Mix up science experiments with sensory explorations to introduce your preschooler to STEM.
Our kids love getting their hands dirty so we made a point to include hands-on STEM activities into the Moon themed unit.
We cooked up this simple science experiment using ingredients from our kitchen to make moon rocks!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups baking soda
- 1/8 cup water
- Glitter
- as you can see we didn’t use glitter because well…glitter ? but you do you boo
- Black food coloring
- We let the girls choose their own colors
Directions:
- Mix baking soda and glitter together
- Add water
- Add food coloring
- Form mixture into rock shapes
- Let rocks sit overnight
KaBoom
- Prepare your life for GOO
- Vinegar in a small bowl
- Transfer vinegar with syringes, teaspoons, droppers
- Play
What you can not hear in the images is the whispered – wow’s – I will have to get the video up soon.
My eyes widened as the little one decided to just dump the whole rock into the vinegar cup. Fearing the mess :cringe: the oldest thinks hey, that’s a great idea – DUMP!
Ya’ll, it was so easy to clean up!
Don’t even sweat the mess. Encourage it!
Considering the moon rocks are water, baking powder and vinegar – whose dining table doesn’t need a deep clean?