Chemistry is so much fun and we have tons of cool chemistry experiments and chemistry activities for kids to share with you. Just like our awesome physics experiments, we decided we needed to put together a list of easy chemistry experiments to do at home or in the classroom. Don’t miss a single science experiment because each one is totally unique and yes, heaps of fun too!
COOL CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS!
CHEMISTRY FOR KIDS
Here you will find over 30 simple chemistry experiments for preschoolers, kindergarten, and early elementary age kids to enjoy at home or in the classroom. The only difficulty will be deciding which chemistry experiment you will want to try first!
Below you will find a fun mixture {no pun intended} of chemistry activities that include chemical reactions, mixing saturated solutions, exploring the solubility of both solids and liquids, growing crystals, making slime, and so much more!
Our science experiments are designed with you, the parent or teacher, in mind! Easy to set up, quick to do, most activities will take only 15 to 30 minutes to complete and are heaps of fun. Plus, our supplies lists usually contain only free or cheap materials you can source from home.
CHEMISTRY FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Let’s keep it basic for our younger or junior scientists! Chemistry is all about the way different materials are put together, and what they are made up of, think atoms and molecules. It’s also about how these materials act under different conditions. Chemistry is often a base for physics so you will see some overlap.
What might you experiment with in chemistry? Classically we think of a mad scientist and lots of bubbling beakers, and yes there is a reaction between bases and acids to enjoy! However, chemistry also involves matter, changes, solutions, and the list goes on and on.
Science encourages curiosity and asking questions. These chemistry activities below will also encourage problem-solving skills and observation skills. Even the youngest of kids can enjoy a simple science experiment. Take for example our very first baking soda science experiment. So simple to set up, but so lovely to watch the amazement on his face.
That’s the best part of science learning for young kids. It surrounds them, and it’s in every new experience they encounter! Whether you are exploring kitchen science or science in the backyard, each day is filled with an amazing new ideas and concepts just waiting to be discovered.
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Encourage your kids above all to never stop questioning and by all means, try to answer those questions as best as possible or show them how you can find out the answers together. As parents, we don’t have to know everything! But we do need to make sure we help our kids find the answers they are looking for.
35+ CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS
Any of these chemistry experiments below would be great to do at home. Simple chemistry activities that are inexpensive and easy to set up which is how we like to roll around here!
Chemical Reactions, Acids and Bases, Chromatography, Solutions, Polymers, and Crystals.
ALKA SELTZER EXPERIMENT
ALKA SELTZER ROCKETS
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR AND BAKING SODA
BAKING SODA VOLCANO
Take the chemistry outdoors with this cool baking soda and vinegar volcano.
BALLOON BLOW UP EXPERIMENT
BORAX CRYSTALS
Want to know how to grow crystals with borax? Learn how to grow borax crystals overnight for a cool chemistry experiment any science enthusiast will love!
BORAX SLIME
BUBBLE SHAPES
A favorite for mixing in a little chemistry and physics with a simple kids activity! Can you blow a geometric shaped bubble? What’s the best bubble solution or mixture? Also check out 3D Bubble Shapes.
CABBAGE PH EXPERIMENT
CANDY CANE EXPERIMENT
CITRIC ACID AND BAKING SODA
COLOR CHANGING CHEMISTRY CLOCK | Left Brain Craft Brain
COLOR CHANGING SLIME
It starts out one color and ends up a different color. Find out how to make this cool color changing slime.
DANCING CORN EXPERIMENT
DANCING RAISINS
DISSOLVING CANDIES
EDIBLE GLASS | Go Science Kids
EGGSHELL GEODES
EXPLODING LEMON EXPERIMENT
FIREWORKS IN A JAR
Real fireworks may not be safe to handle, but fireworks in a jar are the best! Celebrate the 4th of July, or any time of the year with this fun and easy chemistry experiment. Similar to our liquid density tower, find out what happens when you mix food coloring with oil.
FIZZING LEMONADE
FIZZING SLIME VOLCANO
Not only are you exploring polymers with homemade slime, but you also get to add in a kid-favorite chemical reaction!
GREEN PENNY EXPERIMENT
GROWING SALT CRYSTALS
FIZZY GREEN EGGS AND HAM
Science and literacy wrapped up in one fun and fizzy baking soda and vinegar experiment. Dr Seuss Green Eggs and Ham is the perfect way to explore simple chemistry ideas with your kids!
HOMEMADE LAVA LAMP
HOMEMADE THERMOMETER
Make your own homemade thermometer and compare the temperature indoors with the outdoors. Explore how different liquids change with lower or higher temperatures.
HOW TO MAKE SLIME
My favorite slime recipe ever!! Find out why slime is such an awesome chemistry activity for kids.
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND YEAST EXPERIMENT
IODINE EXPERIMENT | Mama Smiles
KITCHEN SCIENCE
LIQUID STARCH SLIME
One of our classic slime recipes, check out what happens when you add liquid starch to PVA glue.
MAGIC COLOR CHANGING POTIONS | The Imagination Tree
MAGIC MILK
Watch what happens when you add ordinary dish soap to full cream milk. Any type of chemical reaction is fun to watch and makes for great hands-on learning! This magic milk science experiment is the perfect chemistry experiment as you are sure to have all the items for it already in your kitchen!
MENTOS SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
NAKED EGG EXPERIMENT
Can you make a bouncy egg? Discover what happens when you put a raw egg in vinegar with this classic naked egg science experiment.
OIL SPILL CLEAN UP EXPERIMENT
OOBLECK
An amazing sensory play and chemistry activity is just minutes away. All you need is two simple ingredients, to create a rainbow of color! Learn how to make oobleck, to explore polymers and non-Newtonian fluids at home or in the classroom.
OSMOSIS FOR KIDS | Schooling A Monkey
PEEP CANDY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
Check out all the cool science experiments you can do with peeps candy! Who would have thought!
PLASTIC MILK
POP ROCKS
Have you ever tried pop rocks? Explore the science of pop rocks with your 5 senses. Free science worksheet included.
POP ROCKS AND SODA
POTIONS FOR KIDS
SALINE SOLUTION SLIME
SEASHELLS EXPERIMENT
Explore what happens when you leave seashells in vinegar with this simple chemistry experiment. Find out what it means for the health of our oceans.
SKITTLES EXPERIMENT
SOLID LIQUID GAS EXPERIMENT
SUGAR CRYSTAL EXPERIMENT
Simple to grow and taste-safe, this sugar crystals experiment is easier for younger kids, but you can also try growing borax crystals for older kids too.
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