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This work aims to design and implement STEM activities in the context of skills workshops in Primary Education in Greece. The skills workshops are part of the school’s weekly curriculum and include, among others, the thematic section "STEM/Educational Robotics". The activities were implemented at Davlia Primary School with the participation of three classes, each of which undertook a separate construction. For the successful completion of each activity, six stages of action were followed, which are as follows: a) inspiration, b) plan, c) build, d) test, e) redesign and f) reflect. Useful conclusions were drawn regarding the benefits of including STEM activities in the school classroom. In particular, students developed more social, communication and fine motor skills. At the same time, they extracted a lot of information, which they understood to the maximum due to their participation in construction. The activities were connected with already existing knowledge in various lessons of each class, thus utilizing tools from various scientific fields for the transmission of knowledge. In this context, a detailed record of the stages followed to complete the activities and the conclusions derived from them through the evaluation is attempted.