{Botley was gifted to us for the purposes of this review and giveaway, thoughts are my own and honest}Meet Botley, the screen-free coding robot that my kids have come to love. It’s cute, simple to operate and a great alternative to programming apps and…
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science and so I wanted to share with you some of my favourite fictional female scientists. These are in no particular order other than the order they came to me in but all worth celebrating…
Last week we had our first official meet up since registering our team. We’re still finalising our team members as a couple of them have had to drop out unfortunately but we’re enjoying it all the same. If you’ve never heard of the FIRST…
During my time volunteering with the Peterborough STEM festival, I was introduced to the FIRST LEGO League Jr. – a STEM programme for 6-9 year olds that encourages children to investigate a real-world theme, develop teamwork and programming skills – and have fun.FIRST® LEGO®…
I’d seen these hologram projection pyramid things a few years ago and wanted to have a go at making one but always assumed it would be complicated. I’m in a number of facebook groups for teachers, parents and STEM enthusiasts and I came across…
Part of my role with the Peterborough STEM Festival is to liaise with schools groups and inspire them to take part in our FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. expo. FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. is a challenge for 6-9-year-olds in which they form a team, learn…
Peterborough STEM Festival is a FREE family event that aims to develop and encourage a love of STEM subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Taking place at Kingsgate Conference Centre on October 12th, the festival will be exhibiting a range of science experiments, engineering…
*SPONSORED POST* When you think of all the lessons that you can teach your kids over the years, cooking is most certainly high on the list. It’s more than just teaching them how to cook; it’s about teaching them how to make healthy decisions…
Dexter has the smallest bedroom in our house. He’s the only boy so he doesn’t share it with anyone but it also means his room has been the last one to be decorated. We’ve been meaning to do a space themed bedroom for ages…
It can be so difficult sometimes to come up with great gift ideas when you are buying for your own children. You know everything that they have already and you know which things they actually enjoy and play with regularly. You might have a…