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31 Days of Awesome Halloween STEM Activities

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Get ready for an exciting Halloween adventure filled with spooky Halloween STEM Activities! We’ve got over 31 amazing ideas to keep kids engaged and having a blast all through October and beyond! Let the fun and learning begin!

It’s so important for kids of all ages to have the chance to explore the amazing world of science, technology, engineering and math. Halloween is THE perfect occasion to make that learning and experimentation totally come alive! We can have such fun exploring these subjects together and getting those young minds bubbling with excitement!

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31 Days of Halloween STEM Challenges!

In this STEM collection, you’ll find a treasure trove of exciting Halloween STEM ideas that you can do with both preschoolers and bigger kids. They’re all incredibly simple to set up and won’t break the bank either, making them perfect for both the home and classroom. 

How about having an awesome October Halloween STEM Challenge with your little learners? You could try and do one activity every day, like a Halloween advent calendar!

It will be a spooky and exciting Halloween build-up that your kids won’t forget!

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Spooky Halloween STEM Challenges

Halloween STEM activities Halloween are the perfect way to enjoy thrilling science potions and experiments that will make your little ones shriek and ohh and ahh with joy!

Our little witches and wizards can get ready for some hair-raising explorations; with Eyeball Goo, Bubbling Potions, and Glow in the Dark Slime! These spine-chilling activities will have the kids mesmerised!

For our young engineers, we have candy structures, spiders webs and the coolest pop-up Halloween toy to build. It’s going to be hard to choose which to do first, they are all so much fun!

But wait…there’s more! We have ghosts that mysteriously disappear, spiders that magically climb and witches that fly through the night on their broomsticks! And don’t miss out on the mummy with its chilling light up eyes!

There are so many fantastic Halloween STEM activities awaiting you! Join us on a thrilling  journey where fun and learning come together in spooktacular ways!   

31 Days of Halloween STEM Activities - Let The Countdown Begin!

Make this Halloween extra special and exciting with over 31 days of spooktacular STEM activities for kids. Get ready to explore science, technology, engineering, and math in a fun and spooky way!

STEM Flying Ghost Craft

Kids will love this interactive Paper Cup Flying Ghost Craft. Pull the strings to make the ghosts fly up and down! A spooky and fun STEM project for kids!

Magnetic Spider and Fly Chase

Make a fun magnetic Spider and Fly Craft. Such a fun interactive homemade toy for kids.

Spooky Pop-Up STEAM Project

Kids of all ages will love this pop-up Halloween STEM project. A Halloween activity that's fun and educational! Boo!

Climbing Spiders

Make fun Climbing Popsicle Stick Spiders. Pull the strings to make them climb!

Eerie Eyeball Slime

Are your kids brave enough for Eerie Eyeball Slime? It's green, gooey and gruesome!

Flying Paper Cup Witch

This Interactive Flying Witch Craft is easy to make and so fun! Pull the string and watch your witch fly up and down on her broomstick!

Witch's Potion

Calling all little witches and wizards, try a fun Witch's Potion Activity this Halloween!

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Pom Pom Popper Ghosts

Kids will have so much fun with these Popper Ghosts! What a fab bit of halloween engineering.

Photo Credit: www.messylittlemonster.com

Pumpkin Volcano Experiment

Here's a traditional volcano experiment with a cool Halloween twist kids will enjoy!

Photo Credit: taminglittlemonsters.com

Magic Halloween Potions Science

Kids will have lots of fun creating bubbles and fog using some simple science.

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Halloween Candy STEM Tower

Challenge kids to build the tallest structure they can using only toothpicks and candy pumpkins!

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Eyeball STEM Challenge!

Can your kids make a tower from eyeballs. They might be surprised how difficult it is to stack a round object!

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Halloween Shooters

How far can you make your Halloween Shooters fly? A great challenge for kids.

Photo Credit: www.steamsational.com

Halloween Catapult

Here's a creepy crawly Halloween catapult kids can make in minutes. How far can they shoot the Halloween candy or plastic insects?

