October is the month for decorated pumpkins, bats, and Halloween.
As kids gear up for the big day, get them excited with a few fun STEM activities for kids with a Halloween twist.
These Halloween STEM activities are perfect for October.
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October is the month for decorated pumpkins, bats, and Halloween.
As kids gear up for the big day, get them excited with a few fun STEM activities for kids with a Halloween twist.
These Halloween STEM activities are perfect for October.
These STEM challenges would be fun in the classroom, at home, or even as a kids Halloween party idea.
Halloween STEM Activities
Candy Corn Catapults — Design and build your very own catapult and test how far you can fling candy corn pieces.
Ghost Pom-Pom Poppers — Kids will have fun creating these pom-pom poppers and testing to see how far they can get the pom-poms to fly.
Build a Ghost Tower— How tall can you engineer a tower in this ghostly structures STEM activity?
Candy Pumpkin Tower — Here’s another fun Halloween engineering activity for kids. How tall can they make their tower?
Grow Halloween Crystals — Use chemistry to create beautiful crystals shaped like pumpkins, spiders, and more.
Googly Eye Slime — Try your hand at a bit of chemistry with this simple slime recipe. Add googly eyes to make this monstrous eyeball slime.
Marshmallow Peeps Disappearing Ghosts — Kids will love experimenting with this tasty science activity.
Screaming Ghost Balloons — This super simple Halloween science activity will entertain kids while making spooky, screetchy noises they’ll love.
Build a Pumpkin Battery — Discover how you can make a working battery using pumpkins!
Pumpkin Catapult — Kids of all ages will love building their own craft stick catapult and using it for a fun game in this STEM challenge.
Halloween Eraser Stacking Challenge — This engineering challenge would be fun to do solo or as a competition to see who can build the tallest tower.
Flying Witches — Mix a bit of science into crafting and discover how levers work. Kids will love this cute idea.
Pumpkin Volcano — Carving pumpkins this year? Put that Jack-O-Lantern to good use and build your very own volcano.
Flying Tea Bag Ghost— Use the same science principles 