Make your own science kit

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Last year I made some very simple homemade science kits for my children to give to friends who love science. Each kit contained the materials and instructions for 5 different investigations.

I also have lots more FREE printable science experiment instruction sheets you can download, which would be a great addition to any homemade science kit.

This little kit makes an excellent, inexpensive science gift for Christmas or a birthday.

My super scientist certificate is a lovely extra resource as well.

How to make your own science kit

materials for a homemade science kit in a cardboard box

What you’ll need to make a homemade science kit

Balloon

Tissue paper

Pipette

Skittles

Pom poms

Elastic bands

Lolly sticks

Filter paper

Film canisters

Effervescent vitamin tablets – give these to an adult

Ping-pong balls or pom poms

Instructions

Place all the items in a shoebox-sized box. I made the catapult, but another idea is to include the lolly sticks and

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Reindeer and Snowman Lava Lamps

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Lava lamps are a simple but fun science experiment for kids using materials you probably already have in your kitchen cupboards. We’ve given these a Christmas twist by decorating them like a reindeer and a snowman. Crafts are not my strong point, so I’m sure you can do a much better job with your Christmas lava lamp.

If you’re on the hunt for awesome science gifts, I’ve got some great DIY science kit ideas and ready-made science kit suggestions too.

I also have FREE a Christmas Lava Lamp printable instruction sheet you might find handy.

Christmas Lava Lamps

Reindeer lava lamp instructions

Don’t forget to check out my Christmas Science Ebook, which contains 12 printable Christmas themed experiments and activities, perfect for this time of year.

Christmas lava lamps. Homemade lava lamps decorated like a snowman and reindeer

How to make a Christmas Lava Lamp

What you need

A clear plastic bottle or jar
Vegetable oil
Food colouring and decorations
Alka Seltzer or effervescent

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Easy Science Elf Ideas

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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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Africa Science News Service

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Christmas Science Made Simple!

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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

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