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✨👑 Transforming Your Future This Engineers Week! 🚀🏰⚡🔐🧪 Engineers Week is all about shining a light on how engineers make the world safer, stronger, and more innovative — and inspiring the next generation to see themselves in these powerful careers. This week, we introduced our community to five incredible engineering paths: Aerospace (sending rockets and satellites into space 🌎🚀), Civil (building strong castles, bridges, and roads 🏰), Cybersecurity (protecting the kingdom’s digital gates 🔐), Electrical (powering and lighting up our world ⚡), and Chemical (creating life-changing solutions through science 🧪). Through real-life role models, hands-on activities, and our princess-inspired coloring pages, we showed our STEM Princesses that engineering is creative, impactful, and for them. Scroll down to see highlights from our E-Week features! Because an engineer is a princess who can build her own castle — and design her own happily ever after. 👑✨ Aerospace EngineeringOur founder, Dr. Kelsey Kirrene, works as a payload systems engineer in the space industry! So what does that mean? It means she helps build and take care of the very important “stuff” that rides on rockets and satellites. Think of it like this: when a rocket blasts off, it’s like a super fast flying school bus going to space… and the payload is the precious cargo inside! Aerospace and systems engineers help make sure it’s safe, works properly, and can do its job once it gets to space. They might even help make sure it follows the right directions to get to the right spot in space! Fun Fact: When Kelsey was little, she wanted to be the first ballerina on Mars! In our coloring page, we imagine the Aerospace Engineer as a Flying Carpet Designer — because designing something that soars through the sky (or space!) is basically real-life magic powered by science. Civil EngineeringMeet the Civil Engineer: the real-life Castle Builder! A civil engineer is someone who designs and builds the big things we use every day — like roads, bridges, schools… and yes, even castles! She’s the princess who makes sure your castle doesn’t wobble, your bridge doesn’t wiggle, and your tower stands tall and strong. She figures out what materials to use, how to make the ground steady, and how to build things that keep people safe. Our Build a Castle activity is the perfect hands-on way for your little engineer to test, design, and imagine like a true castle builder, and it pairs beautifully with our STEM fairy tale, Princess Elsie Builds a Castle & Discovers the Magic of Engineering. Ready to build your own happily ever after? Grab the book here: https://amzn.to/3WJI0O1 (affiliate link) and try building your very own castle! Cyber EngineeringMeet the Cybersecurity Engineer: our Castle Defender! Every castle needs strong walls… but it also needs someone protecting the secret doors, treasure rooms, and magical scrolls inside. That’s where a Cybersecurity Engineer comes in! She’s the princess who makes sure no sneaky dragons or tricky trolls can break into the castle’s computers. She builds invisible shields that keep important information safe. Our Cyber Queen (and amazing webmaster!), Andrea Lawrence, doesn’t just find problems. She designs powerful systems that make security automatic, like building magic rules into the castle so the doors lock themselves and guards ALWAYS show up right on time. In the real world, she focuses on secure DevOps and application security automation, which means she helps build safety directly into the tools engineers - and you! - use every day. Grab our Cybersecurity Engineer coloring page, the Castle Defender, and remind your little one that protecting the kingdom is engineering, too. Because an engineer is a princess who can build her own castle, and she can defend it too. Electrical EngineeringMeet the Electrical Engineer: our Lighting Wizard Princess! Every castle needs light to sparkle, glow, and shine. That’s where an Electrical Engineer comes in! She’s the princess who helps the lights turn on, makes the music play, and gives power to all the magical gadgets in the kingdom. When something needs energy to work, she knows exactly how to make it happen! Electrical engineers design the systems that safely move electricity from one place to another — from tiny circuits inside toys to giant power grids that light up whole cities. Our Lighting Wizard Princess coloring page celebrates this bright career, and pairs perfectly with our hands-on magic wand activities! Try the “easy” Static Electricity Magic Wand — where little engineers explore the tiny sparks you can’t see but can definitely feel. Or level up with our “harder” LED Magic Wand — where they build a real glowing wand and learn how circuits make light shine! Chemical EngineeringMeet the Chemical Engineer — our Potion Master Princess!
Every castle needs someone who understands mixtures, magic formulas, and how to turn one thing into something even better. That’s where a Chemical Engineer comes in! She’s the princess who mixes safe potions that help people feel better, creates sparkly new materials, and figures out how ingredients work together! We’re proud to feature our real life ChemE Queen and board member, Rebecca Hawkins! She has a degree in chemical engineer and works as an independent engineering consultant who focuses on life sciences. She’s known as the “pink Swiss Army knife” of engineering, because no matter the challenge, she’s a master problem solver. Chemical engineers don’t just mix things. They design processes that help create medicines, clean water, safe materials, and life-changing innovations. They ask: How can we make this better? Safer? More helpful for people? Our Chemical Engineering Princess coloring page features a Princess Potion Master and celebrates the magic of chemistry, showcasing that for every little girl curiosity is her superpower.
