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Hi STEM Sparkers! How's everyone doing? I got a little bit busy last week with my day job and forgot to post, oops. Jack's also been busy raising fund for his school's dance-a-thon fundraiser and building tons of Lego sets-- look at the cool Lego set he built me for Mother's Day! I hope everyone who celebrated Mother's Day had a good one, and I'm honestly ready for the next holiday, which is Memorial Day, because I could use the R and R that a three weekend usually brings.

Happy May the Fourth and Cinco de Mayo STEM Sparkers! Jack has been exploring recycle, reduce, and reuse at school, and he had a school project to make something out of recycled/used project. He made two cardboard games, a pin ball/shuffle board and marble maze. His project inspired me to make a piñata reusing a small gift box I had-- the perfect STEAM Activity to celebrate both Cinco de Mayo and May the Fourth. I made a Chewbacca piñata because Chewie is one of my favo

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 planned, and today I learned the word for how I've been feeling. I'm languished . But enough about me. This post is about doing crafts and reading books to celebrate Ramadan, which if you're not familiar Ramadan, it "is the month during which Muslims fast from before dawn until after sunset. People who are fasting must do their best to be kin

Hi STEM Sparkers! Not that long ago I asked our readers to provide feedback on what you'd like to see more of on this blog. One smart...

Hi STEM Sparkers! It's my birthday soon, and all I want for my birthday was a COVID19 vaccine. And guess what? My birthday wish came...

Hello STEM Sparkers! How are you doing this week? Jack and I are marching on with online school (he does it and I facilitate) all while...

Happy St. Patrick's Day STEM Sparkers! I really wanted to do lots of cool Women's History Month posts and even a Pi Day post (happy...

STEM Sparkers, we have made it to March! I do sincerely hope that everyone is safe and healthy after the crazy winter storms and you...

Happy Engineers Week 2021 STEM Sparkers! I am busy at my day job (which is engineering!), so I didn't do the best planning for my blog...

Happy February STEM Sparkers! The weather is pretty awesome in Phoenix right now, and I get to talk to STEM author Jennifer Swanson on...

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...

Hi STEM Sparkers! Thanks for coming back this week. Because this week is Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) week! Woot, woot! ...

Hi STEM Sparkers! I hope your January is going well. I'm very excited that my favorite day in January, Multicultural Children's Book...

Hi STEM Sparkers! I'm excited to share that I've added a new trace and count the number, lucky number 7, with a winter them to the...

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...

Happy New Year STEM Sparkers! It's been a busy week for Jack, Bobby and I. We waited for Santa Claus, played with the toys Santa left...

About a week ago Jack and I had a Lego build battle where we each had to build our own Lego ornament. He got the Snowman, and I got the...

Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate the holiday! Last year, Jack's pre-K teacher introduced their class to Hanukkah. She told them it...

Hi STEM Sparkers! This week I'm super happy to introduce you to STEM Author, Barbara Renner! Barbara and I have a special connection,...

STEM Sparkers, drum roll please! It's our annual STEM Book Recommendations plus giveaway! This book recommendation list is a part of the...