Cam and the Cosmos: Starting STEM Young
No doubt, Cam is a science driven guy. One of his first interests was a life cycle of a butterfly. Just ask and he will tell you the entire cycle. His mom and dad got him many books on the topic and last summer obtained caterpillars to hatch and set free. We’ve walked in the park in the fall and dispersed the seeds in the milk weed pods to feed the butterflies next summer. I enjoyed learning along with him.
Currently he is into the universe and specifically our solar system. So far, he has taught me that Neptune has rings, Jupiter is a gas giant, Venus is hotter than Mercury, and we have five dwarf planets in our solar system: Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea. Who knew? Not me!
So when I was skimming through Bookstagram and spotted an ad for I’m The Chef Too, STEM oriented baking kits for kids, I had to check it out. (Cam also likes to cook and I like to eat.) Voila! A Cosmic Donut Kit-the perfect Easter gift from grandma!!
This past week, I preheated the oven and we opened the kit. Wow! Everything was included, outside of the egg and milk that was added to the batter, to make some beautiful out of this world donuts to rival Saturn and Jupiter‘s rings. The steps were easy to follow and there was quite a bit he could do as a three and a half year-old with my help. As a bonus, there were so many extras like a map and fact sheet of the solar system.
After enjoying our donuts, we read one of his favorite books, 8 Little Planets by Chris Ferrie. It’s brightly colored illustrations and bouncy rhyme scheme help highlight something unique about each planet. Then Cam lined up his stepping planets and showed me how he could match his planet blocks to each (thanks Sam and @rachtastic_07 for always sharing the best stuff!!)
It was a great day and Cam and I both recommend I’m The Chef Too kits, which were so fun, easy, and delicious. Even more importantly, this gave Cam experience with the chemistry of cooking, following the steps of our experiment, and color mixing-go STEM!!
This was a cute project. It gave my granddaughter experience with reading recipes, using a beater and making whipped cream. The end product looked very cute.
My grandchildren absolutely loved making all of the items that were sent to them! They especially enjoyed watching how ingredients went together to make such a tasty treat! I am thrilled with this idea!
Super cute activities. My daughters love them. Easy to follow directions. It's a little pricey.