STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Carrying out STEM-based activities is a brilliant way to develop problem solving skills, encourage critical thinking and promote investigation.

Here are a list of suggested activities that you can choose from each day that can be carried out using items found around the home, such as shoeboxes, cardboard tubes and straws. Beneath each activity is a list of questions to prompt discussion and help your child to get the most out of this time.

Choose an activity, you can choose more than one or do all of them.  When you have completed it, made your choice, answer the questions in the comment section. Use a title so I know which one you chose to make.