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July 19, 2016

Skittles Candy Science Experiment

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We love doing kitchen science experiments. They’re not just fun, they are easy to set up because the materials come from, well, your kitchen.

This Skittles candy science experiment is a favorite because you only need two supplies and the results are impressive.

Super cool Skittles candy science experiment for kids!

Skittles Candy Science Experiment

  • Skittles candy
  • water
  • jar or bowl

Pour a little bit of water into a dish and add a couple of Skittles candies. Immediately you can start to see something happen.

Skittles Candy Science Experiment

Skittles are pure sugar so they dissolve in water.  The Ss on the top start to dissolve and float to the top first, but it happens quickly so if you walk away you may miss it.

As the color coating starts to dissolve the colors begin to mix together.

Candy Science with Skittles

Until finally you are left with a sugary water mixture.  The kids love to see the colors mix together.

Heart Skittles Candy Science

After you try it with a couple Skittles get creative and turn it into a shape like a heart to see how the results differ!

Skittles Candy Science

You do it the same way but instead make a heart outline on the dish and fill it in with Skittles. It looks cool to use two different colors. Then add the water and watch what happens!

Here’s a video of what it looks like:

Another fun candy science experiment is dissolving an M&M.  The results are similar, but not identical so it’s interesting to do both of them at the same time and compare what happens.

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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. joshua says

    November 19, 2015 at 11:24 am

    this looks like a cool experiment so awesome!

    Reply
    • betty niy says

      March 8, 2018 at 1:00 pm

      it is cool

      Reply
    • Zoeymccormick says

      September 18, 2019 at 5:34 pm

      I love what it looks like

      Reply
      • Megan Sheakoski says

        September 19, 2019 at 3:45 pm

        Yes! It’s so cool!

        Reply
  2. joshua says

    November 19, 2015 at 11:25 am

    super cool guys thanks

    Reply

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