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May 20, 2014

Preschool Science and Art Activity

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Turn your kids into Mad Scientists! This preschool science and art activity is a favorite with all of my kids. You use colorful vinegar and baking soda to create bubbling masterpieces.

FUN Science and Art Project for Kids! Make Colorful Fizzy Masterpieces with a Basic Science Reaction.

Preschool Science and Art

  • vinegar
  • baking soda
  • dishes with sides
  • liquid watercolors or food coloring*
  • pipettes or syringes

We usually use liquid watercolors because they are both washable and vibrant which are two things I like in a preschool activity! The day these photos were taken we used food coloring and our smocks were definitely needed to avoid stained clothes.

Colored Vinegar and Baking Soda Science and Art Activity

Put a drop or two of the food coloring or liquid watercolors in the bottom of the muffin tins and add vinegar.

If you aren’t familiar with liquid watercolors I’ve been using the Colorations brand for years and just ordered these Sargent Art Fluorescent Watercolor Set (affiliate link) after hearing they were just as good.

Baking Soda and Vinegar Art and Science Project

Once the vinegar is ready spread a layer of baking soda across the bottom of the dish and let the kids start creating!

Mad Scientist Preschool Science and Art Activity

It’s so much fun to see the colors mix together and bubble and fizz. If you’ve never tried this before you’ll be amazed at how long this keeps kids entertained.

Preschool Baking Soda and Vinegar Art and Science Activity

About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. Amanda says

    July 13, 2014 at 11:51 pm

    Where did you get your pipettes from? I have longer ones that often result in too much liquid being applied to some projects. I really like the shorter ones you have!

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      July 14, 2014 at 10:51 am

      I ordered ours from Amazon let me know if you can’t find them!

      Reply
  2. Val Schlicht says

    June 13, 2019 at 12:26 pm

    Hi Megan!
    I just wanted to tell you that not only are these amazing for children, I am the Director of an Adult Day program (which are mostly seniors) and they are JUST PERFECT for them too! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      June 13, 2019 at 2:37 pm

      That’s fantastic!!!!! Thank you so much for letting me know!!

      Reply
  3. Sarah Skipper says

    July 10, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    I have made a similar activity with my Kindergartners but we used coffee filters and mixed colors to make very bright circles and then we used the colorful coffee filters to make butterfly wings with a clothes pin for the body. After that you could also add pipe cleaners antenna

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      July 14, 2019 at 10:33 am

      Love it!

      Reply

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