Halloween is pretty much the coolest time of year to learn science. I mean, when else can you throw a party where the biggest wow factor happens because of chemistry or physics? Because that’s exactly what happens when you make things glow in the dark, change color, make scary sounds and explode! Here are some of…
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Halloween Fizzing Pumpkin Treasure Rocks
My kiddo struggles with playing alone. Boring, she says… But my girl loves her some science potions. It’s pretty much the only thing that will keep her occupied solo for more than half an hour. One of the other things she loves is surprises. So for Halloween this year, I combined the two into some…
Halloween Engineering Projects for Kids
Halloween time is SUPER fun for kids! Theme your engineering projects this year with Halloween and keep your STEAM kids creating with these engaging ideas. This set of Halloween engineering projects are perfect for your kids. They are going to dive into the depths of a pumpkin, build with bones, and create beautiful creations with…
Play Brain Surgeon with a Brain Jello Mold
I picked up a fun jello mold the other day. It’s a brain. I mainly got it because I’m Left Brain Craft Brain, you know, and thought it would be fun for Halloween. Then I realized how much fun this could be for The Babe. So every other day we pull the brain out along with…
Jack-o’-lantern Halloween Slime
I’m always up for a fun slime recipe. Stuff like heat sensitive color changing slime or rainbow slime. I decided though, that I (um… my daughter) really needed slime for all the major holidays. And I hope your kiddos have that need too ;) Because here is a super easy, super silly Jack-o’-lantern Halloween Slime….
31 Days of Halloween STEAM Challenges for Kids
Candy and costumes may be the first fun things that come to mind when you think of Halloween. But they don’t have to be the only ones with these entertaining Halloween STEM Challenges. There’s a month’s worth of science, technology, engineering, art and math activities in these free printable cards, most that only need basic…
25 Spooky Science Activities for Halloween
This is a SCARY BIG post today!! You’ll get 25+ Spooky Halloween Science Activities like candy experiments, slimy brains and witch’s brews perfect for the kids. This list of halloween science experiments is perfect for school, homeschool, spooky halloween parties and more! 25 Spooky Science Activities for Halloween First up is my master list of…
Halloween Candy Science Kit
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BOOItForward #CollectiveBias You can pack a ton of sweet science into a beaker full of Halloween fun. And this year we decided to gift some to our favorite scientists by BOO’ing It Forward. Our candy science kit is filled…
Halloween Jokes Cootie Catcher with Step by Step Instructions
When you were in elementary school, what did you call cootie catchers? Origami fortune tellers? Chatterbox, salt cellar, whirlybird, or paku-paku? We called them cootie catchers in Ohio, where I grew up and I always wondered why. Apparently, it got the name cootie catcher from the shape of the paper points which seemed perfect for…
How to Make the Best Black Playdough Recipe Ever!
Halloween is in the air and at our house, the color scheme goes to orange and black. Even in playtime! And we love making our playtime DIY, so in came a big batch of homemade playdough today. I wanted a really rich, deep, dark Black Playdough, which with the right ingredients is super easy to…