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Attention all animators, there’s an easier method to get things moving! This is the Water Drawings experiment, a fun yet simple activity to make words and drawings “come to life” using very common household objects. To begin, let’s first go through what equipment is required: You will need: Dry-Erase Marker Water Measuring Cup Plate (suitable […]

Seeing as Halloween is right around the corner, we find it’s the perfect opportunity to showcase a spooky ghost experiment! It’s a relatively simple experiment, but will require an adult helper since fire is involved. To get started with the Inferno Ghosts experiment, you will need the following things: You will need: Tea bags or […]

Using the power of air molecules, it’s possible to make a mini cannon capable of forcing out air at high pressures. Better yet, it’s possible to make this using common household objects! This is the Vortex Cannon experiment and is a bunch of fun to craft, use and learn about. All you need is the […]

Last week we learned how to make plastic out of milk – and it wasn’t easy! But this time around we’ve got a very simple experiment on how to make music out of water. This is the Water Xylophone experiment, a very fun and creative way to learn about sound using the following common household […]

Being a liquid made from animals and also a few plants, milk has some strange properties. For instance, there’s actually a way you can turn milk into plastic and in this experiment, we’re going to explore how! This is the Plastic Milk experiment, a fun and creative project for kids to try at home with […]

It’s about time we introduced fire into a few of these experiments! Which of course means (before any red flags are raised), an adult helper will is highly recommended this time around. This is the ‘Fireproof Balloon’ experiment and only requires 3 things to work: You will need: Water A balloon A lighter of any […]

Light can act in peculiar ways in certain circumstances and can at times, twist our vision. There’s a lot of different “illusions” that can be caused by light manipulation and today we’re going to explore a simple example of this. This is the Light Refraction experiment, a very easy to do activity that can be […]

It’s easy enough to crumple a can using nothing more than your hands, but how do you crush a can without applying your own force to it? This is the ‘Self-Crushing Can’ experiment, it’s a bunch of fun to do and will only require very simple household objects as well as an adult helper. So, […]

How do helmets protect our heads from injury? Why does landing on a cushion soften our fall? Today we’re going to go over a fun and exciting experiment involving eggs diving off a platform. This is the ‘Skydiving Eggs’ experiment and is a fun kids activity to try at home. For this experiment, you will […]

Nothing is as exciting in the world of physics than making something defy the laws of gravity. In this experiment, we’re going to find a way to make water stay in a glass that’s been turned upside-down and lifted up. This is the ‘Anti-Gravity Water’ experiment, in which you’ll need the following things: You will […]