| Gooey Slime
Get Totally Messy With Gooey SLIME!
Make simple cornflour slime
Suitable for kids aged 4+
You just need two main ingredients for this slime - too easy!
You Need:
Cornflour
Water
Food Colouring
Mixing Bowl and Spoon
What to... |
| Super Cold Bag
The Super Cold Bag
Watch a zip lock bag blow up and become super-cold from a chemical reaction. You’ll love this one!
Suitable for kids aged 4+
You Need:
Citric Acid
Baking Soda
Tap Water
Zip lock bag (15cm x 10cm)
Measuring cup
Plastic... |
| Ice Cream In A Bag
Ice Cream In A Bag
Make delicious ice cream in a zip lock bag using just a few simple ingredients.
Suitable for kids aged 6+
You Need:
1 tablespoon of sugar
½ cup of milk
¼ teaspoon of vanilla essence
6 tablespoons of rock salt (or use regular table... |
| Colourful Chemicals
Colourful Chemicals
Use cabbage water to change kitchen chemicals different colours.
Suitable for kids aged 4+ with parental supervision
CAUTION
The cabbage water must strictly be prepared by an adult as it involves the use of boiling water.
You Need:
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| Grow Crystals
Grow Crystals
Grow your own crystal icicle using baking soda and water in about a week
Suitable for kids aged 5+ with parental supervision
You Need:
Two glass jars
Two paper clips
A length of thick woolen thread
Baking soda
Shallow... |
| Popping Test Tube
Popping Test Tube
How many times can you make the stopper pop from the test tube?
Suitable for kids aged 7+, with adult supervision
CAUTION
The plastic stopper in the test tube is a projectile and must be aimed away from people and faces.
The alka seltzer tablet is a... |
| Lets Get Fizzy
Make fizz and foam using a chemical reaction
Compare two baking soda and vinegar chemical reactions (one with detergent, one without), and watch for salt crystal formation.
Suitable for kids aged 4+
NOTE
These reactions can overflow to make a little bit of a wet mess! But... |
| Fizzy Sherbet Treat
Make a fizzy sherbet treat. So delicious, so easy!
Suitable for kids aged 4+
You Need:
1 teasppon of citric acid
1 teaspoon of baking soda
3 tablespoons of icing sugar
3 tablespoons of jelly crystals
What to... |
| Invisible Ink
Invisible Ink
No Secret Agent can go without invisible ink. This is a simple invisible ink recipe using lemons.
Suitable for kids aged 5+ (with adult supervision)
You Need:
Lemon Juice
Heat Source: direct sunlight or a light globe. Use... |
| Cool Coloured Milk
Cool Coloured Milk
Create an explosion of colour in a dish of milk!
Suitable for kids aged 3+ with parental supervision
You Need:
Milk
Dinner plate
Red, yellow, green and blue food colouring
Dishwashing liquid
Cotton swab
What... |
| Nappy Bag
Nappy Bag
How much water can a disposable nappy soak up? Find out with this experiment, and learn about the amazing world of superabsorbent polymers at the same time!
Suitable for kids aged 4+
You Need:
Zip lock bag
Small piece of a disposal... |
| Rubber Egg
Rubber Egg
Soak a hard-boiled egg in vinegar to transform it into a rubbery egg that can bounce like a ball
Suitable for kids aged 4+ with parental supervision
You Need:
Hard-boiled egg
Glass or jar, big enough to hold the egg
Vinegar... |
| Disappearing Ghost Crystals
Disappearing Ghost Crystals
Watch these hard crystals swell and grow into jelly-like pieces with water. Then amaze your friends when they disappear in water, or add some food colouring for cool effects. Welcome to the amazing world of superabsorbent polyemers!
Suitable for... |
| Lava Lamp
Make your own hypnotic lava lamp with oil and water and a secret ingredient that makes it fizz and bubble.
Suitable for kids aged 5+ with parental supervision.
CAUTION
Remember Alka-Seltzer tablets are a medicine, do not ingest. Read the packet instructions for more information.... |
| Ink Chromatography
Ink Chromatography – Is black really black?
Separate out all the colours that make up a black felt pen using a special technique called chromatography.
Suitable for kids aged 7+
You Need:
Filter or blotting paper (a coffee filter works well)... |
| Gas Candle Detection
Gas Flame Detection
Detect Carbon Dioxide gas with a candle flame. Will the flame get smaller, bigger, snuff out, change colour? How the flame behaves tells you the type of invisible gas present.
Suitable for kids aged 10+ with parental supervision
CAUTION
This experiment... |
| Make A Gelatin Disc
Make A Gelatin Disc
Best known for making jelly, gelatin is a fascinating substance that is used as a gelling agent not just in food, but in many other things. Here’s how to make your very own gelatin product that can be used in further experiments or in some very cool artwork.
Suitable... |
| Chocolate Leaves
Chocolate leaves
Make some stunning chocolate leaves as a novel and delicious way to learn about the changing states of matter.
Suitable for kids aged 5+ with parental supervision
CAUTION
This science activity involves the use of boiling water. Hot water must only be... |
| Glowing Water
Glowing Water
Make water glow eerily under a black light using the fluorescent dye found in highlighters. Glowing water can create some exciting special effects when used in fountains, or use it to transfer glow to bubbles, ice and slime.
Suitable for kids aged 8 + with parental... |
| Elephant Toothpaste
This COOL chemical reaction spews froth and foam everywhere. Just like a gigantic tube of toothpaste fit for an elephant.
Suitable for kids aged 5+ with parental supervision.
You Need:
An empty soft drink bottle (600mL size works best)
½ cup of 6% hydrogen... |
| Chip Bag Shrinkies
Chip Bag Shrinkies
Shrink your chip bags to less than half their size, then use them as a bookmark or keychain. Polymer chemistry fun!
Suitable for kids aged 10+ with parental supervision
CAUTION
This activity strictly requires supervision by an adult. It involves the... |
| Milk Plastc
Milk Plastic
Make plastic from milk easily using vinegar. Then mould your milk plastic into fun shapes!
Suitable for kids aged 6+ with parental supervision
CAUTION
This activity involves heating milk in a microwave or on a stove top, and requires adult supervision.
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