Preschool science activity ideas
You know how much I love cornflour gloop. So when we collected lots of pinecones, sticks and leaves yesterday, I couldn’t resist making goo with an Autumnal feel. Little H helped me make it this time. We didn’t measure it out. We just added water to the cornflour slowly. She loved the sticky feel of…
Apple bobbing is a traditional Halloween/Autumn game with some interesting science and history behind it. We used a large container filled to near the top with water. I removed the stalks so they didn’t poke anyone in the face and asked the children to try to pick up the apple with their teeth. The first…
Shadows are formed when light cannot pass through an object. As light moves in a straight line, shadows are the same shape as the object making the shadow. To demonstrate this, you can make shadow puppets. Easy shadow puppets for kids What you need What to do: Try moving the puppet further from the wall to…
Today Science Sparks brings you lots of fun and deliciously spooky science experiments. Some of these you might have seen recently, some are from last year, and all are a lot of fun! Do let us know how you get on. First up is how to make your own fake blood. This would be perfect…
I absolutely loved this post on glow-in-the-dark play dough from Sun Hats and Wellie Boots, so we thought we’d try the same technique to make glow-in-the-dark oobleck! All you need to do is make oobleck and add a little child friendly glow in the dark paint. What you need Instructions Fill a cup with cornflour…
Todays preschool plant activity is very simple and is especially aimed at younger children. We wandered around the garden looking at all the plants and flowers discussing which were big and which were little and talking about the different colours. Then we talked about what the different parts of a plant are called. Once back…
We love a good baking soda experiment. I spotted this brilliant and simple idea on Reading Confetti, who kindly said I could post it here. These are our fizzing rocks. How to make fizzy rocks You’ll need Water Bicarbonate of soda/baking soda Vinegar Food colouring Instructions Mix a little water with the bicarbonate of soda….
It is wonderful to be back here at Science Sparks to share some Science bits and pieces. Normally I blog over at Red Ted Art where I love to get crafty, and Life At The Zoo, which is all about stories from our family life (and lots of cake). So it is great to have…
Have you wondered why balloons make a funny noise when you let them go? Have you also noticed how they move fairly gracefully in circles, then shoot super fast right at the end. Today we experimented by blowing up a long balloon and letting it loose in the garden. The kids couldn’t believe how high the…
My 5-year-old is always asking how big or tall things are, and me telling him a number followed by cm or metres doesn’t really mean much yet, so we set about exploring measuring with this fun measuring activity. I gave him a ruler and asked him to go and measure whatever he wanted in the…
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