Easy Science Elf Ideas

We’ve all been there, the last-minute elf panic, wondering what simple but exciting mischief they will get up to that night.

This year, Science Sparks makes the elf antics easy with 24 super simple science ideas and a bit of elfish fun to delight elves and children alike.

I’ve tried to make each day as simple as possible with templates for some activities and by only using very basic materials that hopefully you already have at home.

You can print off the whole pack or just a selection of 4 days.

24 days of easy elf ideas. Image shows one of a set of 4 science ideas for the elf.

Elf Ideas Days 1-4

Tidy up time

Leave out a balloon and tissue paper chopped into small bits. These could be cut into candy cane shapes if you want to be extra fancy.

An elf sat near lots of tissue paper pieces in a mess with a balloon. A fun elf trick

Boiled or not

For this one, boil one egg and leave the other uncooked. The boiled egg will spin more smoothly than the raw one.

What’s

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Christmas Science Made Simple!

December is coming around fast and I’m confusing myself with all my Christmas science investigations, experiments and STEM Challenges so thought I’d pull everything together in one place to make it a bit easier.

Here you have the ULTIMATE list of Christmas science experiments for kids!

Christmas science - the ultimate list. Reindeer lava lamp, skittles candy cane, elf lab and sticky gingerbread houses.

The ultimate list of Christmas science experiments for kids

Christmas Advent Calendar

This free downloadable science advent calendar has an activity for each of the 12 days in the run-up to Christmas. Just click on each bauble to be taken to an activity for that day!

Science Sparks Advent Calendar with an experiment for each day

Christmas Science Experiments

Print and play paper science experiments

My new favourite Christmas resource is this print-and-play pack of paper based festive activities! Race Christmas liquids, make spinning sleighs, magic opening holly and more. The idea behind this booklet is that you print the pack, complete the activities and then recycle everything so there’s almost no

The Pont du Gard and a bridge building STEM challenge

The Pont du Gard is the highest of the Roman aqueducts. It was built in the 1st Century AD to transport water to the Roman colony of Nemausus ( now Nimes ) in the South of France. The impressive bridge towers above the Gardon, a feeder river of the Rhone. It’s astonishing to think it was built before the days of the large cranes and machinery we have today.

Image of the Pont du Gard from underneath

What is an aqueduct?

Aqueducts transport water from one place to another, usually from a water source to a town or city. The water is carried either through underground tunnels or overground on a bridge like the Pont du Gard. The Pont du Gard is just a small part of the 50km aqueduct which the Romans built to transport water from the start of the Eure to Nemausus.

Aqueducts use gravity to allow water to flow. The slope has to

Flying Snowmen and Santa Hats

Make flying santa hats or snowmen for a fun, festive STEM challenge! All you need is an empty milk container, paper and tape.

You’ll sometimes see this activity called a rocket mouse, as traditionally the cone is made to look like a mouse.

You can theme the paper cones however you like. Reindeers would also work well for a Christmassy feel.

empty milk container and cone shaped paper santa hat and snowman for a flying snowmen or Santa hat science experiment

You’ll need

Paper or card

Felt tip pens

Scissors

Milk container

Tape

Instructions

Create a cone with the paper and tape.

Place the cone on top of the milk container.

Use both hands to squeeze the milk container and watch as the cone shoots up into the air!

Why does the cone shoot into the air?

When you squeeze the bottle, the air inside is forced out through the top. The force of the air against the rocket top sends it shooting upwards. The harder you push the