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Ice and Oil Density Experiment for Valentine’s Day
If you are looking for fun Valentine STEM activities for a party or a special holiday-themed science center, you've found them! Making magic floating ice hearts is a fun and interesting way to demonstrate ice and oil density, to talk about density in general, and to learn about solubility. The adults will be just as interested as the kids as they watch what happens when the ice melts! If you enjoy this Valentine's [...]
Valentine’s Day Science | Magic Milk Hearts
Magic milk is one of our favorite science activities because of the endless possibilities for creation. Magic milk hearts is a Valentine's Day science activity that is irresistible! The kids love watching the colors erupt, scatter, and mix. It is sometimes unpredictable, which makes it exciting and new each time. Check out our collection of over 20 Valentine's Day STEM activities for kids for even more ideas! If you are planning a Valentine's [...]
Holiday Magic Milk | Winter Science for Kids
Creating magic milk is one of our favorite kitchen science experiments to do. It is easy to set up, easy to clean up, and only requires a few supplies that we readily have in our kitchen. Plus, the kids love to wax creative by making colorful art and pretending to be mad scientists. This holiday version is the perfect winter science experiment for Christmas and is easy to do in a classroom or at home. [...]
Oil and Water Experiment for Kids
Kids in preschool and kindergarten will love doing this hands-on oil and water experiment! It is an easy science experiment to set up and clean up, it smells great, and it yields colorful results. Learn about density and the basics of chemical bonds, plus have a ton of fun! Getting Ready *This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy. Setting up the oil and water experiment was very easy. We gathered the [...]
Separate Salt and Pepper with Static Electricity
Doing simple science experiments is a great way to get students excited and interested in new topics. There are so many quick and easy experiments to do with static electricity, but using a plastic spoon to separate salt and pepper is one of the best. It's among our most magical and surprising kitchen science experiments yet! Getting Ready This science experiment is so simple and easy to set up. We already had all [...]
Film Canister Rocket Fireworks Painting
Create colorful art while doing an exciting science experiment! Making film canister rocket fireworks is the perfect way to add a little bit of art into a fun STEM activity. At the end of this article you will find several more patriotic science activities that are perfect for celebrating national holidays. We have launched film canister rockets several times. Usually we just make Alka-Seltzer rockets with water, but a couple of weeks ago [...]
