Instant Challenge: Exploring Material Properties
The Instant Challenge component of the Destination Imagination Challenge Experience helps your team learn how to quickly assess a situation, make a plan, and work together to create a solution in a very short period of time. A variety of our Instant Challenges require your team to use certain materials to solve the Challenge. When […]
Navigating Destination Imagination: How to Choose the Perfect Program
Creativity is a skill that is essential in today’s world. It is the ability to think outside the box, come up with new ideas, and solve problems in innovative ways. At Destination Imagination, our goal is to teach kids and teens the creative process—a step-by-step approach that helps them to better understand problems, ask better […]
23-24 Team Numbers Now Available!
Ready to use your creativity and imagination in an adventure of a lifetime? We are thrilled to kick off our 2023-24 season of Destination Imagination (DI)! Teams can choose to be part of our in-person Challenge Experience, where they can take on one of our seven standard STEAM-based Team Challenges, or they can opt for our […]
STEAM Activity: Build a Flying Device
Ready to take your children’s imaginations to new heights? For this STEAM activity, kids will have the chance to create a new and innovative flying device of their own design! ?️ But here’s the best part: THEY get to decide what the flying device will be used for! Will it be a delivery drone that […]
Join the 2023 Digital Open STEAM Competition
Looking for a STEAM program that’s flexible enough to meet your needs? Join us for the 2023 Digital Open! The Digital Open is a seven-week, travel-free STEAM competition open to elementary, middle school, high school, and university students worldwide. Teams can solve the challenge together in person, remotely, at school, or from the comfort of their own homes! […]
Become an Instant Challenge Developer!
Have ideas for Instant Challenges? We are excited to announce that the applications to become a Destination Imagination Instant Challenge Developer are now available! Becoming a member of the Instant Challenge Development team is a great way to engage with DI as an adult volunteer. By bringing together varied, like-minded, and collaborative people, DI has […]
Nikhita Penugonda Reflects on Building her STEM Identity Through Destination Imagination
I’ve always been inquisitive. When I was a kid, I loved watching science documentaries. I loved learning about the world when I couldn’t experience it firsthand. I was captivated by how the stunning spectacles we observe can be explained with equations and theorems. I also loved doing experiments and building things. My mom saw that […]
Runaway Turkey Thanksgiving STEAM Challenge
When it comes to holidays and kids, STEAM challenges are a win-win every time. Your kids or class will have a blast trying to rescue their turkey in our Thanksgiving-themed challenge, Runaway Turkey. Happy creating, and be sure to share your awesome work with us using hashtags #DestinationImagination and #InstantChallenge. CHALLENGE: Help! The turkey needs […]
Back To School STEAM: Book Tower Challenge
When you come across tower activities for kids, you might think, “This looks easy. How does this benefit my kids?” First, don’t be fooled! Tower challenges can be more difficult than you think. Second, in addition to teaching children basic STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) principles, tower activities teach kids a wide range of […]
Paper Tower STEAM Activity
It’s back-to-school season, and what better way to get kids excited about a new school year than with a fun ice breaker to help everyone get to know one another. The Paper Tower challenge has been around for decades and is easily one of the best STEAM activities of all time–and for good reason. First, […]
15 Screen-Free STEAM Activities for Kids
How many times have you heard “I’m bored” from your kids? Probably too many to count. A lot of times when kids are bored, they’ll turn to screens–television, video games, tablets. And when you’re busy or exhausted, it may be difficult to figure out some new activities for them. Check out these 15 screen-free activities […]
Passover STEAM Activity: Matzo Maneuver
Ready for a STEAM challenge you can’t passover? For this holiday-themed activity, kids will pretend to be chefs at a restaurant and will create one or more devices that can be used to serve matzo balls to a very hungry customer. See how many matzo balls they can serve in under 3 minutes! Matzo Maneuver […]
