Science experiments are a lot of fun to do with kids, but it’s always frustrating to realize that many of them call for special ingredients. It can be a hassle to get these supplies at any time, but particualrly right now! Rather than skip science altogether, why not try these no-prep science experiments that require …
Science Experiments
We do a lot of science experiments for kids and STEM activities around here, and one common theme I noticed recently is that we do a lot of science experiments in a jar. Glass jars are amazingly versatile and most people have several sitting in their kitchen. You don’t need fancy beakers or other expensive science …
We are big fans of creative STEM activities and science experiments for kids, which is why it’s a bit surprising that it’s taken us this long to do the classic elephant toothpaste explosion experiment! The real reason is that this elephant toothpaste STEM project requires one sort of weird material- more concentrated hydrogen peroxide that …
Summertime and ice cream go hand in hand (along with summer STEM activities!). But how about making ice cream in your hands? That’s exactly what we are going to be doing today with this ice cream in a bag science experiment. Making ice cream in a bag with just our hands. Or your kids hands. …
We’re a bit slime obsessed. We’ve tried so many slime recipes, but we still aren’t tired of making and playing with it. This time, we decided to make an ocean slime recipe to celebrate summer, warmer weather, and fun! How to make clear blue slime requires a basic borax slime recipe that is easy to …
We recently made an iodine clock in the Jarring Science Club (which you can check out here), and we found that although that project is pretty complicated, there was a fun reaction that occurred along the way. This reaction occurred when vitamin C reacted with iodine. We later found out that the iodine and vitamin …