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We’re so excited to introduce the newest title in our STEM Princess Series - Princess Marie and the Great Garden Mystery! This enchanting story is more than just a fairy tale. It’s a playful, empowering introduction to the scientific method for little learners who love to ask “why?” and “what if?” 🕵️♀️ What’s the Story? In Princess Marie and the Great Garden Mystery, something strange is happening in the royal garden. The flowers are wilting, losing their bright colors, but instead of panicking, Princess Marie grabs her STEM supplies and puts her royal curiosity to work with the help of the Science Wizard! As she investigates, Marie models the steps of the scientific method:
She discovers that science isn’t just something done in a lab, it’s a tool we use every day to solve problems, make sense of the world, and create a brighter future! 💡 Try the Scientific Method at Home! You don’t need a garden (or a crown!) to help your child explore the world like a scientist. Here are a few ways you can spark inquiry at home: 🔬 Kitchen Science: Try predicting which fruits sink or float in water. Why do you think that is? 🌦 Weather Watchers: Have your child record the weather each day and see if they can notice any patterns. Do sunny days come after clouds? 🧼 Soap Detective: Test what happens when you wash different surfaces with water vs. soap and water. Or try different cleaning tools like a brush vs. a sponge vs. your hand. What do you think will clean best? 🧃 Taste Tests: Try blindfolded taste tests with different fruits. Can they guess the fruit? What happens if you pinch your nose? Remember, it’s okay (and awesome!) if things don’t go as expected. That’s part of learning how to test and try again—just like our STEM princesses! 🎨 Extend the Story with Coloring Pages To bring the story to life, we’ve created coordinating Princess Marie coloring pages that you can use as conversation starters or quiet-time activities. Download and print your favorites for free below. 📚 Ready to Grow Your STEM Storytime Library? Princess Marie and the Great Garden Mystery is perfect for ages 3-8, classroom read-alouds, homeschool families, and anyone looking to inspire a love of science in a fun, gentle, and princessy way. 👑 Order your copy here (affiliate link)
Welcome, STEM Princesses! Let's dive into the magical world of chemistry to create our very own Love Potion No. 1! Don’t worry — this isn’t just any fairytale potion; it’s a scientific experiment in disguise! Using sparkly science, and enchanting ingredients, we’ll explore how different substances mix, just like real chemists do in their laboratories. Along the way, we’ll learn about density and polarity all while crafting a sparkly potion fit for a princess! So grab your tiaras and your safety glasses — it’s time to discover the magic of STEM!  Supplies
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STEM Vocabulary: 💖 Density – How heavy or light something is compared to its size. In our potion, liquids with different densities will layer instead of mixing—just like oil floating on water! 💖 Polarity – A property that determines what liquids mix and what stay separate. Water is polar (it likes to stick to itself), while oil is non-polar (it doesn’t mix with water). That’s why oil and water don’t blend in our potion! 💖 Solubility – How well something dissolves in a liquid. Some ingredients (like sugar or food coloring) dissolve in water, while others (like glitter or oil) do not. 💖 Viscosity – How thick or thin a liquid is. Honey and syrup have high viscosity (they flow slowly), while water and juice have low viscosity (they flow quickly). If you'd like some extra special potion activities, check out the full enchanted potions lab below! Note: Always supervise your child when playing with their love potion. Please read all warnings on ingredients to ensure you know when to contact your doctor if ingested. Supplies:
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Holiday shopping can be stressful, so let us make it easier for you! If you want to give the gift of STEM confidence and curiosity, check out some of our favorite STEM gifts below! The links in this blog post are affiliate links, with proceeds going to support The Princess Program STEM's mission. Stellar Space Gifts for Your Future Astronaut
Exciting Engineering Gifts for Your Future Engineer
Sparkling Science Gifts for Your Future Scientist
Super STEM Books for Your Curious Bookworm
World Space Week is a special time when people all over the world celebrate everything about space! It happens every year from October 4th to October 10th. During this week, we learn about stars, planets, astronauts, and rockets. People also talk about all the amazing things humans have done in space, like landing on the moon or sending robots to explore Mars. Celebrate with fun activities to help your kids understand space and how scientists explore it. We have 2 special coloring pages and 2 easy activities you can do at home:
World Space Week is celebrated at this time because of two important events in space history:
Shop for Space ToysCheck out a few space themed toys and craft kits you can also try with your little STEM Princess! These are all Amazon Affiliate Links and a portion of the sales for any purchases may be used to advance The Princess Program STEM mission.
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1) Cut a small piece or a loop from the recycled plastic bag. 2) Rub the piece of plastic bag on the piece of wool or fur for 30 seconds. 3) Run the plastic rod on the wool or fur for 30 seconds. 4) Hold the small plastic loop above the plastic rod and see what happens! Note: Plastic bags could pose a suffocation hazard to young children, so please ensure they are supervised at all times while playing with their magic wand. Note: All crafts and activities are to be done with adult supervision, and the use of any developed products should be supervised as well. Some parts may not be suitable for young children, so please follow the manufacturer's guidelines for all supplies used.
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