Experiments

For parents with curious kids who are looking for a way to make their kitchen extra messy on weekends.

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Easy15 minHigh mess1 and up

Cornstarch thickening fluid (Maïzena)

Some mixes feel liquid when you pour slowly and solid when you poke or squeeze hard.

physics, sensory · Sep 26, 2026

Hard30 minHigh mess1 and up

Salt ice fishing

Salt can melt a little ice into water; that water can freeze again around a string. A thin wire squeezed onto ice melts a path, and the copper carries the refreezing heat down to keep it going; the ice closes up behind.

physics, chemistry · Sep 12, 2026

Easy10 minMedium mess1 and up

Cinnamon soap rush

Soap can weaken the “skin” on water so floating powder suddenly rushes away.

physics, sensory