We love fun and easy science experiments for kids and this baking soda and vinegar magic potion experiment is definitely that! We have been trying out lots of other cool science experiments for kids recently. You must check out our walking water science experiment where it looks as if coloured water is moving by magic! Other fun and easy science experiments for kids that seems to work magically are the magic milk science experiment and the skittles science experiment.
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Below we have added step by step instructions for the baking soda and vinegar magic potion science experiment. Kids of all ages will have so much fun with this cool science experiment.
Toddlers and preschoolers would love dressing up as witches or wizards as they mix up their magic potions. They could even use mini couldrons to mix their magic potions. It would be great fun to turn this baking soda experiment into a fun halloween science experiment.
Cool Science Experiments for Kids - Baking Soda Magic Potion
Supplies for the Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiment
- Baking soda (bicarbonate of soda works too)
- White vinegar
- Liquid watercolours or food colouring
- Glitter
- Science lab set (This science lab set is perfect, but if you don't have a science lab set you can use any test tubes or small containers for this science experiment)
- Jumbo eyedroppers (or pipettes)
- Spoons or magic wands for stiring
- Dish or tray to set up the activity
Setting up the Baking Soda and Vinegar Science Experiment
This cool science experiment for kids needs to be set up in a dish or tray as these fizzing potions do make a lot of mess! Inside the dish or tray set up your pots and test tubes. I'd really recommend using the science lab set as it comes with 2 small test tubes in a stand as well as a larger test tube, there is also a funnel, flask, beaker and eyedropper.
Before inviting your child to come and make some magic potions set each test tube, flask or beaker up by adding a few spoons of baking soda, a couple of drops of liquid water colour and a sprinkling of glitter.
To the side of the dish or tray set up a beaker filled with white vinegar. You could leave this as clear vinegar like we did or you could add colour. Give your child a jumbo eye dropper so it is easy for them to transfer the white vinegar to the tests tubes, flasks and beakers.
You will need something to mix the baking soda and vinegar together, you could use a spoon, a stick or we found magic wands worked perfectly!
Magic Potion Baking Soda Experiment
Now you have this fun and easy science experiment set up it is time for the fun to begin! This cool science experiment is great for kids of all ages, even toddlers and preschoolers can have a lot of fun with it.
Invite your child to experiment with adding vinegar to the different test tubes, flasks and beakers that you have pre filled with baking soda, colouring and glitter.
They will be amazed as they watch the reaction that takes place between the baking soda and vinegar. The mixture will start to fizz like a real magic potion!
Using a magic wand to mix the baking soda and vinegar works really well as it is easy to reach the bottom of even the taller containers and you can make up magic spells at the same time!
When Daisy (aged 3) had a go at this cool science experiment she started by adding small amounts of vinegar to the baking soda using the eyedropper, but before long she worked out that it was easier and you got better reactions by pouring beakers full of vinegar onto the baking powder.
Towards the end we were pouring the vinegar onto the baking soda straight from the bottle! The drops of liquid watercolour and glitter that we added when we set the activity up looked beautiful as we added more white vinegar to our magic potions
Daisy (aged 3) totally loved this cool science experiment. You can see from her face in the image below how much she enjoyed watching the baking soda and vinegar reaction taking place.
We had fun talking about what our magic potions would do, turning into frogs and being able to fly were featured as was being able to have never ending wishes!
This fun and easy science experiment would be perfect to do as a fun Halloween science experiment for kids. You could even put on witches hats and add little spiders to the containers!
Have fun giving this cool science experiment for kids a try! Baking soda and vinegar experiments are always fun and this baking soda magic potion experiment has to be one of my favourite Halloween experiments.
This fun and easy science experiment is perfect for all ages, so whether you are looking for a science experiment for preschoolers or for older children fun will be had by all!
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