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    Home » Science Experiments for Kids » 20 Summer Science Experiments for Kids

    20 Summer Science Experiments for Kids

    July 6, 2020 By Emma Vanstone 8 Comments

    The summer holidays are a great time to get outdoors and try some science experiments and investigations. I’ve chosen some of my favourite summer science experiments to keep the kids busy all summer long!

    I also have ideas for a three week summer science camp if you need even more inspiration!

    Summer Science Experiments

    Ice painting

    Freeze a sheet of ice and try some ice painting. This is a great activity for learning about changes of state, or just a fun art project!

    ice painting

    Grow a Grass Head

    Create some crazy hair styles with these grass heads from Red Ted Art, or how about this cool cress head?

    Superhero cress heads
    Image taken from Snackable Science

    Dig for Dinosaur Eggs

    Go digging for dinosaur eggs with Rainy Day Mum.

    Make S’mores!

    Make S’mores with this easy solar oven.

    How to make a solar oven

    Make a slushy drink

    Sticking with the ice theme, try making your own slushy drinks. What colours can you make?

    Slushy drink

    How to make a sun print

    These sun prints are great from Creative Family Fun, what picture would you make? You could try this using different types of paper instead of the coins to see if some let more light through than others.

    Giant bubbles

    Giant bubbles are ALWAYS fun. Experiment with different types of bubbles mixtures ( try adding cornflour and/or glycerin ) to create the perfect recipe. Children should be able to find rainbows in the bubbles too!

    girl in a giant bubble

    Make a volcano

    Can you make a reusable volcano? Volcanos can be a bit messy so perfect for the garden, and we love that you can erupt this one over and over again thanks to a cling film covering.

    sand volcano

    Frozen Jelly

    We love the look of this frozen jelly activity from The Imagination Tree. I bet it feels amazing.

    Launch a Film Canister Rocket

    Try a film canister rocket.What happens if you add some extra weight? Can you try launching with alka seltzer, baking soda and vinegar and an effervescent vitamin tablet to see which is the best rocket fuel?

    film canister rocket

    Fizzy paint

    Make some fizzy paint, it’s a bit on the messy side, but great fun.

    Design and build a water wall

    Can you construct a colour mixing water wall? Or any kind of water wall?

    water wall

    More summer science ideas

    Inspiration Laboratories has some great outdoor science activity ideas. We especially love the scavenger hunt.

    How about making these lovely chalk ice paints from Learn-Play-Imagine.

    This backyard tightrope walk looks amazing from Kids Activities blog.  Can you try it with different materials of rope? Which are the easiest to traverse?

    If you’ve got the paddling pool out, try one of our easy paddling pool science ideas!

    There are some great summer science for toddlers ideas over on Inspiration Laboratories too!

    summer-science-for-toddlers

    These sun melted upcycled crayons are brilliant from Mama Smiles.

    Try some weather science, a mini water cycle is always fun.

    What are your favourite science experiments for Summer?

    Even more summer science experiments for kids

    These 10 outdoor summer science experiments includes learning about splatter patterns and painting with syringes.

    Or, if a STEM Challenge is more up your street we’ve got plenty of summer STEM challenges too, including free printable challenges!

    EASY STEM Challenges for kids

    20 brilliant summer science experiments for kids. Make a water cycle model, sun pictures, paint with syringes and lots more summer science #summerscience #scienceforkids #makingsciencefun

    Last Updated on September 9, 2022 by Emma Vanstone

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    Science Sparks ( Wild Sparks Enterprises Ltd ) are not liable for the actions of activity of any person who uses the information in this resource or in any of the suggested further resources. Science Sparks assume no liability with regard to injuries or damage to property that may occur as a result of using the information and carrying out the practical activities contained in this resource or in any of the suggested further resources.

    These activities are designed to be carried out by children working with a parent, guardian or other appropriate adult. The adult involved is fully responsible for ensuring that the activities are carried out safely.

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    Comments

    1. Eduncle for education

      July 09, 2015 at 9:36 am

      I love your article Emma, This one is really interesting, I can’t wait to try this.
      keep sharing such amazing stuff.

      Reply
    2. Polka Dot Family

      July 28, 2015 at 3:08 pm

      Some great summer science activities, I love the solar smores oven idea

      Reply
    3. nehanj

      September 11, 2017 at 4:23 pm

      i love the way toy write.
      love you emma

      Reply
    4. soumyadip chatterjee

      December 08, 2017 at 11:52 am

      Loved your article and your writing style too

      Reply
    5. rakesh parewa

      March 27, 2018 at 1:15 pm

      wow its just an amazing article can you please teach me how to write these kinds of article ??? i have tried an article u can look cbse result 2018

      Reply
    6. venu

      June 07, 2018 at 2:39 pm

      Great to see this article. This info is useful to many students do the science experiments in summer.

      Reply
    7. venu

      June 07, 2018 at 2:59 pm

      Great to see this info. It is useful to students can do the summer science experiments.

      Reply
    8. Amit Rathore

      April 09, 2020 at 6:48 am

      Thanks for your dear sharing this valuable knowledge

      Reply

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