If you’re looking for a fun and educational way to keep the kids entertained, easy fizzy baking soda experiments are a fantastic choice!
These simple activities use basic ingredients you probably already have at home—baking soda and vinegar—to create exciting, bubbling reactions that kids will love.
Whether it’s for a rainy day activity or just a way to spark some curiosity, these experiments are sure to be a hit.
Why You’ll Love These Activities
You’ll love these activities because they’re quick to set up, budget-friendly, and packed with learning opportunities. Kids get to experience the magic of science firsthand as they watch the fizzy reactions unfold.
Plus, it’s a great way to encourage their natural curiosity and teach them some basic chemistry in a fun, hands-on way.
And the best part? You can do these experiments with things you already have in your kitchen, making them super convenient.
Science Behind Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiments
So, what’s going on when you mix baking soda and vinegar? It all comes down to a simple chemical reaction. Baking soda is a base, and vinegar is an acid.
When they combine, they react to form carbon dioxide gas, which creates all those fun bubbles and fizzing sounds. This reaction is a great way to introduce kids to the concepts of acids, bases, and chemical reactions.
They get to see science in action, making it a memorable and engaging learning experience.
Baking Soda Experiments for Kids
Fizzy Apple Volcanoes
Turn snack time into science time with Fizzy Apple Volcanoes, where kids can create erupting apples right in the kitchen.
Fizzy Lemon Volcanoes
Get a zesty reaction with Fizzy Lemon Volcanoes, a fun and tangy twist on the classic baking soda and vinegar experiment.
Fizzy Ice Cream Shop
Set up a Fizzy Ice Cream Shop Sensory Bin and let kids mix, scoop, and watch their ice cream fizzle in this imaginative play activity.
Fizzy Sun
Celebrate the power of the sun with a Fizzy Sun Sensory Bin, where kids can enjoy a bright, bubbly sensory experience.
Fizzy Shapes
Help kids learn their shapes with a Fizzy Shapes Sensory Bin that combines education and fun as they watch shapes fizz and bubble.
Easy Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiment
Keep it classic with an Easy Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiment that never fails to delight with its simple, fizzy fun.
Ice Cream Cone Volcanoes
Create a sweet and explosive treat with Ice Cream Cone Volcanoes, perfect for combining dessert time with a bit of science.
Watermelon Volcano Experiment
Make summer even more exciting with a Watermelon Volcano Experiment that turns a juicy fruit into a fizzy eruption.
Fizzy Earth Sensory Bin
Explore the wonders of our planet with a Fizzy Earth Sensory Bin that combines science and sensory play in a fun, hands-on activity.
Fizzy Dinosaur Eggs
Unleash your inner paleontologist with Fizzy Dinosaur Eggs, where kids can excavate hidden dinosaurs from fizzy, bubbling eggs.
Fizzy Penguin Sensory Bin
Dive into the arctic with a Fizzy Penguin Sensory Bin, perfect for creating a chilly, bubbling adventure with penguins and ice.
Fizzy Flowers Bombs
Bring a burst of color and fizz to your garden with Fizzy Flower Bombs that make learning about chemical reactions a blooming good time.
Fizzy Jungle
Transform your play area into a Fizzy Jungle, where kids can watch the wild fizz and explore hidden animals in a bubbling rainforest.
Easy Fizzy Paint
Get creative with Easy Fizzy Paint for Kids, a fun way to mix art and science by creating colorful, fizzy masterpieces.
Fizzy Green Eggs
Celebrate Dr. Seuss with Fizzy Green Eggs, a whimsical activity that makes breakfast time fizzle with excitement.
Witches’ Brew Fizzy Cauldrons
Concoct some magical potions with Witches’ Brew Fizzy Cauldrons, perfect for spooky, bubbling fun during Halloween or any time you want to get a little witchy.
Fizzy Pumpkin Science Experiment
Add some fizz to your fall festivities with a Fizzy Pumpkin Science Experiment that combines Halloween fun with a science twist.
DIY Fizzy Sidewalk Chalk Paint
Take your art to the streets with DIY Fizzy Sidewalk Chalk Paint, an exciting way to create colorful, bubbling designs on your driveway or sidewalk.
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
