Suzie Olsen
STEAM Activity: Play Dough Diya
Happy Diwali STEM Sparkers! Jack's school is hosting a Diwali Festival next weekend, with my acquaintance Kriti (we meet at a SWE event...
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Suzie Olsen
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
STEAM Activity for Ramadan
Hi STEM Sparkers. How are you doing? I've felt unmotivated, meh and behind on things, like I didn't post this piece last week as...
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Suzie Olsen
- Feb 6, 2021
- 1 min
STEAM Activity: Paper Lantern
STEM Sparkers, happy Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year is February 12 of this year (2021). It is the year of the Ox. Jack and I made some...
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Suzie Olsen
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
STEAM Activity: Cardboard Snowman
Hi STEM Sparker! To say life in the US feels a little chaotic right now feels like a understatement. I've been trying to work (at my...
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Suzie Olsen
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
STEAM Activity: Paper Dreidel
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate the holiday! Last year, Jack's pre-K teacher introduced their class to Hanukkah. She told them it...
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Suzie Olsen
- Nov 20, 2020
- 1 min
STEAM Activity: Paper Bag Turkey
We're pretty nerdy here at STEM Spark, as our readers know, so it probably won't surprise you that I subscribe to the Crayola newsletter...
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Suzie Olsen
- Oct 22, 2020
- 2 min
STEAM Activity: Hydro Dipping
Hey STEM Sparkers. How are you all doing? So during our summer of quarantine, we watched a lot of YouTube. Okay, so Jack watched YouTube...
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Suzie Olsen
- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
STEM Product Review: Kiwi Crate's Bubbling Cauldron Plus #Giveaway
The bewitching hour is upon us STEM Sparkers! Halloween is 22 days away (or is it 21, depending on if you count today or not?)! We love...
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Suzie Olsen
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
STEM Product Review: The Tiny Giant (Picture Book)
Happy Fall STEM Sparkers! It's kind of weird to say it's fall in Phoenix, since the temperature high is 105 degree Fahrenheit. But Jack...
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Suzie Olsen
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
A STEM Inspired Birthday Party
Hooray for Jack! He turned six recently. My baby is six years old. I loved my birthdays growing up; my mom had way to make my day or...
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Suzie Olsen
- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
STEAM Activity: Light Up Wand Plus #Giveaway
September 1st was Back to Hogwarts Day, STEM Sparkers! Of course Jack, Bobby and I celebrated the day: we made a light up wand! This...
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Suzie Olsen
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
STEAM Activity: Counting Doughnuts
When I saw Dozen of Doughnuts (written by Carrie Finison and Illustrated by Brianne Farley) on another blog, I thought Jack might enjoy...
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Suzie Olsen
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
STEAM Activity: Ocean in a Jar for Shark Week 2020
STEM Sparkers, it's Shark Week! We love celebrating the odd holiday (check out our May the Fourth celebration post) around here, so you...
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Suzie Olsen
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
STEAM Activity: DIY Toys for Dogs
Hi STEM Sparkers! I'm sorry that I didn't post anything last week-- it's because I was busy with our new puppy. STEM Sparkers, I'm...
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Suzie Olsen
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
STEAM Activity: Easy Duplo Frame
Happy Mother's Day STEM Sparkers! How are you doing? I'm low on energy this week, and Jack's interest in STEM/STEAM crafts is waning, so...
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Suzie Olsen
- Apr 28, 2020
- 3 min
May the Fourth 2020: Make a Lightsaber with a Pool Noodle Plus #Giveaway!
Yay! May the Fourth is almost upon us STEM Sparkers! One, you may be like what is May the Fourth: we covered the holiday last year in...
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Suzie Olsen
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
STEAM Activity: What can you make with a cardboard box?
Hi STEM Sparkers. We hope you are hanging in there with stay at home orders and online schooling. At STEM Spark, some days are really...
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Suzie Olsen
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
Edible Science: Tie Dye Eggs
Hoppy Easter and Passover and Spring Solstice STEM Sparkers! To celebrate, we're tie dying eggs. I wasn't sure whether to categorize...
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Suzie Olsen
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
List of Science Experiments and STEAM Activities
Talk of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is everywhere in the US right now. At STEM Spark, we know the news can be overwhelming - it is for us...
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Suzie Olsen
- Feb 25, 2020
- 1 min
STEAM Activity: Building a Leprechaun House
Happy St. Patrick's Day STEM Sparkers! We're writing this post a little early so you have plenty of time to prep your own leprechaun...
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