Experiments

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

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Easy30 minHigh mess1 and up

Baking-soda volcano

Vinegar and baking soda make a gas (bubbles) that can push liquid up and out of a glass.

chemistry · Sep 19, 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