineering activities for kids here!

Build a DIY solar oven.

Construct a marble run wall from pool noodles.

Make this erupting bottle rocket.

Make a sundial to tell the time by.

Make a homemade magnifying glass.

Build a compass and work out which way is true north.

Construct a working Archimedes screw simple machine.

Make a paper helicopter and explore motion in action.

Printable Summer Activities Pack

If you’re looking to have all of your printable activities in one convenient place, plus exclusive worksheets with a summer theme, our 225+ page Summer STEM Project Pack is what you need!

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