Science is a wonderful thing for kids! There is so much to learn and discover right around us. Many science concepts start in the kitchen with simple materials you already have on hand. Fill a plastic tote with easy to find supplies and you will have a DIY science kit filled with learning opportunities that are sure to keep them busy all year long!
DIY SCIENCE KITS FOR KIDS TO LEARN WITH SCIENCE!
DIY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
We love simple science experiments you can do at home or in the classroom. I wanted to put together a kids science kit to show you how simple it is to try science experiments at home.
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Most of our favorite science items for kids science kits are super simple to find at the grocery store and the dollar store, and many items you already have in your kitchen. Of course, water is an awesome material for science experiments so make sure to try one of our awesome water science experiments! Grab a container and start filling!
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DIY KIDS SCIENCE KIT
Find our list below of the best supplies to include in your DIY science kit, as well as some simple science experiments to try. These science ideas and activities are perfect for the youngest scientist.
Our science experiments are also great for an older child, just add in some journalling, graphing, and making predictions etc.
Several ages can learn together if necessary. There is always plenty of room for creativity, discovery, and exploration!
Make sure to check out our collection of science experiments for kids too. All of our experiments in the kids’ science kit can also be done with holiday or seasonal themes!
ALKA SELTZER TABLETS
Start off your kids’ science kit with a fizz and a pop! We love using alka seltzer tablets in our homemade lava lamps and to make these awesome pop rockets.
BAKING SODA
Baking soda, along with vinegar is one item for your science kit, that you will want to use again and again. A baking soda and vinegar reaction is a classic science experiment and we have so many variations for you to try!
Some of our favorite science experiments with baking soda:
Balloon Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiment
Cool Things To Do With Baking Soda
We also use baking soda as an ingredient in our popular fluffy slime recipe!
BORAX POWDER
Borax powder is a versatile item in your DIY science kit. Use it to make borax slime, or experiment with growing your own borax crystals.
Variations of Growing Crystals:
CANDY
Who would have thought that candy and science go together! We even have a bunch of edible slime recipes or taste safe slime for kids to make and play with.
Candy you could include in your DIY science kit:
- Skittles for a Skittles Experiment
- M&Ms for a M&M Science Experiment
- Check out this science experiment with chocolate
- Peeps for one of these fun Peeps Science Activities
- Find out things to do with Jelly Beans
- Grow sugar crystals with rock candy.
COFFEE FILTERS
COTTON BALLS
COOKING OIL
Oil is a great household item to include in your kids’ science kit. Why not make a Homemade Lava Lamp with oil and water, and learn about density at the same time? Or even make waves in a bottle.
CORN STARCH
Cornstarch is an awesome item to have on hand in your kids’ science kit. Why not mix up some cornstarch and water to make oobleck, and explore non-Newtonian fluids!
How To Make Oobleck In A Rainbow Of Colors
CORN SYRUP
Corn syrup is a great for adding to a density layer experiments like this one.
DISH SOAP
Try our classic Magic Milk Experiment with this DIY science kit item.
FOOD COLORING
Food coloring is such a versatile item to include in your science kit. Add color when making slime, to oobleck, even to a baking soda and vinegar experiment or ocean sensory bottle… The options are endless!
IVORY SOAP
SALT
Salt is another great item to add to your DIY science kit for kids. Substitute salt for borax powder as we did, to grow salt crystals. We also used salt for our Salt Water Density Experiment.
SHAVING FOAM
Shaving foam is a must have ingredient for making the fluffiest slime! Check out my 2 favorite slime recipes of all time!
SUGAR
Sugar, like salt is another DIY science kit item that is great for experiments with water. Why not make a rainbow in a jar or explore which solids dissolve in water.
VINEGAR
Vinegar is another common must-have household item to add to your DIY science kit. Combine vinegar with baking soda (see above) for lots of fizzing fun or use it on its own! We used vinegar in our classic Naked Egg Experiment and in our Dissolving Seashells Experiment.
WASHABLE PVA GLUE
PVA glue is one of your must have slime ingredients for making homemade slime. Clear glue, white glue or glitter glue, each one gives you a different type of slime.
We now have our own 2 ingredient slime recipe just for glitter glue!
PLUS… SCIENCE TOOLS
Our kids’ science kit is filled with tools and necessary science equipment. Dollar store cookie sheets, ice cube trays and small ramekins are always used to contain mess, test liquids and sort items as well as freeze ice!
I usually always set out a magnifying glass and often a hand mirror. We use tweezers and eye droppers often as well. No kids science kit is complete without a pair of safety goggles too!
Eye Droppers {used in most of our activities }
Exploring Reflections With Mirrors & Lights
Science Tools For Fine Motor Skills Ice Melt Tower
MAKE YOUR OWN DIY SCIENCE KIT FOR ANY TIME LEARNING FOR KIDS!
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Bekki @a better way to homeschool
September 14, 2014 at 3:47 amThis is such a great collection of science experiments! I love that I already have most of the item needed around the house!
Thanks for sharing!!
butterfly fields
March 19, 2016 at 2:21 amyour articles is very useful for children. thank you for sharing.
Wendy LeMay
April 6, 2017 at 12:18 amLove this! So many ideas all wrapped in a neat package. Thank you!
Gameimake
February 2, 2018 at 4:46 amScience and water experiment is wonderful concept for kid. All handmade science experiment, kid can easily learn and make their own. They can really enjoy when they will do.