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5 Easy Experiments For Kids To Do At Home!

Performing science projects helps develop a child’s resourcefulness, particularly their skills at goal setting, planning, and problem-solving. It also nurtures intellectual curiosity, helping children develop new ways of asking questions and understanding the world. They are also a fun interactive way to learn new skills and foster their imagination and innovative sides.

  1. Rainbow Rubber Eggs Experiment

This is a classic experiment that is perfect for this time of year! Working with food coloring allows kids to experiment with different colors and teach them about how different colors interact with each other. Pick your favorite color or make a rainbow, either way this experiment is a blast! Click here to learn more.

2. Make Your Own Bouncy Ball

It’s amazing how simple this fun experiment is! These bouncy balls provides endless fun for kids and they are free to customize them to their color preferences. Click here to learn more.

3. DIY Glitter/Calm Down Jar

This is a fun activity for kids to do that also doubles as something for them to look at and play with to calm down during stressful times. Click here to learn more.

4. Easy Edible Rock Candy Tutorial

This is a fun activity for kids to do that also doubles as something for them to look at and play with to calm down during stressful times. Click here to learn more.

5. Crazy Cool Walking Water Experiment

This is a fun activity for kids to do that also doubles as something for them to look at and play with to calm down during stressful times. Click here to learn more.

Want more ideas? Check out this list from NASA.

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