If you don’t want to overload your kids with candy this Easter, try making a science Easter basket instead!
If you’ve done any sort of science experiments in your home, you know they can quickly add up in price. I can’t spend ALL my money on STEM activities (although it would be kind of fun), which is why I like to shop for my supplies at the dollar store.
Here, I can find most things I need for science experiments and STEM projects without spending a bundle. And I don’t have to wait for shipping.
I want to build a science-themed Easter basket for my kids this year because we’re always doing STEM activities and science projects and we’re always running low on things. This year I wanted to build an inexpensive science Easter basket for my kids.
Related: Peeps STEM Activities and Science Projects
Make Your Own Science Easter Basket on a Budget
What We Purchased:
- Cornstarch
- Peeps
- Construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Safety sunglasses
- Stand-alone Easter eggs
- Mason jar cup
- Baking soda
- Food coloring
- Vinegar
- School glue
- Laundry starch
- Easter bubble wands
- Jellybean-filled Easter eggs
- Plastic Easter basket
- Easter grass
- Easter-themed bucket
My Favorite STEM Products for the Preschool Classroom
These STEM products are perfect for the preschool STEM classroom!
Homer Technology App for Kids 4-6
Mel Science Classroom STEM Kits
Primary Sorting Classroom Bundle
Specimen Viewers Classroom Set
How We Used It
Our science Easter basket has four main science projects. The jellybeans are just for fun!
Project 1: Fizzing Easter Eggs
Add a drop of food coloring to each opened egg.
Pour baking soda over the food coloring.
Pour vinegar over the baking soda and watch the colors fizz!
Project 2: Chick Slime
Mix one part school glue and one part water. Add yellow food coloring. Add one part laundry starch (if you’re using the spray, spray it into a container first).
Mix until strands start to form. Let the mixture rest about 10 minutes. Strain any remaining liquid.
Slime is born!
Decorate the mason jar to look like a chick using the paper and googly eyes. Add the slime, and it becomes a chick.
Project 3: Peeps Playdough
Heat Peeps in the microwave for 30 seconds. Mix the softened marshmallow with cornstarch until a dough forms. Store in your Easter-themed tin.
Project 4: Easter Bubbles
The bubble kit, I was tickled to find, had everything we needed for bubble science already! Kids love trying to see if they can make shaped bubbles (you can’t; they always come out round!).
