Easy Science Experiments for Kids
Kids love to do science experiments. It is an awesome way for them to learn important concepts in a fun and memorable way. They can learn about their world while seeing cool experiments that seem more like magic tricks than science principles.
These are links to easy hands-on science experiments for kids that won't be overly intimidating for adults. Most use materials you probably already have at home. So get out the lab gear and get ready to experience science in an awesome way.
Ice and Snow Experiments and Activities
Ice is a cool topic for kids to explore on hot summer days or during the cold winter months. You can teach your kids about the properties of ice, make cool ice projects, and even eat snow with the ideas below.
- Easy Snow and Ice Experiments
Ideas for simple but cool science experiments about snow and ice that will get kids interested in learning about nature's frozen wonders. Includes exploding ice, making frost, snow, and icicles, salt, and dry ice. - Ice Science Experiments for Kids
Kids will learn about the properties of water and ice in a cool way. These activities and experiments are great to do on hot summer days or during the cold winter months. Grab an ice tray and chill out with these experiments.
Dry Ice Experiments and Activities
Dry ice is a fascinating substance. You can use to liven up parties, create spooky effects, or even make drinks. Playing with dry ice can make a fun and easy science experiment as long as a few safety procedure are followed. Explore the links below to find out all you wanted to know about dry ice.
- Dry Ice Experiments: Cool Science Projects with Dry Ice
Dry ice can be a fun substance to use in experiments. It has cool properties that cause it to fog and make bubbles when placed in water and other liquids. Make foggy bubbles, screaming metal, frost things over, pop the caps off containers, and more. - Using Dry Ice
Dry Ice is the frozen form of carbon dioxide (CO2). Though safe, dry ice must be handled properly. Dry ice can be used for special effects such as fog, science experiments, for cooling and freezing, and carbonation among other uses.
Light and Dark Experiments
Want to shed some light on the dark? Teach your kids about shadows and create some strange glowing effects with these experiments for the dark.
Experiments to Do in the Dark
- Easy Shadow Experiments and Activities for Kids
Enlighten your kids about shadows with these experiments that will give them hands-on insight into how shadows are created and the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque. - Glow in the Dark Experiments and Activities
Light up the night with these awesome glow in the dark activities and experiments. Make glowing drinks and a glowing geyser. You can even make glow in the dark writing that is invisible in the day.
Hands on Fire
Fire Experiments
- Trick to Lighting Money or Your Hand on Fire Without It Burning
Have you ever wanted to play with fire without those pesky burn marks? With this experiment you can light money or your hand on fire without it burning. This is a neat and relatively safe trick for all the pyromaniacs out there.
Mad Science Experiments and Activities
Kids love mad science and kooky mad scientists. Let them go mad with these easy experiments that look amazing. Get things fizzling and erupting and you'll put a smile on your kids' faces while teaching them science.
- Fizzles, Explosions, and Eruptions: Simple Science Experiments Gone Mad
Erupting volcanoes and bubbling test tubes are fun to watch and more fun to make. Creating strange mad scientist concoctions is simpler than you may think using stuff already in the kitchen. - Creating Your Own Spooky Laboratory and Mad Science Themes
Ways to decorate for a mad science-themed event along with experiments that will really cause a big reaction with your guests. Great for Halloween, kids, or any themed event.
Egg Experiments
Most kitchens have eggs sitting in the fridge right now. Grab a few of them and try out these simple egg experiments that have really neat effects.
- Egg-stremely Fun and Easy Egg Experiments
Easy and fun experiments with eggs. Most of the materials are probably already in your kitchen. So grab a carton of eggs and try some egg-tremely cool science experiments. - Making Weird and Unusual Eggs
You can make eggs of unusual sizes, shapes, and colors. With these experiments you can even make see through eggs and turn eggs wrinkly.
Sensory Experiments and Activities
Humans learn about the world be exploring it with our senses. Enrich your child's senses with sensory activities. Your child will explore the world and learn about how the body works with these fun ideas.
- Smelling Bottle Activities for Kids
Smelling jars can be a wonderful learning experience for kids. It helps develop their senses and learn to use more than just their eyes when solving problems. These activities challenge children to identify smells, sort scents, and match what they sm - How to Make Sensory Feely Boxes
Sensory boxes are simple, inexpensive, and entertaining for children. Kids learn about the world by exploring their senses. Great for any theme. Make fake body parts boxes for Halloween.
It's Slime!
Gross Experiments
- How to Make Slime
Nothing says disgusting fun like slime. This Halloween make a squishy goo by using these simple recipes for slime. Your kids will be able to make most of these in about 15 minutes or less. There are 4 different recipes for slime.
Rainbow Experiments
- Fun St. Patrick's Day Ideas for Kids
Get your kids into the spirit of St. Patricks Day with these fun ideas about leprechauns, shamrocks, green and gold, rainbows, and Irish culture.
