Every year, we celebrate teachers for all the amazing work they do in inspiring the next generation of innovators. This year in particular, we wanted to recognize teachers who have gone above and beyond for their students, while navigating new challenges that come with distance learning. So, we launched the Awesome Teacher Award as a way for our community to share stories about the incredible teachers in their lives. We received hundreds of applications for our Awesome Teacher Award, and after careful consideration, we selected five exceptional winners! These teachers are not only awesome, but ..read more

Teachers have been through a lot the last two school years. Against immeasurable odds, they’ve continued to find creative ways to connect with our children. As this school year draws to a close, it’s time to make sure teachers know how appreciated they are. Celebrate the awesome teachers in your child’s life with this list of handmade gifts your child can make to say thank you! Marbled Paperweights These pretty rainbow rocks are perfect for brightening up your desk! With just some nail polish and water, you can transform an ordinary rock into your own marbled paperweight. Handprint Keychain ..read more

Kids are often asked what they want to be when they grow up, so we created a hands-on experience to explore cool careers in STEM! The goal of KiwiCo’s Professions Starter Kits is to connect kids to real-life jobs and people using STEM skills to solve real problems and make new discoveries. Each starter kit comes with a profession’s guide, materials for two projects, a poster with fun facts and a certificate of achievement. Keep reading to learn more about the Professions Starter Kits available in the KiwiCo Store! Paleontology Starter Kit  “We knew we HAD to have a dino dig! We weren’t ..read more

At KiwiCo, we believe that the best gifts are homemade and that there’s nothing better than quality time together. So, why not make this Mother’s Day extra special with a project or two from the KiwiCo Store! Kids can make these projects as a gift for a special person in their lives, or the whole family can make memories while creating something awesome together. Crystal Ombre Soap Making Make a splash — with soapy science! Craft and customize two kinds of colorful, crystal-inspired soaps.  Textured Clay Luminaries  Let your creativity shine — literally — by crafting a couple of ca ..read more

In today’s day and age, it can be tough to tear our little humans away from the screens and devices we’ve all become so attached to. But there’s nothing quite as enriching and satisfying for kids as getting their hands dirty and making something themselves. And of course, it never hurts if they learn something new along the way! Keep those tiny hands and brains busy year round with this list of screen-free DIYs for kids of all ages. Ages 3-4 Milk Swirl Experiment This experiment is easy and safe enough for kids of all ages, and uses only ingredients you probably already have in the kitchen. T ..read more

We chatted with a father-daughter duo who found a fun way to turn an intimidating subject into a creative adventure. At KiwiCo, we love pie—sweet pie, savory pie, and especially the number pi. But we met a middle schooler whose dedication to pie is inspirationally infinite. “There was this pie place that said that anyone that could recite a hundred digits got a free pie, but only on Pi Day, March 14th,” 12-year-old Sadie tells us. So what did Sadie do? She started dishing out digits, of course.  “I decided to write down the digits in permanent marker on my hand, and I did 20 at a tim ..read more

Here at KiwiCo, we believe in the power of small. And that’s because kids have a tendency to dream bigger and see possibilities through an unfiltered lens. It’s a core KiwiCo belief: That by learning the skills to problem-solve, innovate and create, kids can truly change the world tomorrow. And a lot of kids are already making their mark (after they finish their homework, of course). From detecting water contamination to creating human connections, we got to know four young engineers who are thinking big and building a better future.  Mark Leschinsky, 14 Mark invented a self-disinfecti ..read more

February marks Black History Month—a time to celebrate the experiences and accomplishments of Black Americans. And while this should be a focus of education year round, learning resources highlighting Black history are often missing from schools. In fact, that’s a big part of why Black History Month came to fruition in the first place. In the 1920s, Carter G. Woodson—the second Black American to receive a Ph.D. in history from Harvard—created “Negro History Week” as a way to provide schools with resources that would teach children about Black history. Over the past century, the week-long movem ..read more

From distant stars, to black holes, to the search for life on other planets, outer space has so much to explore. Inspire your child to think out of the box (and out of this world!) with our favorite space-themed science projects. Straw Rockets (Ages 3-16) How fast do you think a rocket needs to go in order to launch into orbit? A shuttle needs to go from zero to 18,000 miles per hour (29,000 kilometers per hour) to get to space! (This is nine times faster than the speed of a rifle bullet!) While these paper straw rockets don’t fly nearly as fast, we had a bunch of fun watching them zoom off ..read more

Credit: NASA NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on February 18th, 2021. NASA is inviting everyone to be a part of history by holding live streams leading up to the landing and on the big day (see the live stream schedule here). This huge step for human space exploration is a great opportunity to inspire your kids to learn more about space! We collected some of out-of-this-world activities to help you transport your kids to the cosmos! The Science of Mars Exploration  Have you ever wanted to visit other planets? Well, many scientists think ..read more