It feels like the first day of spring was just yesterday, but now we are thinking about how to fill those long summer days. If you are looking for something fun for your kids to do, you can’t go wrong with a STEM activity! These will encourage your kids to keep learning even when school is not in session! These activities can work for nearly any type of summer scenario, and are so much fun! These can work for both older and younger kids, and they can even do some of these together! Here is the ultimate list of summer STEM activities for kids.

STEM ACTIVITIES in the Kitchen

Fizzy Lemonade Science Project Experiment Fun and engaging kitchen science experiment using everyday items found in most homes.

Science Experiments with Ground Beef How much do you understand about the numbers associated with Ground Beef? This stem activity will give you a great visual to help teach in the kitchen!

Ada Twist’s Color Changing Lemonade Lab Kids absolutely love experiments that can drink. I remember as a kid mixing concoctions and trying them out. What would be the combination that was the worst tasting? This is a great tasting experiment that also looks beautiful.

Science Experiments with Water

Erupting Water Slide Children love playing with water, but obviously it creates a mess inside the water. These science experiments are perfect for outdoor summertime fun!

Build a Rain Gauge STEM Activity True-Confessions: In all my years of homeschooling, I have never built a rain gauge. However, I have always wanted to. This easy rain guage is now on my list to things to do!

Water Pump Sprinkler Make sure to enjoy the water fun on those hot summer days!

DIY Water Wall For Summer STEM More water play fun for young and old.

Math Activities

Roll and Color Summer Math Game You can teach math the boring, dull way, or you can have fun with a math game that will be a hit with younger kids just learning numbers!

Fishing Math Game I remember playing this game with my kids so many years ago. In fact, I found my original fish a few years ago, and they still “worked.”

Slime and Play Dough

Oobleck Slime, gak, and putty has children begging for more – colors, smells and textures are great for even the oldest kids. Honestly, I love to play with all of it too. This Oobleck teaches children about states of matter.

DIY Slime Summer Camp Another great slime experiment!

Rainbow Fish Counting Play Dough I can still remember the first time I read Rainbow Fish. This adorable craft incorporates one of the cutest books around.

Building STEM Projects for Fun and Learning

Lightning Bug Paper Circuit Card This beginning circuitry activity will enable children to understand how electricity works while incorporating art. These cards can be personalized and given to friends and family.

Bottle Rockets Rocketry has been a family activity in our household. However, we have always built Estes type rockets. This amazing bottle rocket science fun is a fun diversion from the usual experiments. I can guarantee that young and old will love this outdoor creative fun!

Build a Shelter from the Sun Make sure to check out this adorable science experiment. It is way more than your typical stem activity.

Build a Bug Viewer While I personally don’t like bugs, I have had a few kids that have loved exploring different kinds of bugs!

Build a Bracelet by Shapes and Colors This beading activity helps young children learn shapes, patterns, colors, and fine motor skills.

Paper Boxes Cute, Colorful, and Creative! If you love folded paper, you will love this stem activity!

Color, Density and Air Pressure

Summer Skies Flashlight Constellations Who doesn’t love to look up at the stars? Learn astronomy of the night sky using a simple flashlight.

Density Investigation Another fun kitchen experiment that allows you to see the density of common kitchen ingredients!

Air Pressure Experiments Simple fun to teach young children airflow and how air has the ability to move objects!

Rainbow Art and Science Craft Engaging way to teach art and science stem activities.