As simple as they may seem to an adult, games and new discoveries have a much more important role than we imagine for children. This is because it is through playful activities that they awaken their creative sense and imagination, in addition to becoming much more curious about the world we live in.
With these stimuli, children’s development happens in a much healthier way, with many benefits for their growth. The best thing is that children can learn a lot with fun and easy experiments to do at home, always supported by an adult.
With that in mind, the awesome.club separated some experiments for you to do with the little ones at home and still have a lot of fun. Ready? Choose the most interesting for you and get to work!
1. Optical effect
You will need:
Colored permanent markers; A clear plastic envelope; Cardboard; A glass of water.
How to make:
Draw a doll on a small piece of cardboard, according to the model. Then, place the drawing inside the envelope and, on top of it, redraw the doll (always remembering to use permanent markers), now in a bathing suit. Wait a few seconds and dip the design into the glass of water. See the video of the experiment here.
2. Soap Tesserate
You will need:
12 cotton swabs;Hot glue;Mixing water with detergent Straw.
How to make:
With the help of cotton swabs and hot glue, mount a die and wait for it to dry. Then, dip the structure into a container with the detergent and water mixture (there should be a lot of bubbles). When removing, blow with a straw into the dice, and it will turn into a tesseract! Watch the step-by-step video here.
3. Static electricity
You will need:
A styrofoam package;Wool fabric.
How to make:
Cut the packaging in half. On one of the halves, rub the wool fabric on its bottom and then place it in contact with the bottom of the other half. You will notice that they will attract each other! This is the phenomenon of static electricity. See the full video here.
4. Spectral Decomposition Effect
You will need:
Your cell phone;A piece of clear sticker;Pink and yellow bookmarks;
How to make:
Stick a piece of tape to your cell phone camera lens. Then paint over the sticker with the pink and yellow marker, one on top of the other. Ready! Your cell phone is ready to make multiple records and show images with the phenomenon of spectral decomposition. See the full video here!
5. Balloon that moves
You will need:
A spout (opens and closes) of a plastic bottle;Hot glue;A CD;A balloon.
How to make
In the center of the CD, glue the spout of the bottle with the help of hot glue. Wait until it dries and then inflate the balloon, without tying it. Fit the mouth of the balloon to the spout of the bottle, open it for air to pass through and drop the CD on the floor. He will walk until the balloon deflates! Here’s the step by step.
6. Tower of liquids
You will need:
Honey; Detergent; Water; Carbonated alcohol; Vegetable oil; Funnel; A glass bottle with a lid.
How to make:
With the help of a funnel, pour, one by one, the items: honey, detergent, water, carbonated alcohol and vegetable oil. Do not forget that the amount of each of them must be the same, in order to fill the entire bottle. Then, just close the bottle and your colorful tower and liquids will be ready! Here you can find the step by step.
7. Multi-colored “rain”
You will need:
A glass of oil; A glass of water; A toothpick to stir; Paints of different colors.
How to make:
In the glass with oil, drip drops of paint of different colors. Mix everything with the toothpick and pour everything into the glass with water. Now, just wait for the colorful rain to happen! Watch the step-by-step video here.
8. Ice crystal effect
You will need:
Water; White glue; Paint; Dropper.
How to make:
On a surface, drip a drop of water and another of white glue. Then, put a drop of paint on each of them and observe: in the water, the drop dissipates, and in the white glue, a pattern appears like an ice crystal. Here’s the step by step!
9. Magnetic experiment with coins
You will need:
Five soda cans; A magnet (prefer a thick magnet); A ruler or wooden rod; A few coins.
How to make:
Position the 5 cans as shown in the image: 2 on each side, one on top of the other, and one in the middle. Then, balance the ruler on top of them and then the magnet, right in the center (above the can that will be in the middle). Then, on top of the middle can, balance the coins, they will be perfectly aligned to the magnet! See the video of the experiment here.
10. Colors in milk
You will need:
A little milk;A round mould;Food coloring;A cotton ball;
How to make:
Pour the milk into the mold. Then, add several drops of food coloring to the milk. Wet the cotton ball and place it in the center of the form. Just wait for the magic to happen! You can check out the video of the experiment here.
11. Non-Newtonian fluid
You will need:
Corn starch; Water; Bowl; Dye.
How to make:
In a bowl, pour the cornstarch and mix with the water until you get a homogeneous mass. You will notice that the dough can be easily malleable or not, depending on how you handle it. That’s it, you’ll have a fun dough to play with! For a more fun result, add a few drops of food coloring! See the video of the experiment here.
12. Effervescent color
You will need:
Baby body oil; Water; Food coloring; Aspirin.
How to make:
Fill half a glass with baby body oil and top up with water and a few drops of food coloring, mixing. Finally, add the effervescent aspirin and wait for the magic to happen. See the full video here.
Did you enjoy doing experiments when you were a kid? What was your favorite? Share with us!
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