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How KiwiCo is Engineering Awesome for Kids (& Grownups)
For the last decade, KiwiCo has designed over 1,500 projects, inspiring the next generation of creators, scientists, artists, and makers by disrupting traditional playtime and spending 1000+ hours developing each crate. KiwiCo has got awesome down to a science—mastering the innovation, products, and most importantly, the science, so families can focus on having fun. Here are some of the exciting ways we’re engineering awesome just for you!
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10 Simple Ways to Raise Creative Kids
“The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” — Alan Alda
3 Tips for Building Your Kid's Kitchen Confidence
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A Star is Born: The Six Stages of a Star's Life Cycle
Look up at the night sky and you might wonder how there came to be so many stars out there, shining brightly in the endless dark. You wouldn't be the first. Astronomy is one of the first recorded sciences practiced by early civilizations all over the world. Our prehistoric ancestors painted constellations on cave walls. Ancient Babylonians mapped the stars as early as 1000 B.C.E (over 3,000 years ago!). The early Greek astronomer, Aristarchus, first determined that Earth revolves around the sun in the second century B.C.E. In the 2000 years since, we've learned more about stars than the early astronomers could have possibly imagined. Today we know that stars evolve through a process, a life cycle, that plays out in six stages over billions of years. Want to know more? Read on to discover eveything you need to know about the six fascinating stages of a star's life!
How Viruses Spread & Why You Should Stay Home: Explainer for Kids
Staying away from regular activities and friends is plenty stressful even for grownups, and it’s an even bigger challenge for kids to make sense of it all. By sharing the science of how viruses are transmitted, we can help kids to see staying at home as a powerful way to help keep friends and family safe, rather than as something scary or frustrating.