🧸 Early learning (ages 2-6) · 🔭 Science, nature and the world · 🔧 DIY, making, 3D and electronics
Little Bins for Little Hands
By Little Bins for Little Hands. Visit Little Bins for Little Hands
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A large free activity blog of simple science, STEM, art and sensory projects for home and classroom: slime recipes, sensory bins, LEGO building challenges, crystal and weather experiments, and seasonal projects, sorted by grade from kindergarten to middle school. Most posts list cheap household supplies and offer a free printable. Paid printable packs with lesson plans are sold through its shop for parents and teachers who want everything organized.
Our take: A go-to free idea bank for parents and teachers of young kids; expect lots of ads and supervise the messier experiments.
Checked in a browser
A browser check on 2026-10-25: what loads, the ads and trackers we saw, and what a child meets first. Not a hands-on test.
| Child safety: 2 out of 5 | Programmatic ads appeared on the first screen, including a sticky autoplay video ad for a health clinic and a GEICO banner, served through 30 ad networks. |
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| Data: 1 out of 5 | The first visit contacted 30 ad networks and data brokers / ID-sync services (id5, LiveRamp/rlcdn, Tapad, Eyeota, agkn, liadm) and set 126 cookies before any consent. |
| Ease: 3 out of 5 | Big project pictures and titles, but a floating video ad and a bottom banner ad cover part of the screen. |
| Cost honesty: 3 out of 5 | Many free activities, with a shop of paid project packs and an email sign-up on the home page. |
What we found
- Contacted 100 outside sites; 30 were known ad networks and 11 were trackers.
- Set 126 cookies before any consent, with third-party cookies from 48 domains.
- Data brokers / ID-sync services fired: id5-sync, rlcdn (LiveRamp), tapad, eyeota, agkn, liadm.
- The screenshot shows a sticky video ad (Vivewell Health) and a GEICO banner over the activity tiles.
- The home page promotes paid project packs and a free email 'STEM challenge' sign-up.
From the test: Good hands-on project ideas, but the page is heavy with programmatic ads and ad tracking from the first second, so a parent should open it, not the child.
| Ages it suits | about 3-13 (preschool to middle school) |
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| What its terms say about age | Not stated; the site's terms and disclosure page set no age limit. It recommends adult supervision for all activities. (terms) |
| Price | Free, with paid extras. Activities are free with ads (Oct 2026). Lifetime Printable Library $97 one-time; All Access Shop Pass $297 one-time with no renewals. |
| Works on | Web |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | Yes |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI. |
What's good
- Hundreds of free, low-cost projects
- Sorted by grade and season
- One-time paid packs, no subscription
Watch for
- Ad-heavy pages
- Slime and chemistry projects need adult supervision
- Privacy page is old and thin
Data and privacy
The privacy section (effective May 25, 2018) says it collects names and emails for comments and lets third-party ad companies collect non-identifying data; the site runs Raptive ad scripts. The page also says no information is shared with third parties, which sits oddly next to the ad section. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
No studies; the maker's own claims only.
In the Big Index
- On the list 20 best sites for STEM projects at home
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Where these facts come from
- https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/
- https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/disclosure/
- https://little-bins-for-little-hands.myshopify.com/products/all-access-shop-pass
- https://little-bins-for-little-hands.myshopify.com/products/lifetime-printable-library-membership
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