Erupting snowflakes? Yes, please! It’s easy to add a fun theme to a baking soda experiment and we this month we have a fun winter chemistry activity with a love potion theme! This winter baking soda vinegar experiment is perfect for exploring states of matter and chemical reactions with common kitchen ingredients! You will find simple science is so much fun when you can a seasonal twist to it.

WINTER BAKING SODA VINEGAR EXPERIMENT

Enjoy winter while you hang out inside with easy kitchen science!

We came up with a chilly theme this month, a winter baking soda vinegar experiment! You can grab basic supplies from the kitchen cabinet and create awesome, simple science activities the kids love!

This winter theme science tray is just that! Simple, fun, and engaging for young kids and great for early childhood development. Who doesn’t like to mix potions and concoctions? You and your kids can enjoy simple chemistry all season long!

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We love baking soda and vinegar experiments any time of the year. Baking Soda Science is the best!

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BAKING SODA EXPERIMENT SUPPLIES

The kitchen is full of simple science with simple ingredients that are budget friendly. You might want to see this snowflake oobleck while you are mixing up new substances in the kitchen.

Watch the Video:

  • Baking soda
  • Vinegar
  • Water with a few drops of dish soap added
  • Eye droppers and squeeze bottles
  • Glitter
  • Food coloring
  • Snowflake or Snowman shaped cookie cutters 
  • Tray to catch the eruptions

BAKING SODA VINEGAR EXPERIMENT SET UP

Here’s a simple way to set up your winter baking soda science tray. If you have limited time, this science activity is perfect. Get it done in 10 minutes or let the kids explore as long as they are interested.

WHAT’S ON THE BAKING SODA SCIENCE TRAY:

  •  Cup of baking soda with a spoon
  • Blue colored vinegar with an eyedropper, baster, or pipette
  • Small squeeze bottle with water and a few drops of dish detergent (don’t shake!)
  • Snowflake shaped cookie cutters
  •  Glitter

NOTE: I understand glitter is not for everyone and is not especially environmentally friendly. This winter science activity will still be fun without it.

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EASY WINTER CHEMISTRY

You can fill the winter theme cookie cutters with baking soda ahead of time or let the kids practice spooning it into the shapes!

All you need to do with this winter baking soda vinegar experiment is encourage mixing! My son already knows quite a bit about what happens when you mix baking soda and vinegar.

If this is your first time, you can steer your kids in the right direction or see if they figure it out all by themselves. The look on their faces is priceless.

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BAKING SODA EXPERIMENT NOTES

  • You can also experiment with baking powder and water like we did here. Even better, compare the two mixtures and see which one makes better fizzy snowflakes.
  • Additionally, if you don’t have vinegar you can use lemon juice with this baking soda experiment instead.
  • Set this up for Valentine’s Day too, see it here.
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The squeeze bottle with water and dish soap will make the eruption frothier than if you did not use soap. I bet you will see the kiddos with a squeeze bottle in one hand and a baster in the other once they get going!

BAKING SODA AND VINEGAR EXPERIMENT EXPLANATION

Fizzy hearts are all about a chemical reaction including states of matter! States of matter include solids, liquids, and gasses and a chemical reaction is when two or more things mix to form a new substance.

When the acid (vinegar) and the base (baking soda) mix together, they form a gas called carbon dioxide which is all the fizzing bubbling action you see! All three states of matter are present: liquid (vinegar), solid (baking soda), and gas (carbon dioxide)

Read more about the science behind baking soda and vinegar experiments.

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These science trays are quick and easy to set up for kids with any holiday or seasonal theme! Plus, they use basic kitchen ingredients and include lots of experimental play time!

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Printable Winter STEM Pack

Even if you don’t live in a snowy winter climate, there are many ways to explore the season!

WHAT’S INSIDE? You’ll find 250+ Pages of Winter theme projects for science, STEM, and art!

  • 25+ Winter science activities and STEM projects for kids that are easy to set up and fit into the time you have available even if it’s limited! NEW: Observation sheets for activities.
  • Printable winter theme STEM activities that are simple but engaging for home or classroom. Perfect for K-2 and beyond and adaptable to many skill levels.
  • Find simple background science explanations to share with kids while they explore hands-on and playful experiments, projects, and activities! Fun with physics, chemistry, design, engineering, and more!
  • Easy to gather supplies makes these STEM activities ideal when you have limited resources available. Perfect for trying with groups of kids.
  • Engaging winter STEM activities packed with winter theme activities, journal pages, and design process steps! Includes structure-building cards, STEM challenge cards, and screen-free coding activities.
  • Fun snowflake theme STEM, including snowflake cutting templates, snowflake tinker cards, and snowflake science activities, including a snowflake formation cycle!
  • Even more, winter printable sheets include hibernating animals sort, snow weather cycle, 5 senses for winter journal pages, thaumatrope patterns, and fun extras all with a winter theme!
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