Do you have snow where you live? We don’t have a lot but we have enough! Let’s be honest, one snowflake is enough in my books and while they are great fun for a snow day I know that the snow won’t last long so, let’s us it before we lose it. I have been busy rounding up some easy & simple winter science activities to try with my little ones before we are trading mittens for flip-flops. I don’t know about you but my kids just love science probably because It’s messy, interesting and arouses their curiosity about nature and our every day life. With a few materials, these winter science activities will keep kids busy on snow days!
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- Lego Ice Excavation
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- Frozen Bubbles
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- Crystal Snowflake
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- Foaming snowman
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- Crystal Suncatchers
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- Snowball Science
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- Hot Ice
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- Cloud in a mason jar
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- Salt painting ice sculpture
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- Pinecone Experiments
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- Ivory Soap cloud
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- Blubber Glove Experiment
12 must try winter science activities for kids
Ice-excavation- Via Lemon Lime Adventures
Frozen bubbles via Housing a forest
Crystal snowflake Via Little bins for little hands
Foaming snowman via Fun at home with Kids
Crystal Suncatcher Via Babbledabbledo
Snowball science via Pleasantest thing
Hot ice via Playdough to plato
Cloud in a jar via No time for flashcards
Salt painting ice sculpture via Kiwi Crate
pine cone experiments via preschoolpowolpackets
Soap cloud via housing a forest
blubber glove via AOP Homeschooling
** we tested the links so if you find a broken one let me know!**
I don’t know about you but I can not wait to try the frozen bubbles…even thought it means I have to bundle myself up to go outside and play in the snow and just between the two of us I am hoping that the soap cloud doesn’t turn into a disaster. I’m not sure how much my old microwave can handle!
Which winter science activity are you thinking about trying?
Are you looking for more experiments to do with your little ones?
Check out what I have pinned to our Science Experiments for Kids board on Pinterest.
These are some really neat winter science activities for kids. I would love to do a few of these with my niece and nephews. They would so get a kick out of doing the salt painting ice sculptures. Thanks for sharing these wonderful science activities.
Sending this to my friends! I have one friend who’s son LOVES lego so I know they’ll love the lego one!
These are so cool! I can’t wait until Caleb is older so I can do fun activities like this with him!!!!
How fun are these ideas. I used to love science as a child. My parents would keep me busy with projects like these and I really enjoyed it. I think their support in keeping me involved in science really helped to develop a lot of skills that I have today. Thanks for sharing these ideas.
From your list, I have seen the Ivory soap cloud experiment before, and keep wanting to try this one out – how cool! I haven’t seen the frozen bubbles before. I bet my nephew would really like trying this one.
I was hoping to make this one today until I peaked inside of my microwave! I have to clean it first before we can do anything fun!
I love all of these! My DS has been having a blast in the snow! The frozen bubbles looks so fun! He likes bubbles anyway, so he’d get a kick out of it! 🙂
Have you ever tried throwing boiling water? It has to be stupid cold (think -30C) out to try it but what happens next is really neat! Just make sure your careful to take note of which way the wind is blowing.
There are so many ideas! I’d love to try them all, especially the salt painting ice sculpture, frozen bubble, and crystal snowflake. 🙂
Those are fun ideas. My kids would have a blast with these activities.
How fun! My favorite experiment is the salt painting ice sculpture. I think science classes should include as many activities and experiments as possible. It’s such a hands-on subject that isn’t done any justice by only assigning written homework. The latter is definitely important, but it comes alive with the former. Great post!
We have so much snow! But I don’t have kids, though I do occasionally spend time with my godkids. I should totally try some of these with them-thanks for sharing!
My kids and nephews would love all of these activities they look so cool and fun to do!
Oh these are awesome ideas! I tend to stumble in the science department during the winter – it is a frozen tundra where we live, and I much prefer the nature studies we do in the spring/summer/fall. These look fun!
I was homeschooled growing up, and I loved doing science experiments like this! I’ll definitely be doing them with my own kids someday.
Excellent list! Love the snowball science. That would be fun to try.
What a great resource of science activities! I was looking for a few activities to do over winter break – Perfect timing! Pinning.
These are great activities to do with the kids. It is so hard this time of the year to find stuff to keep them busy when the weather is so bad. I love the snowflake idea, that sounds like a fun one to try for sure!
Great list! . I often try to incorporate small science projects into my son’s days!
So many fun ideas!! We don’t get snow here but I think we are going to have to try the Ivory soap one!
Some of these look beyond my 2 year old, but I’m going to book mark my favorites for the future. They are great indoor activities!
I love what you shared here. Thanks for giving us the idea on how to turn playing with snow into something productive and educational. I am sure kids will love this.
My 11yr old is totally into experiments so I will show him these and see which he wants to try first. Thank you for the list.
Wow, I’m not a kid nor have any, but I want to try them all! Sounds like a lot of fun. Pinned it for the (distant) future! 😉
I’m always amused at how science can make things really interesting! Doing winter science experiment would be a great way to enjoy the weather with the kids. I’ll give your list a try and see if we can do them.
These look like fun! I know a few little ones that would LOVE the Lego Ice Excavation! I’ll be passing these along.
These are awesome!! I have never tried any of these before! If we ever get a good snow here, I think my boys would love it this year!
I wish my boys were little again, they would really love these science activities. What a great resource for parents of younger kids!
sounds like amazing fun – the hot ice looks so fun and I would’ve loved todo that as a kid! fab post 🙂
What great ideas! I love the salt painting ice sculpture idea. Anything to teach my daughter science! Great post. Thanks so much!
Always great to have a list of indoor activities. Even in the south we have days that keep us inside.
I always loved doing at home science experiments when I was a kid! Sometimes I got into trouble though, some things are best done in a lab.
My girls would love all of these winter science activities. That frozen bubble looks like it’d be a cool thing to create. I’d love to try the cloud in a mason jar. Thanks for sharing!
My kids would like to try all of these, the hot ice looks really cool.
Oh my goodness, that Lego excavation! I can’t wait to do stuff like this when we have kids one day! Everything looks like so much fun. Thanks for sharing!
As a science teacher I adore that parents are bringing the fun stuff into their homes and guiding that inquiry! It makes my job that much more exciting
My kids will love all of these. I need to try them with them – they will have a great time.
Children really seem to have a natural desire to try scientific things and to experiment with all kinds of materials. You have given a lot of good ideas here.
I have been wanting to try Frozen Bubbles with my kids. Winter activities are so much fun.
My boys LOVE doing stuff like this. We are going to try some of these over their next school vacay.
Great list of activities. I often try to incorporate small science projects into my kids days. Their very favorite was elephant toothpaste. We do that alot.
That sounds like such a fun one. My kids will love it 🙂
What a great list of things. We might have to play with the hot ice!