20 Simple Science Experiments Kids Love

Simple science with my kids is so exciting.  I love seeing their faces as we try new experiments out.  I often have just as much fun as they do seeing the end results of our science experiments.  I recently went through and compiled all of our past science experiments into one list.  I have also added some more fun science experiments from other moms to this list as well.  So today I can share over 10+ simple Science Experiments Kids Love with you all.

Volcano Science Sensory Sink

Second day of Sink Play series with Little Bin and Little Hands. Today is science theme sensory sink play.  I have wanted to make volcanoes with the kids for sometime now.  When brainstorming for what we would do for our science sink volcanoes came to mind.  It would be fun and contain the mess!  I could not wait to set up the Volcano Science Sensory Sink for the kids.

Baking Soda Science and Color Mixing

My kids love the simple science activity of baking soda and vinegar. Big brother has tried it a few times but little brother had yet to really get a chance to enjoy it.  I set out to change that one afternoon by setting them up a baking soda activity.  I wanted to mix it up a bit so I added in a little Kool- Aid color mixing while they played.

Liquid Density Science Experiment

We cannot get enough simple science over here.  This Liquid Density Experiment was perfect for us.  I could not wait to try it out with my preschooler one afternoon.  I had so much fun working on this experiment with him.  We got to spend time together and learn all at the same time.  This was a wonderful afternoon project for me and him.

Jelly Bean Science Experiment

Do you and the kids love candy science?  We do over here at my house.  Finding ways to use up candy that does not include eating it is always a plus at my house.  So what better to do with a few bags of jelly beans than to use them in a science experiment with the kids. Jelly Bean Science is easy and fun for you and the kids.

Monsters Inc Science Fun

Simple science that doubles as sensory play is always a hit at my house.  This simple setup for playtime got thumbs up from all of them. Monsters Inc Science is great for multiple ages and easy to get ready for the kids. My kids are 1yr, 3yr, and 5yr.  

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Juicy Juice Science Experiment Playdate

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I had a fun idea for a Juicy Juice Science Experiment Playdate for the boys. The idea of using a product we loved and creating a fun experiment for the kids got me really excited. We love simple science at my house and I could not wait to see their reaction to it. As I continued thinking on this activity I decided to let them create science journals for our experiment. We used some really cool Crayola crayons to do this. This was the perfect way to spend an afternoon at my house exploring, crafting, playing, learning...

Pepper Science- Easy and Fun For Young Kids

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Ghost Volcanoes Halloween Science

Volcanoes, or fizzing baking soda, has been a go to activity for us at my house.  All 3 kids have been having fun with this simple science experiment.  I have been inventing new ways for us to play with volcanoes.  Today we set out to enjoy Ghost Volcanoes.

Pumpkin Spice Fizzy Science for Kids

We love sensory play and we love science.  Anytime we put thew two together the kids just love it.  I love "hands on" learning and this Pumpkin Spice Fizzy Science is just that.  A great way to let the kids explore and learn all at the same time.  Great activity for an afternoon of playing and learning.

Ramp Science for Kids and a Little Blast Giveaway

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We were so excited to receive our Little Blast Science Kit in the mail! Little Blast, what is this you might ask?  Little Blast is a monthly themed science kit you can have sent directly to your house.  It is geared toward kids ages 3yr- 7yr. Everything you need for multiple experiments on one topic. Little Blast was founded by moms Jen and Victoria, a teacher and an engineer.  They love introducing their kids to simple science just as much as we do here on FSPDT.

This month's Little Blast Kit theme is all about RAMPS! We could not wait to dive in and see what fun we would have with our kit.

10 Simple Learning Activities For Preschoolers

I love to find simple learning activities for my preschooler.  Easy for me to set up and fun for him to do and learn in the process. Simple does not mean boring and kids learn so much from the simple things in life.  I have put together 10 of our learning activities all in one post. These are all activities my preschooler loved. Now I have a place to come back to when I need to find something to do for my younger kids as they get older. I hope this list can also help you and your preschooler have a few ideas for some simple learning fun too.

Floating Grape Science Experiment for kids

We love simple science over here.  My toddler enjoys it just as much, if not more, than big brother(preschooler).  However, they both get excited when they hear the words "let's do a science experiment".  I recently bought us a kids science book and I could not wait to get to experimenting with the boys.  This is our first science experiment from the book, Floating Grape.  And it was a big hit at my house.

