Five low-prep builds that turn the kitchen table into a lab.
STEM play works best when it looks like fun first. These starters use tape, cardboard, and toys you may already own.
Challenge kids to bridge two chairs with paper, or race cars down different ramps. Hypotheses beat manuals.
“Curiosity is the curriculum.”
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