Use these easy science experiments and ideas to supplement home schooling curriculum, as boredom busters, or just any time you could use a project to keep kids occupied for a bit!
If you’re looking for some fun activities for kids (or maybe just feeling a bit bored yourself), we’re here to help! These 35 easy science experiments are fun, educational, and most use things you probably already have at home!
Want to learn about solar power, chemical reactions, or how to make water and oil mix together? There’s a great roundup of fun projects for kids of all ages to try.
35 Easy Science Projects to Try at Home
These easy science experiments mix fun and learning, plus they use simple ingredients you probably already have at home! You can't have a roundup of science experiments without slime, right? There's actually two recipes here, one that uses Borax and one that doesn't, depending on what you need and what you have at home! Galaxy blue baking soda bubbles reaction is a fun science experiment to do at home! Can you really clean a penny with ketchup? Find out and get the real science behind it! Have a small bag of candy? Then you have everything you need for this simple yet cool experiment! This classic experiment is fascinating for kids and requires only supplies that you likely already have in your kitchen. If you have towels, then you have what you need to teach kids how folded mountains are formed. This shaving cream rain clouds activity is a fun and easy way to teach children how it rains. Kids will love the magical wow factor and YOU’LL love the easy prep! See how important it is to use soap with this cool glitter germ experiment. Make bioplastics using items in the pantry with this science experiment that creates clear, shiny plastic. Learn about the ancient Egyptian process of mummification and the science behind it by making an egg mummy. Takes one hard boiled egg, salt, and baking soda. Make a real pumping heart model with at home items! Can you use the sun to bake? With a pizza box and some foil, you can create your own solar oven! Learn about states of matter with a delicious scientific exploration! STEM activities don't get yummier than this Ice Cream in a Bag recipe, featuring simple ingredients and BIG fun. Hollandaise sauce is an example of an emulsion because butter and water combine to make this sauce because of the addition of egg yolks which act as the emulsifier. The Walking Water science experiment is a wonderful colourful and fun way to teach kids about absorption and mixing primary colours Great science activity idea for around Easter time. This fun STEM experiment is a great way to teach about colors, reactions and a fun way to incorporate the senses. Most important it’s a way to teach about Water stratification. Mix science and art with this simple activity that is perfect for a sunny day. Learn what happens when soap mixes with milk, and why. Collection of easy homemade marble runs made from recycled materials! Fun and easy engineering activity for kids Easy DIY STEM volcano experiment for kids of all ages. No paint? No problem! Paint with sunscreen and learn how sunscreen keeps our skin safe from UV rays. Teach your kids about sound waves with simple at home activities! See the waves and hear them in new fun ways. Simple experiment where kids explore surface tension with milk and food coloring. Mix a bit of science and craftiness to make your own unique Homemade Cracked Marble Necklace. They’re cheap, easy and fun to make. This Electric Eels experiment involves “marinating” gummy worms in a mixture of water and baking soda and then bringing them to life in a glass of vinegar. Looking for a fun chemistry experiment for your kids? Try this chemical reaction experiment that shows how chemical reactions produce heat! Spooky Expanding Ghost Experiment – Teach your kids a thing or two about carbon dioxide with this fun science experiment using ingredients you already have in your house! Easy kitchen science experiment for kids: can you dissolve an eggshell with vinegar and make a naked egg? How to ‘magically flip’ drawings using refraction of light. Fun art meets science activity for kids. How to make an easy, upcycled catapult! Fun physics for kids. Have you ever sung along to Little Miss Muffet, and wondered what ‘curds and whey’ are? Well, good news! Here’s an easy curds and whey recipe you can make at home with the kids, and it doubles as a fun edible science experiment – yay! Wacky Cake is a great opportunity to demonstrate the power of baking soda and vinegar outside a volcano! (Whoohoo kitchen science!) Are you looking for a simple, but fun, experiment to do with the kids? Help them learn about chemistry and chemical reactions by making popcorn kernels dance! Discover the power of the sun by building your very own solar still.Easy Science Experiments
How to Make Homemade Slime
Galaxy Blue Baking Soda And Vinegar Reaction
Cleaning Pennies with Ketchup
Super Cool Science Project with Skittles for Kids of All Ages
Melting Ice Experiment
How Do Folded Mountains Form
Shaving Cream Rain Cloud in a Jar
Glitter Germ Experiment
Create Shiny, Clear, Hard Bioplastics
Ancient Egypt and the Science of Making Mummies
Easy Heart Pump Model
Pizza Box Solar Oven
STEM in Action: Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag for Kids
Hollandaise Sauce Recipe & Kitchen Science Experiment
Walking Water Science Experiment for Kids
Floating Eggsperiment
Skittles Unicorn
How to Make Sun Prints
Easy Science Experiment
Amazing Homemade Marble Runs
Easy DIY STEM Volcano Project
Sunscreen Painting
Simple Sound Science Activities for Kids
Milk Marbling
Homemade Cracked Marble Necklace Tutorial
Electric Eels
Fun Chemical Reaction Experiment for Kids That Gives Off Heat!
Spooky Expanding Ghost Experiment
Can you dissolve the eggshell of a raw egg?
'Magic' Drawing with Refraction of Light
Easy Upcycled Catapult
How to Make Curds and Whey
Chocolate Wacky Cake (No Eggs, No Dairy, No Clean-up!)
How to Make Dancing Popcorn
Teach Survival Skills with this Simple Summer Science Activity
Looking for some more ideas to keep kids busy? How about this roundup of fun games, puzzles and activity worksheets?