4th of July Activities For Kids

Celebrate with science is our motto around here! Not a holiday passes without some sort of special science activity or homemade slime theme! We have 4th of July activities that double as awesome chemistry activities too! Plus, a few surprise activities! Science experiments and STEM make any celebration a real event!

AWESOME 4th OF JULY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

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Kids love theme science activities and experiments… The novelty of the colors and accessories turns the holiday prep into something extra special especially if you love fireworks, parades, and fairs like we do!

Explore chemistry through different kinds of reactions including baking soda and vinegar experiments, ice melt activities, candy science, and of course our slime recipes!

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15 4TH OF JULY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

Share science activities with kids this summer! It’s a joy to watch their minds light up as they experiment with new materials. Join our 100 days of summer STEM activities for more fun activities!

4TH OF JULY SKITTLES EXPERIMENT

Just a few simple supplies and you are on your way to a cool science experiment! 4th of July Skittles experiment is always exciting for kids especially when you give a taste test first!

4TH OF JULY SLIME

4th of July Slime is simple to make with our easiest slime recipe ever! Slime is cool science and sensory play for kids of all ages even adults too! Or try this 4th of July fluffy slime!

HOMEMADE ICE MELT

A 4th of July Homemade Ice Melt is a perfect activity for a hot summer day and it can even be taken outdoors. We love ice melting activities all year round!

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FIZZING FROZEN STARS

Fizzing Stars is a fun melting science activity and fizzy eruption all in one with a 4th of July star theme!

BAKING SODA AND VINEGAR

4th of July Cookie Cutter Baking Soda Science has to be one of the quickest and easiest science activities ever! Plus you can set it up with so many different themes all year long like Halloween, Christmas, or Valentine’s Day!

There’s nothing better than a super simple to set up science experiment straight from the kitchen cupboards with this baking soda and vinegar 4th of July experiment.

BUILDING STRUCTURES

Independence Day Structures tests your STEM skills with designing and building your own stable structures!

FIREWORKS IN A JAR

Fireworks In A Jar is another fun density experiment using oil and water but in a different way than our liquid density tower experiment.

LEGO AMERICAN FLAG

Our LEGO American Flag is made using the basic LEGO bricks! Everyone can make this simple American Flag design. Plus there is a little bit of information on the history of the flag!

GLITTER BOTTLE

Our 4th of July Glitter Bottle is a little bit science and a little bit visual sensory fun!

MAGIC MILK FIREWORKS

Magic Milk Fireworks is a play on the classic magic milk science experiment. It does really look like a little firework exploding in the milk. Stick with a blue and red theme for Independence Day or try all the colors since fireworks are pretty colorful!

MORE 4TH OF JULY ACTIVITIES

4TH OF JULY SENSORY BOTTLE

American Flag Density Tower from Teaching Mama is a great way to explore the density of liquids with a 4th of July theme. Which liquid is the lightest?

MINT FIREWORKS

Mint Fireworks from Playdough To Plato is a also a classic candy dissolving science activity but check out what the mints look like as dissolve! Test different temperatures of water too!