Photo Credit: www.steamsational.com

Build a Monster STEM Activity

Kids will have a great time designing their own monster in this engineering challenge. Which one will be the scariest?

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Blood Slime

Are you brave enough for this creepy blood slime exploration? Perfect for Halloween!

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Float a Pumpkin

Can your kids make a boat to float their pumpkin? A lovely hands on STEM challenge for autumn.

Photo Credit: www.messylittlemonster.com

Pumpkin Glow in the Dark Slime

Take your slime experimentation to the limit, with this glow in the dark recipe! Perfect for Halloween spooky fun.

Photo Credit: www.steampoweredfamily.com

Magnetic Spinning Spider

Learn about magnetism with this fun spider on a web. Watch it jump and jitter around the web!

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Witches Brew Experiment

Have fun mixing colours and experimenting with acids and bases with this fun Halloween project.

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Pumpkin Skittles Experiment

Watch the colours spread with this fun Halloween Pumpkin Skittles Experiment for kids.

Photo Credit: www.hellowonderful.co

PUMPKIN ELEPHANT TOOTHPASTE

Here's a fun Halloween twist on the foamy fizzy elephant toothpaste experiment!

Photo Credit: www.redtedart.com

Frankenstein Cup & Ball Game

This Frankenstein Origami Cup Game is fun for kids to make and play with. In terms of STEM, Origami is seen as a math activity that helps kids visualise and experiment with ideas in 3D.

Photo Credit: www.steamsational.com

Blood Model Project

Kids can enjoy exploring the parts of blood without a microscope with this hands on blood model project.

Photo Credit: www.findingmyselfyoung.com

Fizzing Pumpkins

Fizzing pumpkins is a fun way to combine a recipe, chemical reaction and sensory play all in one.

Photo Credit: www.steampoweredfamily.com

Halloween Thaumatrope

Learn about optical illusions with this spooky art and science activity.

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Halloween Candy Ghost Experiment

Kids will love experimenting with different liquids to make their ghosts disappear!

Photo Credit: www.mamasmiles.com

Ghost Balloons

Can you fill a ghost balloon without blowing? Kids will love these spooky self inflating ghosts!

Photo Credit: jdaniel4smom.com

Halloween Building Mats

In this activity kids will have fun decorating cute Halloween characters and building a setting for them. Use Lego or anything else you fancy.

Photo Credit: dayswithgrey.com

Halloween Pumpkin Kerplunk!

Halloween Pumpkin Kerplunk! Kids can problem solve, make predictions, explore weight and balance and of course have fun!

Photo Credit: www.mombrite.com

Ghost Rockets

Blast off with flying Ghost Rockets! They're easy to make and full of explosive fun.

Photo Credit: www.steampoweredfamily.com

Mummy Circuit Craft

Make a Mummy with eyes that glow! So spooky and perfect for a Halloween.

Photo Credit: www.kellysclassroomonline.com

Halloween Candy Sink or Float?

Put that left over Halloween candy to good use with this fun sink or float experiment.

More Halloween Activities For Kids

You might also like an awesome Halloween Craft Countdown! With over 31 fun and easy crafts to take you right through October.

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Or how about a collection of Paper Plate Halloween Crafts? So many fun budget friendly ideas for all ages.

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More Fun Halloween Crafts For Kids:

Paper Plate Witch Hat

Paper Plate Witch Hat

3D Paper Pumpkin Craft

3D Paper Pumpkin Craft

Paper Cup Witch - Halloween Craft For Kids

Paper Cup Witch – Halloween Craft For Kids

Popsicle Stick Bat Craft

Popsicle Stick Bat Craft

Popsicle Stick Vampire Craft

Popsicle Stick Vampire Craft

Paper Cup Hairy Monster Craft

Paper Cup Hairy Monster Craft

Paper Bag Vampire Puppet

Paper Bag Vampire Puppet

Walking Spider Puppet Craft

Walking Spider Puppet Craft

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