20 Kids’ Home Science Experiments

There are so many home science experiments for kids! From learning about how clouds rain to making sun-dried raisins, this list of 20 favorite science activities promises to be fun for kids AND grown ups. No science labs needed!

Get inspired below and then grab 30 easy-to-follow science experiments kids will beg to repeat (plus a no prep science journal to keep track of their results!) in our shop!

Grab some baking soda and vinegar and make an uber exciting volcano.

Make a batch of dancing gummy worms.

Teach kids about weather by making a tornado in a jar.

Learn how clouds make rain with some shaving cream, food coloring and water.

Make a mini submarine that really floats with this easy buoyancy activity.

Use the power of the sun to change ordinary grapes into raisins.

Learn about magnetism with an empty bottle, a refrigerator magnet and some pipe cleaners.

Brilliant! Take an insider’s peek at the parts of a plant by growing seeds in a cd case.

Explore air pressure by sucking an egg into a jar. So cool!

Mix together a few common household ingredients {including peroxide, yeast and water} to make a batch of elephant toothpaste.

Make a penny turn green!

Turn an ordinary flower into TWO different colors.

Teach kids about how arches distribute pressure. Just grab some eggs and start walking.

And speaking of walking, watch water “walk” from one cup to the next, with just a few cups or jars, some food coloring, water and paper towels.

Have some Skittles lying around? Teach kids about density by making a Skittles’ rainbow.

Mix up a batch of glow in the dark slime.

Make mini tea bag ghosts that really fly!!

Pick up an ice cube with a piece of string.

Balance a can on its side.

Stick a pencil through a Ziploc filled with water and figure out why it doesn’t leak.

30 More Kid-Friendly Science Experiments

Inspire kids to LOVE science with 30 more jaw dropping experiments they’ll beg to repeat! Grab the easy-to-follow directions (plus a no prep science journal to keep track of their results!) in our shop!