You know what the greatest thing in the world is? The world! The very planet under your feet right now is the greatest thing ever. We have to love it, protect it and make sure it’s healthy and happy, just like you. One of the ways we can do that is by recycling. Do you ever wonder what happens to those bottles that you toss into the recycling bin? It’s a great question and to see the answer, just look below! Remember to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as...
Continue ReadingIt’s just about Father’s Day and that means buying a card and giving your dad something he’ll really enjoy. You know what dads like? They like stuff that is made with love, especially when it’s made with their kid’s own two hands. If you are looking for something super easy to make for Dad’s Day, we’ve got you covered. Your dad deserves an award for everything he does. So, why not make him one? This award craft from the Easy Peasy and Fun YouTube channel is super easy and super...
Continue Reading*Ring! Ring!* Oh, there’s the bell! We better get to class! The Click-A-Brick team had a wonderful time at a local elementary school in Calgary, recently. We met with Ralph’s Grade 5 class and let the kids have a blast with Click-A-Brick. Some of them just built whatever popped into their imaginations and others made things from books they were reading. And some of the students challenged themselves and followed along with the instructions to build some really fun Click-A-Brick creations. Seeing as how Click-A-Brick is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
Continue ReadingIt’s winter and that means finding fun things to do in the snow (if you live in a place with snow). This winter has seen snow show up in some truly unusual places where it normally wouldn’t. Hopefully the worst of the weather is behind us and the rest of winter is more gentle than it has been this year. Try these five winter activities to spend the rest of the frigid season. Build some Swedish Snow Lanterns From Gina Lide at the Artful Parent, these snow lanterns are so...
Continue ReadingHello and welcome to 2018! It's a whole new year and that means more exciting stuff to learn. Everybody is done with the holidays and now it’s time to warm up those brains and get learning again because learning is the most fun thing you can do. This week, we’re looking at a majestic winter bird. It’s so wonderfully wintery, it even has “snowy” in its name. We’re talking about the snowy owl. Thank you to PBS for this incredible infographic about the snowy owl. It was designed by Karen...
Continue ReadingChristmas is coming! It’s almost here! Pretty soon the reindeer will be zooming across the sky pulling the sleigh with the jolly guy and the sack full of toys. As much as we love Christmas, we have to acknowledge something: It creates a lot of waste. The wrapping paper alone is quite wasteful and then there are all those Christmas flyers and catalogs. What if we told you that you could recycle all those glossy toy catalogs and make amazing Christmas decorations with them? Isn’t that great? You don’t just need...
Continue ReadingYou know we here at Click-A-Brick love us some building blocks, and you know what one of the best things you can build with building blocks is? A family! A new building toy that is specifically meant to teach children about racial diversity among families and to be more representative of various family makeups has us thrilled. MyFamilyBuilders is a building set that contains either 48 or 32 magnetized pieces that consist of heads, torsos and lower bodies that can connect together to form various combinations of people. The set...
Continue ReadingRemember when we made that amazing 3D Mother’s Day card a few weeks ago? We’re back with another great card, but this time it’s for Father’s Day, which is coming up soon. Making things for dad is a fantastic idea for dad’s day and you can get creative with your Click-A-Bricks and make him a whole bunch of different things. No matter what you make your pop, you can give it to him with this necktie card, which comes to us courtesy of the Happy Crafty YouTube channel. What You’ll...
Continue ReadingIt’s spring and that means flowers are everywhere! They are popping up out of the ground seeking sunshine and rain. While flowers look pretty, they are also full of learning opportunity. Today, thanks to an infographic from Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies, we take a look at some flower science … flience! For some STEAM fun (that's science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics, of course), have a look at the infographic below that shows you the parts of flowers and then grab your Click-A-Bricks Rainbowland set and make some flowers...
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