Become Your Hero
Abby & Vaden visit the Des Moines Playhouse and create homemade costumes to dress up as their heroes!
Plants & Water
Abby and Alana visit the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden to discover that plants have lots of ways to collect, direct and absorb water!
Flower Parts
Abby and Braelyn visit the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden to discover the parts of a flower and the important role flowers play in pollination!
Secret Messages
Create messages of kindness in a super top secret way!
May Day Baskets
Spread a little kindness with May Day baskets for your friend or neighbor!
Pizza from Dirt
Learn about growing food and making a pizza... with ingredients from the dirt!
Bird Feeder
Abby and her friend Augie celebrate Earth Day and spring by making a bird feeder!
Friendship
How can you be a good friend? Explore the meaning of friendship with this activity from the book, Yertle the Turtle!
Friendship Bracelets
Abby and Zoey celebrate their friendship by designing bracelets for each other!
Ice Towers
Abby and Brayden explore the states of ice and create amazing structures!
Snowflake Party
Celebrate the snow with a snowflake party! Make these three snowflakes crafts with supplies from home.
New Year Poppers
Celebrate the New Year by making origami poppers and fortune tellers!
Pancake Science
Cooking is chemistry! Make a breakfast favorite while exploring science.
Gratitude Turkey
There is so much to be grateful for; try making your own gratitude turkey!
Pumpkin Study
While carving pumpkins this year, take a closer look. What's different? What's the same? Let's do a pumpkin study!
Chromatography
Explore the beautiful colors of fall leaves with chromatography!
Fossils
Make your own fossils with items in your kitchen!
Natural Camouflage
Create some paper creatures to learn all about camouflage!
Exploring Collections
Look for wonder in the world and start a collection!
Exploring Hot and Cold
Investigate in the kitchen! What happens when you heat solid materials and then cool the materials?
Creative Sandwich
Get creative in the kitchen and make a silly sandwich! What will you be inspired to create?
Making a Travel Collage
Plan a trip around Iowa by making a travel collage!
Surface Tension
Explore surface tension with items from your kitchen!
Paint with Veggies
Get creative with painting with something you have in your house already - vegetables!
Make Your Own Slime
Follow these simple steps to make slime at home - and have Abby teach you a few things too!
Make Your Own Bubble Solution
Make your own bubble solution with these simple ingredients from PBS.