GlueStick

10/02/2026

Football season means a lot of Sundays on the couch, but the kids don't have to just watch. 🏈

Whether your weekend includes Friday night lights, Saturday college games or NFL Sunday, we've got 8 football crafts to keep little hands busy.

Step-by-step tutorials for all 8 are here 👉 https://gluestick.app/tags/football?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_group&utm_campaign=profile__tags-football&utm_content=tags-football

Which one would your kids pick? Tell us in the comments! 👇

Thank you to In The Bag Kids' Crafts and our creator community for these projects.

10/01/2026

We've got a new tool that's sure to make a splash! Our new 'Snap to Color' feature lets you upload any picture – your pet, a favorite toy, or even yourself – and we'll instantly turn it into a coloring page. Get ready to color your world!

09/30/2026

If your kids had a fall market stand, what would they sell? 🎃 Apples? Pumpkins? Hay rides? Tell us below, then build the stand together with our free printables 👉 https://gluestick.app/project/fall-market-stand-with-printables

09/20/2026

We're thrilled to announce the new Gluestick Creative Buddy Boutique! Now, your young makers can earn stars by completing real-world art, craft, and STEM projects. They can then use those stars to customize their very own adorable buddies with fun accessories like hats, glasses, and mustaches. It's a wonderful way to bring their imaginations to life and reward their creativity!

09/18/2026

Our 8-year-old Creative Director has been hard at work designing ADORABLE accessories for your GlueStick creative buddies. Kids unlock creative buddies for putting their supplies away and can dress them up with stars earned by completing projects and showing them off to their grown-ups.

Who wears "Business casual" better? Cheets the Cheetah, or Hopper the Frog?

Check it out at https://gluestick.app

09/17/2026

What if you could easily bring that wonder into your home with simple science crafts for kids and engaging STEM activities for kids at home? Click below to review 11 exciting and creative science activities for children that use everyday household supplies to explore fascinating concepts like gravity, friction, and the water cycle!

Spark curiosity with 11 creative science activities for children! Discover fun science projects for elementary students and engaging STEM activities for kids at home, including playground science. Ad-free learning with GlueStick.

09/16/2026

Need to get the kids outside? Turn the playground into a science lab.

Grab a few things that roll, head to the slide, and let your kid predict which one will reach the bottom first.

Then test it. Time it. Try again.
Science!

Our free playground experiment explores gravity and friction in about 10–30 minutes. Ages 5–10.

Try it → https://gluestick.app/project/what-rolls-fastest-exploring-gravity-and-friction-on-the-playground?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_group&utm_campaign=1000-hours-outside__project-what-rolls-fastest-e&utm_content=project-what-rolls-fastest-exploring-gravity-and-friction-on-the

09/16/2026

Which rolls faster: a ball, a toy car, or something completely unexpected? 👀

Take your science experiment to the playground!

Have your kid make a prediction, race different objects down the slide, record the results, and figure out how gravity and friction are affecting what happens.

It's a 10–30 minute experiment for ages 5–10 using things you already have at home.

Make your prediction →
Try the free GlueStick experiment
https://gluestick.app/project/what-rolls-fastest-exploring-gravity-and-friction-on-the-playground?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_group&utm_campaign=sensory-play__project-what-rolls-fastest-e&utm_content=project-what-rolls-fastest-exploring-gravity-and-friction-on-the

09/13/2026

Our Clean-Up Tasks feature helps young makers take ownership of the entire creative process, from start to finish. Instead of seeing cleanup as a separate chore, GlueStick encourages simple, age-appropriate cleanup activities as part of the project.

09/07/2026

Labor Day is a wonderful opportunity to teach children about the value of hard work and the people who make our communities thrive. What better way to celebrate than with engaging Labor Day crafts for kids that honor our everyday heroes? Head over to the blog and find 7 fun crafts to celebrate the heroes of our community.

Discover 7 fun and educational Labor Day crafts for kids! Celebrate community helpers with easy, low-prep activities, including printable community helper coloring pages. Perfect for creative learning at home or school.