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Disney FROZEN Inspired STEM Activity – Elsa’s Castle!

September 2, 2015 FindingDebra

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Disney Frozen-inspired STEM Activity

If you are a parent, chances are that you have heard about STEM quite often. Even in elementary school, teachers spend more time on getting kids interested in these core areas.

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

It is said that an early introduction to STEM skills will better prepare our children for the future. I know that in many gifted and talented classes, it’s a crucial area of curriculum……trying to create problem solvers and critical thinkers.

But how do we get children interested in STEM?

It’s actually not that hard to do. I’ve read many accounts of 8 years being the ideal age for children to become interested. Since that happens to be my daughter’s age, I thought we’d expand on what she’s learning at school and have a little Disney fun too.

Who says STEM can’t be fun?

Disney Frozen inspired STEM Activity

Disney Frozen Grapes

I’ve seen many STEM activities which involve building a structure. So instead of building with traditional blocks or toy items, why not build with something non-traditional?

FOOD!

Recently, Walmart introduced a brand new product which is sure to delight kids of all ages (and my daughter)!

Disney FROZEN Grapes!

And I don’t mean frozen grapes (as in, really cold in the freezer). I mean, as in Princess Anna and Queen Elsa!

Girls of all ages just squealed in delight!

Disney Frozen Grapes at Walmart

You’ll find the Disney FROZEN Grapes packaged in clear containers right in your fresh produce aisle at your local Walmart.

So, while I grabbed a package for snack-time and school lunches, I knew in my heart that we’d be getting creative with them too.

Disney Frozen Licensed Grapes

Don’t they look delicious?

We might have snacked on them while we were working!

Disney Frozen Princess Green Seedless Grapes

Disney did something extra special. They added a little magic and pixie dust to these grapes.

How?

Well, the Disney FROZEN Grapes are called Princess Green Seedless Grapes on the packaging!

Disney Frozen Grapes in Pan

My daughter was challenged with a Disney FROZEN inspired STEM activity – creating Elsa’s Castle with only a few items!

She was allowed to use:

  • Disney FROZEN Grapes
  • Toothpicks
  • Decorating items (as shown below)

TIP: I actually tried to use frozen grapes from the freezer. I had thought the consistency would be better for building, but while they made for great snacking, they weren’t quite the best for easy building and inserting toothpicks. So we scrapped that idea and went with the fresh non-frozen grapes.

Disney Frozen Grapes Decorating Supplies

Walmart had a great selection of foam items that we could use for some extra fun.

I opted for the 10″ foam disc for the base of our construction and foam balls in case we wanted to add any details.

And of course what would any princesses castle be without a little bling? So we opted for blue gem stones (self-sticking).

Disney Frozen grapes toothpicks

While any color toothpicks would do, we wanted to keep with the FROZEN theme. I found this great container of Great Value party toothpicks at Walmart with various colors and bought 2 of them to make sure we would have plenty of blue.

Stem activity

I decided that we should do a bit of practicing since neither of us had ever built with fresh fruit before.

Not bad, huh?

Surprisingly, the fresh grapes were ideal to work with. They held up great.

Stem Practice

How would we create Elsa’s castle?

This was a problem that needed solving.

Perfect STEM activity, a tiny bit challenging but interesting and fun too.

She was ready!

Here’s what we did…..step by step!

(NOTE: We did not attach the grapes to the foam base at all.)

Stem Building Activity 1 We created this cube with a roof.

Then decided we would create a second one separately, sit them side by side on the base, then attach them together.

Stem Building Activity 2

Not bad for someone’s first attempt at making Elsa’s castle.

Disney Frozen Inspired Stem Activity

Once were done building the castle, it was time to add the gem stones.

Disney Frozen inspired stem activity Elsa's castle

We have plenty of grapes and toothpicks left. I have a feeling this won’t be our last attempt at the castle. I foresee one in our future that is bigger and has steps.

We are only limited by our imagination…..and well, the number of Disney FROZEN grapes we eat while building. 🙂

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Comments

  1. Tammie Venne says

    December 21, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    My 7 year old is always wanting to do projects and this sounds like a perfect one to add to our Christmas break activities

  2. Lauryn R says

    November 6, 2015 at 7:59 pm

    This is such a cute idea! I will definitely be doing this with my daughter.

  3. Alisha Francis says

    October 4, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    thats a neat idea to help kids learn how to build and eat healthy

  4. Summer Len Davis says

    September 10, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    This is SUCH a great idea! I really want my daughter to become more STEM minded, and she’s an enormous fan of FROZEN, so I think this is a fantastic way to connect the two. #client

  5. Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says

    September 4, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    I’ve heard of STEM but never knew exactly what it was….thanks for explaining it. I actually love this and love how easy it looks to put together. Thanks for sharing!

  6. Krystal says

    September 4, 2015 at 11:05 am

    We just loved that frozen packaging! Love this idea for kiddos. We made a snack with this, YUM!

  7. Kathy says

    September 3, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    Awesome idea! I love how everything turned out. My daughters love making all kinds of things. I know they’d love this. I’ll have to make them with my daughter real soon. I love how creative it is.

  8. Lori Felix says

    September 3, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    Your castle came out great. I’ve never seen it made with grapes before, my daughter had to build one with mini marshmallows. My daughter liked when her class had a competition to see whose structure could support the most weight.

  9. Brandy says

    September 3, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    How fun is this? And creative 🙂 I love it.

  10. Amy D says

    September 3, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    I am still trying to find these amazing grapes for my kids. The packaging is super cute but your castle is even cooler.

  11. Heather {Brie Brie Blooms} says

    September 2, 2015 at 11:48 pm

    I love this and know my six year old daughter would too! Great idea! #client

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