Science Activities for Kids

Excavating Dinosaurs from Ice!

March 4, 2025February 11, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Excavating Dinosaurs: Science, water play, and fine motor development all wrapped up in a fun, cool learning activity!

This Dinosaur activity was an extremely simple set up that kept my kiddos entertained and exploring science for over an hour!

Excavating Dinosaurs from Ice

We had an absolute blast with this activity! I thought that the kids might find it a tad frustrating as it takes forever to get those little dinosaurs out of their icy eggs, but it was the opposite! This activity was PERFECT for keeping them entertained for a good long time while exploring and having fun!

Melting Hearts! Dissolving Conversation Hearts Science Experiment

February 25, 2025January 26, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Looking for science ideas for Valentine’s Day? Or even just something to do with all that left over candy? Try your hand at some candy science with this dissolving conversations hearts experiment.

Melting Hearts! Dissolving Conversation Hearts Science Experiment

Dissolving candy hearts is a quick and easy comparison experiment that will get children exploring how fast conversation hearts dissolve in different water temperatures. This experiment does not require scalding hot water and to keep this experiment safe to play with please keep water temperatures under 100°F (38°C).

Love Potion Number 9: Sensory Science Experiment

February 26, 2025January 25, 2015 by Stephanie Oswald

Love Potion #9 Sensory Science Experiment

Who can’t use a little extra love chemistry in their lives? Especially when you have young kids…you know what I mean, don’t you!? Why not grab some basic ingredients out of your kitchen and set up this fun sensory-play Love Potion #9 Chemistry Experiment to get your kids exploring and thinking about the people in their lives!

This is a super fun activity to add into any Valentine’s Day Learning unit!
Love Potion is created with two main ingredients — Magic Love Powder and Liquid Love…

Marine Life Sensory Bin- A Bubbly Small World!

February 26, 2025October 5, 2014 by Stephanie Oswald

Make a marine life sensory bin to play that will have your children exploring sea creatures and scientific reactions!

Rain Cloud in a Jar: A Fun Hands on Learning Experiment!

April 9, 2016June 15, 2014 by Stephanie Oswald

Rain Cloud in a Jar: A fun Hands on Science Experiment for Kids

Rain Cloud in a Jar: make a model of a rain cloud using shaving cream, water, and food coloring! Your kiddos will LOVE this hands on science activity!