Saffron Walden: Children take part in Easter STEAM session

The event was hosted by Sandra Beale, who runs sessions from her home in Saffron Walden.

Eight children took part, ranging from 12 months to nine years old.

Children took part in a range of Easter-themed science experiments (Image: Sandra Beale)

Sandra said: "We had fun creating a forest and village maze followed by fizzing writing and colour spreading hearts.

"The other experiments included an uncooked egg standing in salt, floating feathers and flying chickens."

Early Years resources were provided by Yellow Door in Cambridge, with the cost of materials funded by STEM Point in Stevenage and Inner Wheel in Saffron Walden.

The STEAM session in Saffron Walden (Image: Sandra Beale)

Sandra initially started the sessions nine years ago to entertain her middle son when he was nine months old.

For the past three years, Sandra has been participating in BBC STEM Science Season with a presentation on her work with young children.

One of the experiments included an uncooked egg standing in salt (Image: Sandra Beale)

She has also organised an early years STEAM campaign to raise funds for Children in Need, run sessions with infants classes and at Saffron Walden Museum and the Cambridge Science Centre.

Her sessions have previously been nominated at the Cambridge Science and Technology Awards.

For more information about the sessions and to book email sandra_3006@yahoo.co.uk.

Creative science experiments at the STEAM session (Image: Sandra Beale)

Children aged 12 months to nine years took part (Image: Sandra Beale)

Children taking part in the experiments (Image: Sandra Beale)

The STEAM session in Saffron Walden (Image: Sandra Beale)