Young Minds Science Workshop

Join in with inspirational and fun STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) experiments for toddlers and early years children.

This workshop, part of the Chelmsford Science Festival, is led by STEM educator Sandra Beal.

Experiments will include self-inflating balloons, electromagnetics, ziplines and water fountains, and more.

Although some may argue that these experiments are too advanced for young children, Sandra believes – and has shown – that children can understand and analyse scientific concepts at an early age.

Sandra is a mum of three and started the toddler and early years sessions when her middle son was nine months old. He’s nine years old now! What started as entertainment solely for her baby grew after friends were amazed at a nine-month-old doing science experiments and wanted their children to participate.

Since then, the sessions have grown and have appeared several times on the BBC, BBC Tiny Happy People, BBC Radio, BBC Breakfast, Early Years TV, local and national newspapers and magazines. They were nominated for a STEM Initiative of the Year Award at the Cambridge Science and Technology Awards in May 2023

Sandra has also been participating in the BBC’s STEM season for the last four years with a workshop on her Toddler and Early Years STEAM sessions. She is now a BBC STEM freelancer.

Find out more on Instagram or LinkedIn (Sandra's profile).

This event is presented as part of the Chelmsford Science Festival.

Tickets

• Under 2s free (to sit on parent’s lap) 
• Adult ticket: £8 
• Child ticket: £5 
• Family ticket (two adults, two children): £22