The Best Holiday Activities for Kids (Year Round Ideas)!

NEW! Our holiday activities page will be a continuously updated source of science and STEM activities for kids. Please check back frequently to see what’s new! New holiday collections will be added with plenty of time to get ready for each holiday. Right now we are kicking off Valentine’s Day followed by all of the spring theme holidays with AMAZING theme science, STEM, LEGO, and slime recipes the kids will love.

HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR SCIENCE AND STEM

Simple science experiments and STEM projects for Holiday activities including Valentine's Day STEM, St Patricks Day STEM, Seuss STEM, Easter STEM, Halloween STEM, and Christmas STEM

If you love planning ahead for all the holidays or special occasion days, see what else we have! You will find something for just about every major US holiday that we celebrate here in our house.

Find all your holiday science and STEM needs in one spot this holiday season. Your holiday activities planning just got a whole lot easier for your junior scientist loves to get hands-on with themed science activities each holiday.

We have spent more than 6 years coming up with holiday theme twists on many of the classic science activities you may have already tried! These special days holiday science activities and experiments are perfect for ages ranging 3- 9 and adults have a lot of fun too.

HOLIDAY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS AND STEM PROJECTS

Each image link below will lead you to a collection of our favorite ideas for each holiday or special occasion day! You will find a wealth of activities that can be done with limited time available and limited resources making them ideal for classrooms, homeschool, after-school groups, and home us!

You will also see how many simple science and STEM activities including classics can be reinvented for the different seasons, holidays, or special occasion days.

Want to learn more about STEM, start here with our genius STEM projects for kids.

NEW! We have FREE STEM challenge cards now for holiday lesson planning. Each link generally includes a free printable. The STEM pack includes a handy supplies suggestion page! Add these to your centers or free time bins.

Halloween
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Valentine’s Day
St. Patricks Day
Easter
Earth Day
4th of July

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Click on each of the links below to find some of the BEST, easy, and budget-friendly Holiday Activities around. From science to slime and LEGO to STEM

Kids absolutely love the novelty of the changing holidays. I just love the magic in the holiday season. Many of our simple science activities are just that, a little bit of magic. You will love to see the look on your kids’ faces when you try the erupting ornaments or hearts or whip up fluffy leprechaun slime with them.

Kids will love experimenting, building, exploring, and playing with our science and STEM activities. Perfect for a handful of kids or a whole group, these holiday activities work for many different occasions.

We know how to make the season extra special with lots of neat holiday activities. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist or chemical engineer to bring the joy of science into your home. I guarantee you will LOVE trying these science, STEM, LEGO, and slime ideas with your kids.

HALLOWEEN SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS AND STEM ACTIVITIES

Everything you need for a semi-spooky Halloween with kids science activities! From frozen brains to gelatin hearts and fizzing brews, you’ll find a fun assortment for kids of all ages! Click on the links below for all the details.

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THANKSGIVING SCIENCE AND STEM PROJECTS

Before you kick off the Christmas season, make sure to try a few fun things for Thanksgiving and to finish out the fall season like a pumpkin volcano or a homemade butter for the dinner table.

Thanksgiving science and STEM activities

CHRISTMAS SCIENCE AND STEM ACTIVITIES

Find fun holiday science like Santa’s magic milk, Rudolph’s lava lamp, and erupting ornaments.

Plus we have:

NEW YEARS SCIENCE AND STEM

Why not ring in the New Years with kid’s STEM and science activities that are more like play than work!

VALENTINES DAY SCIENCE AND STEM

You will find plenty of Valentine’s Day science and STEM with a heart theme!

ST PATRICKS DAY SCIENCE AND STEM ACTIVITIES

St Patricks Day Activities for Kids

EASTER SCIENCE ACTIVITIES AND STEM COUNTDOWN

EARTH DAY SCIENCE ACTIVITIES AND STEM COUNTDOWN

Love the Earth every day! Find a neat collection of science activities using recycled materials or supplies around the house. Make birdfeeder ornaments, seed bombs, turn milk into plastic, and more…