Building with marshmallows and toothpicks

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Use marshmallows, toothpicks, and spaghetti noodles to make towers, letters, and shapes. This engineering activity is perfect for kids ages 3 and up! Toothpick Tower, Marshmallow Toothpick, Toothpick Crafts, Steam Teacher, Engineering For Kids, School Age Activities, Stem Engineering, Engineering Activities, Steam Activities

You know what I love even more than when an activity goes exactly as planned? When my kids take the lesson even further than I'd dreamed. That sends this deceptively educational mom over the moon! This simple engineering activity is a perfect example. I got the idea from a local STEM event eons ago, that provided kids with mostly edible building supplies and asked them to build and evaluate which shapes created the strongest, most stable structure. On the table were gumdrops, marshmallows…

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This set of printable geometry cards has both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes to use for building shapes.  They show right on the cards how many toothpicks and marshmallows you will need to build the shape. Then there is a graphic to help you see what it will look like. The printable set comes with 10 2D cards and 12 3D cards. High School Architecture, 3 Dimensional Shapes, Teacher Checklist, Battleship Game, Math Activities Elementary, Activities Elementary, Gifted Children, Homeschool Projects, Dimensional Shapes

This set of printable geometry cards has both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes to use for building shapes. They show right on the cards how many toothpicks and marshmallows you will need to build the shape. Then there is a graphic to help you see what it will look like. The printable set comes with 10 2D cards and 12 3D cards.

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In this activity, children are invited to learn more about gravity, engineering and architecture in a fun and hands-on way. I'm not generally one to take pictures of buildings. Sure, I admire certain made-made structures but I've never felt compelled to take multiple pictures of non-historic buildings. Until I went to Dubai, that is. When I asked my family living in Dubai, "Why should families visit Dubai?" and one of the answers on the list was, "Architecture (Dubai has a mix of both Arabic…

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It’s time for a super simple craft for the kids… Marshmallow Straw Structures! Not only is this a great activity for all, it can help develop math skills, problem solving, and small motor skills. And if you use straws that are bendable, it makes for even more fabulous creations! Supplies for Marshmallow Straw Structures: large marshmallows bendable straws … Continued

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