December is coming around fast and I’m confusing myself with all my Christmas science investigations, experiments and STEM Challenges so thought I’d pull everything together in one place to make it a bit easier.
Here you have the ULTIMATE list of Christmas science experiments for kids!
Ultimate list of Christmas science experiments for kids
Christmas Advent Calendar
This free downloadable science advent calendar has an activity for each of the 12 days in the run up to Christmas. Just click on each bauble to be taken to an activity for that day!

Christmas Science Experiments
My new favourite Christmas resource is this print and play pack of paper based festive activities! Race Christmas liquids, make spinning sleighs and more.

These Christmas lava lamps will always be one of my favourite Christmas science experiments. They can be used over and over again and make a lovely unusual Christmas decoration.

Create easy Christmas shadow puppets. Different sized snowmen would be good for this one, or a giant tree with decorations.
This festive LEGO maze will keep the kids busy for hours. You could have a challenge to see who can build the best one, or even try to make a multi storey version.
Make frost appear on the outside of a can using the freezing power of ice and salt.

Do you know how to find the North Star?
How many Christmas food chains can you think of?
Make a festive optical illusion, will you use it to put decorations on a tree, a face on a snowman or something else?
Christmas Science in the Kitchen
Discover the best material for making a gingerbread house.

Do you love turkey and cranberry sauce? Or cheese and pickles, find out why some foods go together better than others with this funny food combination activity.
Find out how strong a candy cane is by hanging Christmas decorations on it.
Dissovle candy canes in different liquids.
Make gorgeous apple cider to learn about filtering.

Find out how long it takes a marshmallow to melt on your hot chocolate.
If you’ve got spare Christmas candy or fancy doing something fun with it, try one of my Christmas candy experiments.
Christmas STEM Challenges
Make a torch for Santa, help him find the North Star and more Santa STEM Challenges.
Build and test a raft for the reindeer!
Create a pulley in a box to help an elf lift his toys.

Design and build Christmas themed boats and test to see whether they sink or float.
Elf Science Activities
New for 2020 are 6 easy science activities the elf can bring! These need only very basic materials and I have made FREE experiment instruction sheets you can download.
My fizzy elf lab is great fun for kids of all ages!

I’ve also got some elf STEM challenges you can try, including building the elf a new shelf, saving a present with a parachute and making an elf zip line!
Make a new bell for the elf. What can you use to make it noisier?
Science Christmas Gift Ideas
If you’re looking for ideas for STEM related gifts for kids, I can help with that too!
Check our my STEM Christmas gift guide.
How about making some homemade science gifts or even a homemade science kit!

More from around the web
This Rudolph Race is super cute from Steam Powered Family.
Royal Baloo has another easy way to make Rudolph fly.
These snowball shooters are great from The STEM Laboratory.
Fun a Day has some great magnetic jingle bells.
Christmas Science FREE printable Instructions
My Christmas science experiment printables are all FREE!

Last Updated on November 25, 2021 by Emma Vanstone
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