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Home » STEM Challenges » Easter Egg Chain Reactions

Easter Egg Chain Reactions

Modified: Mar 10, 2022 · Published: Mar 29, 2021 by Emma Vanstone · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

Following on from our Rube Goldberg machines last year, we’ve been busy making simple chain reactions today.

Chain reactions for kids can be as easy or as complex as you want. We’ve had balls bouncing down the stairs into book dominoes and even skateboards down slides. The best thing about a chain reaction is you can use whatever you have around the house. Try attaching a ball to string to act like a pendulum or dominoes to push toy cars into a ball or even bursting a balloon. The possibilities are endless!

If you like this post you might like my other Easter science experiments.

Chain Reactions for Kids

This took lots of attempts to get right and a few additions of masking tape, to hold various pieces in place.

Step 1 – Balloon Powered Car

balloon powered car made with a straw and balloon

Step 2 – Dominoes

The balloon powered car crashes into dominoes.

chain reaction involving a chocolate egg using dominoes and a half pipe
Tuff try with dominoes in used for a chain reaction

Step 3 – Down a pipe

The dominoes push the creme egg down a pipe into a boat!

tub of water, with a pipe and cardboard bowl as part of a chain reaction

See it in action below.

We’d love to see yours. Tag us @sciencesparks on social media if you have a go!

More Chain Reactions for Kids

This craft stick chain reaction is one of the most fun ( and frustrating ) activities we’ve ever done!

We also love these train chain reactions from Teach Beside Me.

More Science for Kids

Make an exploding watermelon, film canister rockets and elephants toothpaste with these exciting explosive experiments for kids.

Or try one of our fun Easter STEM Challenges including toothpick towers, dropping an egg down an egg chute and magnet powered egg cars.

Collage of parts of a chain reaction set up with a small easter egg. Includes pipes and dominoes.

Last Updated on March 10, 2022 by Emma Vanstone

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  1. TechyKids Canada

    May 10, 2021 at 10:48 am

    Activities like these are perfect for kids to learn and develop new skills. I am sure it would make learning fun for them. Thanks for sharing these ideas, it’s very helful!

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