We have some exciting news for you! Click-A-Brick is releasing science kits soon! Here, take a look: Become a scientist instantly with Click-A-Brick Science. The science kits are super easy to use. You just mix the super science powder into your favorite drink, slurp it up and you instantly become a scientist. Wait … we’re just being informed that that is not how they work. But they do allow you to do some great science experiments right in your own home. First up is the Click-A-Brick Science Creative Chemistry: Crystals &...

Let’s do some math. Not just any kind of math, but summer fun math! It’s the summeriest and funnest type of math to do. We’ll be adding up the numbers from lists of fun things to do in summer that we could find on the internet. You ready? Here we go: 100 Summer Fun Ideas for Kids and Parents Trevor Hannant/Flickr From Very Well Family, this list has all kinds of super fun activities to do in the summertime.  From rearranging the furniture to planting a butterfly garden to making...

Summer is here! It’s one of the best things that starts with an “S.” You know what else is great that starts with an “S?” STEM! And the “S” in STEM stands for … science! Put summer and science together and you’ve got yourself a good time. Here at Click-A-Brick, we love us some science in the summer. And we know you do, too. Let’s look at some amazing STEM activities that can fill your summer with sciencey fun. 1. Bottle Rockets [Image: Wesley Fryer/Flickr] Did someone say rockets? You...

This week's blog post comes to us from Amanda Reid of Such & Such home decor.  Toys are more than just playthings for toddlers and babies. They play a substantial role in their sensory, emotional, social and motor development. Small children have a tendency to explore everything that catches their attention. They touch, observe and put things in their mouth to test their form and texture and also to ease their teething troubles. For this reason,  it is necessary to ensure the toys they play with follow all safety standards...

You know we love us some dinosaurs here at Click-A-Brick. They were such amazing creatures and they were so big! We wish there were still dinosaurs roaming around on Earth today … well, maybe not. Can you even imagine if dinosaurs were still around? The good news is: you don’t have to imagine because dinosaurs are totally still around! Introducing Click-A-Brick Carnivores and Click-A-Brick Herbivores. Two brand new dinosaur sets. And here’s a monster of a deal to go with these sets: For a limited time, when you buy a...

Valentine’s Day is soon and there’s no better way to celebrate than making something fun. You can turn a pencil into a cupid’s arrow with just a few pieces of stiffened felt. It makes a cute little craft and you don’t even have to take the felt off to use the pencil. This craft comes from the PBS Parents YouTube channel and it’s super easy. Get some glue and scissors and get crafting! What you’ll need: Stiffened felt (any color you want, but we suggest red and black) Heart and...

Hello 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...

Have you heard of StemBox? It’s the latest way to get girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). With StemBox, girls sign up to a subscription service that will send them a kit each month that includes everything they need to perform a science experiment. Each StemBox has a different concept to explore and different experiments to perform. In addition to the boxes, the company also hosts a YouTube channel where girls can find tutorials for the experiments and learn more about each box’s concept. Founder Kina McAllister...

It’s getting close to back to school time and that means getting all those amazing school supplies together for another great year of learning. You know what the best kind of school supply is? The one that nobody else has! Make all your friends ask where you got your school supplies by making your very own erasing marker. This marker will make your doodling dazzling by erasing other marker ink. Make a colorful background, write something with the erasing marker and watch the word appear by erasing the background ink....