SCIENCE PROJECTS FOR KIDS Archives - Babble Dabble Do https://babbledabbledo.com/tag/science-projects-for-kids/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 How to Make a Teleidoscope and a DIY Kaleidoscope https://babbledabbledo.com/mini-diy-kaleidoscopes-open-ended/ https://babbledabbledo.com/mini-diy-kaleidoscopes-open-ended/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:48:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=6069 DIY Kaleidoscopes were one of those projects on my long standing must-make list for what seemed like forever….the reason it took me a long time to make one was because most of the existing online tutorials are pretty challenging. Finally in an effort to keep it simple I realized that omitting the colorful bottom of […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/mini-diy-kaleidoscopes-open-ended/feed/ 20 How to Make Paper https://babbledabbledo.com/science-art-design-for-kids-how-to-make-paper/ https://babbledabbledo.com/science-art-design-for-kids-how-to-make-paper/#comments Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:17:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=4278 Paper Month on Babble Dabble Do wouldn’t be complete without learning how to make paper, am I right? Paper making is the perfect way to blend our favorite three subjects for kids: science, art, and design. Today's tutorial outlines a relatively simple process for making paper with kids using inexpensive and readily available materials.

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/science-art-design-for-kids-how-to-make-paper/feed/ 9 Science & Art for Kids: Salt Pendulum https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-salt-pendulum/ https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-salt-pendulum/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=916 This post contains affiliate links. Ever since I bought a copy of The Best of Making Things: A Hand Book of Creative Discovery, originally published in 1973, I have had my eye on this project: the Salt Pendulum. I love the combination of science, art, and kinetic fun! We added the idea of using colored […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-salt-pendulum/feed/ 15 See Exploding Colors in the Magic Milk Experiment https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-milk-painting/ https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-milk-painting/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:09:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=145 See exploding bursts of color in the amazing magic milk experiment! We’ll show you some two ways to do the experiment and an extension idea for the project as well. When you add a little bit of dish soap to milk and food coloring, the colors swirl around to form what I would deem very artistic and […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-milk-painting/feed/ 24 How to Make a Beautiful Kirigami Flower That Opens in Water https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-kirigami-water-blossoms/ https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-kirigami-water-blossoms/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:55:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=4252 Kirigami Water Blossoms One of my all time favorite paper activities is kirigami and I couldn’t wait to wax poetic about this wonderful form of paper art  during Paper Month on Babble Dabble Do! Add to that little science lesson and our Kirigami Water Blossoms are a project packed full of learning!

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-kirigami-water-blossoms/feed/ 6 How strong is paper? Find out by making Paper Building Blocks https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-paper-building-blocks/ https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-paper-building-blocks/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:40:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=4075 Our simple paper building blocks are a great way to demonstrate engineering for kids. Most paper crafts revolve around creating something fancy out of paper, but did you know that you could use paper as a structural material? Take a material that is weak in and of itself, fold it into a robust shape, like […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-paper-building-blocks/feed/ 21 Need an Engineering Challenge for Kids? Make Clay and Block Structures https://babbledabbledo.com/clay-projects-for-kids-clay-and-wood-block-structures/ https://babbledabbledo.com/clay-projects-for-kids-clay-and-wood-block-structures/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:38:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=6252 Today’s engineering challenge will introduce children to how brick and block buildings are constructed. It’s also a wonderful process based project featuring problem solving and hands-on learning! Today’s clay project was a bit impromptu. I initially planned to do process art with blocks and clay and my kids undertook that with gusto for about 10 […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/clay-projects-for-kids-clay-and-wood-block-structures/feed/ 4 How to Make a Simple DIY Flying Toy https://babbledabbledo.com/diy-toy-zappy-zoomers/ https://babbledabbledo.com/diy-toy-zappy-zoomers/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2020 21:05:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=816 Today’s project is a fun DIY flying toy you can make and fly that sneaks in a little aerodynamics science lesson…. This is great screen-free activity that get’s the kids outside: Let’s make Zippy Zoomers! This post originally appeared here in December 2012. I have updated it with a template, easier instructions, and a video. […]

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]]> https://babbledabbledo.com/science-for-kids-diy-crystal-landscapes/feed/ 26 Melting Ice Experiment: How To Make Ice Sculptures https://babbledabbledo.com/melting-ice-experiment-how-to-make-ice-sculptures/ https://babbledabbledo.com/melting-ice-experiment-how-to-make-ice-sculptures/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:00:00 +0000 https://babbledabbledo.com/?p=1857 There’s nothing like doing a melting ice experiment on a hot day. Ands if it’s not hot yet where you live I want you to save this idea for when the weather heats up because it is a SUREFIRE hit with kids! I have done this melting ice experiment project with preschoolers on up to 10 year […]

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