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title: "IDEA Lab Kids: Pi Day Ideas"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2b9b30be-e6d8-4926-89f2-df1d39d6b0ba
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/wbtv-unpacking-the-mystery-of-pi-with-idea-lab-kids-2725703
category: "Enrichment & STEM"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Enrichment & STEM"
published: 2024-03-22T22:17:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:08:09.953Z
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# IDEA Lab Kids: Pi Day Ideas

**TL;DR:** IDEA Lab Kids, an after-school franchise system, encourages kids to celebrate Pi Day with unique STEAM activities. The brand offers various programs, including after-school classes and camps, to help kids explore their love of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2024-03-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/wbtv-unpacking-the-mystery-of-pi-with-idea-lab-kids-2725703).*

## Story

IDEA Lab Kids , the award-winning after-school franchise system that provides collaborative, engaging, diverse and ever-changing hands-on science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) activities, encourages kids to celebrate Pi Day — every math lover’s favorite holiday — in their own unique ways.

Kosal Chea , a franchisee with IDEA Lab Kids of Ballantyne , recently appeared on WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina, to share some simple ways parents can peak their children’s interest in mathematics by using household objects like paper plates, pipe cleaners and more.

Pi, often recognized as the number 3.14, represents one of the most remarkable constants in mathematics and the natural world. The symbol ?

stands for the constant ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, roughly calculated as 3.14. This fascinating constant applies universally, regardless of a circle's scale — be it a pie, a car tire or a Ferris wheel.

Engage in the calculations as much as you like, and pi will be the consistent result. Its significance is profound and ancient, with civilizations like the Babylonians and Egyptians (among possibly others) having grasped the importance of this mathematical marvel early on.

IDEA Lab Kids was founded as a way for kids to explore their love of STEAM-related concepts such as pi. The award-winning Houston-based education franchise offers after-school classes, camps, birthday parties, open labs and much more to children. The brand has positioned itself to be a leader in the growing STEAM education space with franchises in the U.S., Canada and internationally.

“Anytime kids aren’t in school, we are open to help get kids excited about learning, use their hands and improve brain skills to understand the world better,” said Chea.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- franchise system (topic)
- stem education (topic)
- IDEA Lab Kids (company)
- after school programs (topic)
- Ballantyne (location)
- pi day (topic)
- wbtv (company)
- Kosal Chea (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/wbtv-unpacking-the-mystery-of-pi-with-idea-lab-kids-2725703). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2b9b30be-e6d8-4926-89f2-df1d39d6b0ba).