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    Home » Learning Activities

    Baking Soda Experiments

    Modified: May 3, 2022 · Published: Jun 17, 2013 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    My kids have been having lots of fun with baking soda and vinegar. They have observed simple chemical reactions for preschoolers and even made exploding milk. That inspired me to set up some individual experiments with baking soda for them. I have never heard them say "wow!" more during an activity. If you are looking for a fun way to explore science with preschool and kindergarten kids, not to mention get in some fine motor skills practice, try these fun science experiments.

    Kids create their own mini colorful eruptions with the Baking Soda Experiments. This kept my kids entertained for over an hour!

    Supplies:

    • Baking soda
    • Small cup filled with vinegar
    • Eye dropper or pipette
    • Muffin tin
    • Food coloring
    Materials for experiments with baking soda.

    Fill up each muffin cup ¼ of the way with baking soda.

    muffin tin with baking soda in it

    Provide your child with some food coloring and have them squeeze a few drops into each baking soda filled muffin cup.

    child adding food coloring to baking soda

    We squeezed a different color into each cup.

    baking soda and food coloring

     Fill a small cup up with vinegar and provide your child with an eye dropper. Then let them experiment with dropping different amounts of vinegar into each cup. They will discover through these baking soda experiments that a few drops produces a small amount of bubbles while more vinegar results in a big eruption.

    child adding vinegar to baking soda with a dropper

    Even after the baking soda had been covered with vinegar, each new addition of vinegar brought fresh bubbles. It also made a fizzy sound, like a bottle of soda being opened.

    child using a dropper

    This activity held my kids' attention for over an hour. That is a long time for them to be doing anything!

    Every time vinegar was added to the cup, it would cause the food coloring to disperse and color the baking soda and foam.

    baking soda and vinegar reaction

    I had to refill their cups of vinegar a few times because they were going through it so fast. I would say the baking soda activities were a huge success!

    chemical reactions with baking soda and vinegar

    For more science ideas check out:

    Balloon Experiments

    Exploding Milk Experiment

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    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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