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Science in Christmas Stories

Modified: Nov 25, 2024 · Published: Dec 11, 2020 by Emma Vanstone · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

One of my favourite things to do with my kids is read a book and then do an activity related to the story. Here at Science Sparks, you can find Fairy Tale science experiments, Nursery Rhyme experiments, Roald Dahl experiments, and now, this collection of science is in Christmas stories!

Christmas Story Science Activities

The Grinch Science Activities

The Grinch is a classic Christmas tale, where a grumpy Grinch finds Christmas cheer and grows his heart.

Grinch Slime

My gooey Grinch slime is a great activity to use with the story. Slime is a lovely sensory activity for younger children and a fun way to learn about polymers for older kids. Pull it, stretch it, squish it and share with friends!

Child holding green slime stretched between two hands for a Grinch activity

Hunt for the Jingle Bells

Set up a fine motor sensory activity where children can search for jingle bells in shaving foam to bring back some Christmas cheer to Whoville!

Grow the Grinch’s Heart

If you have a heart-shaped gummy sweet, leave it in water for about 30 minutes. It should grow as you watch! This happens because gummy sweets absorb water by osmosis!

Creative Family Fun has a great way to grow The Grinch’s heart using a balloon.

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker is another classic tale perfect for this time of year. This moveable Nutcracker from Buggy and Buddy is super cute and a great first construction activity.

Nutcracker with jointed arms from Buggy and Buddy

The Snowman

The Snowman is a beautiful book and Christmas mini-movie.

There are lots of lovely sensory and science activities that sit perfectly alongside The Snowman.

Snowman Catapults

Lolly stick catapults are easy to make and work brilliantly. Our snowman catapult is a fun and festive version of the traditional lollystick catapult.

Snowman Catapult for a winter or Christmas STEM Challenge

Build a marshmallow snowman and test different materials to discover which sticks it together the best.

Marshmallow snowman for a festive STEM challenge

Make your own snow

An idea for younger children is to make and test different kinds of pretend snow. We made cornflour slime, snow dough and baking soda snow. Each type of snow was very different.

This activity is great for encouraging children to think about how a substance’s properties change when another substance is added.

Sensory snow made with cornflour and water

The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man isn’t really a Christmas book, but gingerbread is always a big part of our Christmas, so I wanted to include it.

Try putting a gingerbread man in different liquids to find out what happens, or build a strong Gingerbread house. Test different sticky materials to investigate which sticks the gingerbread pieces together the best.

Beautiful gingerbread houses for a science activity
Image is taken from Snackable Science

The Stinky Sprouts

The Stinky Sprouts is a cute book about a group of sprouts who feel left out. Do they find a way to hide their smell?

Does holding your nose stop you from tasting food?

Try eating something while holding your nose. You should find you can’t taste it as well as when your nose isn’t covered. This is because our sense of taste is impacted by what we can smell!

How does smell affect taste?

Funny food combinations

Another idea is to learn why some food combinations work and some don’t. Sprouts might work well as part of a roast dinner, but they wouldn’t be so great in a bowl of custard!

Can you think of any more science in Christmas stories for us?

collage of a gingerbread house, snowman made from marshmallows, pretend snow and Christmas book covers for Christmas book themed science

Last Updated on November 25, 2024 by Emma Vanstone

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