Christmas science is one of our favorite ways to spend the day before the holiday! There are so many ways to make science fun and new for the seasons and holidays. Fizzy eruptions are cool kitchen science, and our melting Christmas tree baking soda science is perfect chemistry for the holidays.

MELTING CHRISTMAS TREE BAKING SODA SCIENCE

My son is eagerly awaiting our Christmas tree this year! He loved our Christmas tree slime and our very cool erupting ornaments! Baking soda and vinegar science is one of our classic science experiments for young kids!

Christmas tree is a wonderful theme to give to your holiday science and STEM activities. We have a fun collection of Christmas Tree STEM activities for science, engineering, and more!

LET’S MAKE FIZZY TREES FOR CHRISTMAS CHEMISTRY. GET THE DIRECTIONS BELOW

SUPPLIES

paper plates to make into a cone shape

baking soda

vinegar

water

sequins

food coloring 

bowl, spoon, tray to put in freezer

squirt bottle, eyedropper, or baster

MAKE

Add water and green food coloring to a good load of baking soda just until you get a crumbly but pack-able dough. It shouldn’t be runny or soupy.

Add sequins and glitter.

Make a cone shape with paper plate. I cut mine in half and then just wrapped it around itself and fastened with tape.

Pack in carefully into cone shape making sure it is packed tightly all the way to the tip.

Place in the freezer. I let our trees sit overnight.

Peel off the paper and place trees in a container. I added a light snowfall of baking soda to the bottom for more fizzing action.

We used a squirt bottle filled with green vinegar for this experiment.{They looked a little blue when frozen, so you might want to add extra green}!

He loved our melting Christmas tree baking soda science activity as much as he loved the melting snowman activity! He could experiment with baking soda science all year long {we already have!}

The squirt bottle is also great for building hand strength and fine motor skills. Science and fine motor skills are closely related. If you have a kid who needs extra fine motor practice or the doesn’t care for coloring {like my son}, check out some of our fun science activities to encourage fine motor skills!

Melting Christmas trees! Frozen, fizzing baking soda science makes a great afternoon activity.

SIMPLE SCIENCE FOR KIDS!

Science doesn’t have to be complicated for young kids. It just needs to get them curious about learning, observing, and exploring. This Christmas tree science activity is all about a cool chemical reaction between the baking soda and the vinegar.

The baking soda is a base and the vinegar is an acid. When you combine the two, you produce a gas called carbon dioxide. You can see, hear, feel, and smell the chemical reaction. You can also do this with citrus fruits too! Do you know why?

Christmas themed science activities like our melting or fizzing trees experiment is a really fun and unique way to introduce young kids to the world of chemistry. Build a strong foundation now, and you will have kids who love the sciences later!

Enjoy the holidays with fun and simple sensory and science play ideas that use everyday supplies. Turn it into a science or STEM countdown calendar, check out ours! Head into the kitchen for science. Check out more ideas below and get ready for the holidays!

MELTING CHRISTMAS TREE BAKING SODA SCIENCE FOR KIDS!

More great Christmas ideas to try this season..Click on photos.