STEM Activities

100 Cup Challenge

Get a 100 pack of plastic cups for each group and challenge them to build the tallest structure by stacking.

Balloon Rockets

Decorate a straw and a balloon. Tape the balloon to one end of the straw to make your rocket. Blow.

Build a Solar Oven

Use a pizza box with foil on the inside to create an oven in the sun to cook sweet treats.

Clothespin Airplanes

Use close pins and wood popsicle sticks to make and decorate airplanes. Then have a flying contest to see whose.

Cloud in a Jar

Crystals in a Jar

Cup and String Phones

Have campers create phones by taking two plastic cups and a long string or fishing line. Poke small holes on.

Design a Balloon Powered Car

Use craft supplies like cardboard, straws, ping pong balls, etc. to make cars. The engine is a balloon taped to.

Dice Wars

Each player starts with 2 dice and 5 rocks (or other counters). The objective of the game is to capture.

Egg Drop

Use craft materials like straws, tape, and pipe cleaners to build an egg holder. Place an egg inside and drop.

Engineer a Stick Bridge

Use all those left over wood popsicle sticks to have campers build a bridge. Then put the bridge between two.

Exploding Baggie

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Exploding Volcanoes

This is the classic science experiment that takes the reaction with baking soda and vinegar to make your volcano explode..

Fort Games

Save up cardboard throughout the year to use to build forts at camp. You can usually get large cardboard boxes.

Grow a Plant

Give each camper a small Styrofoam cup, potting soil, and a seed for your favorite plant or flower. Put it.

Inside the Rainbow

Cut a coffee filter into a circle and set it on a plate. Place a Skittle in the center, and.

Invent a Plant

Have campers create a new, never before seen tree or plant by drawing it on paper and then sharing is.

Invisible Ink

Mix baking soda and water to create invisible ink, then use a paintbrush to write a message on white paper..

Invisible Power

Have a plate of scrap paper bits on the table and rub a balloon on your hair to generate static.

Jellybean Building

All you’ll need is a pile of jellybeans (or large marshmallows) and toothpicks for your camper to start learning about.

Jellybean Rainbow

Place jellybeans in a circle around a small paper or foam plate. Add water or vinegar and watch as the.

Lemon Volcano

Cut a hole inside a few large lemons, you can place food coloring and prep the volcano’s base. Adding baking.

Longest Paper Chain

Do this one in pairs. Give each pair of campers a single piece of paper. They then cut the paper.

Make Your Own Ice Cream

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Marble Maze

Use straws glued to a paper plate to make a maze. Then take a small marble and have the kids.

Math Bingo

Bingo is a versatile game that can also be adapted to math lessons. Start by writing down 25 math problems..

Oil Spill

Why not try an activity that will connect back to real issues? In this activity, you simply mix oil and.

Paper Airplane Races

Use construction paper and have all the campers make their favorite type of paper airplane. Decorate them with markers and.

Paper Plate Flyers

Each camper needs 3 paper plates, the thinner kind with the ridges around the perimeter that are generally sold in.

Parachute Drop

Use paper or cloth with some string to create a parachute with an item like a ball of clay as.

Photo Scavenger Hunt

Send your kids out on a photo scavenger hunt. Each camp group should have a camera and a list of.

Reach for the Ceiling

Round up all your blocks and Legos and let campers work as a group to see how high they can.

Sink or Float

Round up a bunch of random objects around camp that can go in the water. Fill up a bin of.

Slime

Create your own slime! Use your hands to knead the slime for 5–10 minutes until its texture stops changing. Do.

Soda Bottle Rockets

For this one you will have to buy a few water rocket kits. These are made to shoot two liter.

Stand Up to a Hurricane

Build houses with craft supplies such as paper, straws, and pipe cleaners. Secure each house to a tray with glue,.

Sticky Note Number Match

With a sheet of paper taped to the wall, some sticky notes and a marker, you can set up this.

Straw Rollercoaster

Build an assortment of ramps or a full on rollercoaster out of drinking straws. Then take a ping pong ball.

Survive an Earthquake

Use marshmallows and toothpicks to build a structure. Then put it on a big bowl of Jello to simulate the.

Tie Dye

Purchase a few tie dye kits and have kids bring in items like a white t-shirt, pillow case, or pair.

Water Drop Races

Use wax paper as your race course. Each camper will put a single drop of water using a straw at.

Yardstick Launcher

Turn a yard stick into a catapult by putting a soda can underneath it. Glue a small plastic cup to.