Milk Science Experiment~fun for young kids too

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We have really started to enjoy some simple science experiments over here.  I have been wanting to try the milk experiment for a while and when we finally did it didn't work.  Sad face here.  But I didn't give up on it.  We set out the other day to do it again and make sure it worked.  We all had a lot of fun with this. Big brother made sure daddy got to see it too.

Celery and Food Coloring Science Experiment

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I wanted to introduce a little learning fun to my boys and this simple science experiment seemed like a great idea.  It is easy to set up and has noticeable results.  Even the little kids that I have (a 2 yr and 4 yr) had a lot of fun trying this out.  My tot would keeping asking to check on the experiment throughout the day with a smile on his face.  I would say that the celery and food coloring scenic experiment was a hit at my house.

20 Number Learning Activities for Kids

We love finding ways to have fun while learning. Numbers and counting is on our ever growing list of things to go over.  With school starting back soon I wanted to find some new ideas to try with the kids.  I hope you can find a few exciting ideas to try with your kids too.

Ice Masterpiece- melting ice with kids

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I saw this "ice sculpture" on  this blog's Juggling With Kids  facebook page and thought it looked like a lot of fun.  You take a large piece of ice and melt it with salt and add food coloring too. The colors spread through the ice. Simple science with kids to show them how salt helps melt ice.

I had 2 empty creamer cartons and filled them with water and put up in the freezer for a day before I had time to get them back out.  Well, we finally got them out this week and tried this out.  Here is what we did.

What you need:  

Ice block( take empty milk carton or other carton and fill with water and freeze), kosher salt( other salt may work), food coloring, tray or pan).

What to do:  

Take the ice block out of the milk carton and place on a pan.  Then pour salt on top and add food coloring.  Last, wait to see the color seep through the ice.

What we ended up with in picture above.

What we used.

My son was so excited to touch the ice and salt. 

Now to add color.

And more color, add as many as you want.

His face, love it.  He was really into this.

I was hoping for more color to seep through but it didn't.  Hope to try our other block out soon and see if it comes out any different.

My toddler getting his hand in there:-)

We had fun trying this activity out and look forward to trying it one more time.  Hope you and your family can make your own ice masterpiece.


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Pumpkin Investigation and Sensory Play with Cinnamon Sprinkle Goop

I love fall time.  The weather, the associated scents of pumpkin and cinnamon, the holidays, and our family adventure traditions. 

One family tradition is going to the Farm each year to pick pumpkins. This family adventure is one of my favorites.  It has corn mazes, corn cannons,  pig races, and a corn house for the kids, just to name a few activities we can do while there.  It is such a joy to watch the kids take it all in each year.  And we always come home with way too many pumpkins, or so I think once we get home. 

This year we decorated with a few plain pumpkins and we then did pour paint tape resistant art with one, and glitter glue and googly eyes with one.  Now we had a few more pumpkins that needed to be put to good use. I set out to let the boys investigate  the inside of a pumpkin for the FIRST time this year (we never carve the pumpkins since the boys are still so young).  And of course we couldn't just cut the pumpkin up for some scientific examination, we had to play with it too.

Apple Scented Frozen Baking Soda and Vinegar Science

My kids love to play with baking soda and vinegar. Simple science at its best.  I have been telling the kids for some time we would try freezing it for playtime.  Well, we can finally mark it off our to try list.  Apple Scented Frozen Baking Soda and Vinegar Science is perfect for fall. Fall is right around the corner and thoughts and scents of apples are on my mind.  Fall in the south is one of my favorite seasons.  Perfect weather for lots of outside playtime.

Egg Painting

We had Jelly Bean Paints left and a bunch of hard boiled eggs we had decorated.  I had held on to them a few days too many and knew it was time for them to go to the trash.  We had a lot of fun decorating the eggs and making jelly bean sensory paints.  However, I felt we could find at least one more way to use them before they went to the trash.  Finally it was like a light bulb went off, Egg Paintings!  And why not make it really exciting for a group of energetic boys.  I am so glad they had a blast Egg Painting with this simple yet exciting set up.