This easy-to-make launcher is just one of the activities you'll find in the STEAM KIDS book that makes it easy to engage kids with hands-on experiments. 

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Can you combine kids, engineering and technology without blinking an eye?

Yes you can!

All it takes is a resource that inspires, explains, and supports.

That's what STEAM Kids series of books does for you.

Simple catapult from STEAM KIDS

We've been wanting to build a catapult for some time and this one from the STEAM KIDS book was ideal for us.

You'll love it too because it uses basic craft materials and takes only minutes to make.

The best part is, this catapult really works!

You'll find the instructions in this awesome activity book for kids:

STEAM KIDS 50+science/technology/engineering/art/math hands-on projects for kids 

An accomplished team of authors is behind this awesome resource - writers combining their skills as parents, bloggers, educators - with a passion for helping kids discover and learn in meaningful ways.

  Here's a peek inside!

STEAM KIDS is not only an exciting collection of hands-on activities, it's also
a beautiful picture book for kids and grownups.

 Enjoy browsing through the photos, then choose a project to begin your STEAM adventure.

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After oohing and aahing over the photos

you'll be inspired to start a project right away.

 More STEAM KIDS ebooks

Kitchen STEAM 

Halloween STEAM  

                                            Christmas STEAM

STEAM KIDS puts lots of options for creative play at your fingertips. The catapult is one of our favorites because it is fun and easy to make. It provides a perfect boredom buster, plus learning experience, for kids.

Engineering and technology are just part of the learning adventure when you create and build with kids.

Think it - plan it - do it!