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Easter Science Activities for Kids

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When I started looking for Easter science activities, I was blown away by all the fun and amazing experiments I found.

There are Easter twists on classic experiments, science with Easter candy, science with eggs, and more fun ideas. I’ve got a whole list of things I want to try at home now.

Where to start? I have no idea! Which one of these Easter science activities do you want to try first?

Have fun learning with these Easter Science Activities for Kids. Experiment with Easter candy, eggs, and even learning in the garden. These science experiments are fun, simple, and great to do at home.

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Egg Science Activities

Add a twist to the classic naked egg experiment with this Rainbow Naked Eggs Experiment at Schooling a Monkey.

Create a cool spider web pattern on eggs when you make these Spider Eggs at JDaniel4’s Mom.

Walk on raw eggs without cracking them with this science project from Housing a Forest.

Learn about osmosis and make Shrinking Eggs at Science Sparks.

Use your empty eggshells to make Egg Geodes with Tinkerlab.

Can you dye a brown egg? Find out with this simple experiment from EDventures for Kids.

Try some science while you dye your eggs with this Volcano Egg Dying project from Housing a Forest.

How strong is an eggshell? Find out with this egg science experiment from Science Sparks.

Have fun learning with these Easter Science Activities for Kids. Experiment with Easter candy, eggs, and even learning in the garden. These science experiments are fun, simple, and great to do at home.

Easter Candy Science Experiments

Use your leftover jelly beans for this fun Jelly Bean Color Experiment at Crafty Morning.

What happens with you add Peeps to different liquids? Find out with this Peeps Science Experiment from Gift of Curiosity.

Try the classic sink or float experiment with your Easter candy with this fun Peeps Sink or Float experiment from Playdough to Plato.

Explore your sense of taste with this simple science Jelly Bean Taste Test from Childhood 101.

Measure, collect data, and microwave your Peeps with these fun Peeps science ideas from Lemon Lime Adventures.

Find out how jelly beans react to different liquids with this simple Jelly Bean Science idea from Fantastic Fun and Learning.

Have fun learning with these Easter Science Activities for Kids. Experiment with Easter candy, eggs, and even learning in the garden. These science experiments are fun, simple, and great to do at home.

More Fun Easter Science Activities

Grow Easter Egg Crystals with Fantastic Fun and Learning.

Or, you can make a different sort of crystal with these Salt Crystal Easter Eggs from Schooling a Monkey.

Explore physics and ramps with these Plastic Egg Races from Little Bins for Little Hands.

Do some Easter-inspired plant science when you try to grow a carrot top at Laughing Kids Learn.

Use plastic eggs to experiment with magnets with this fun Magnet Science idea from Modern Preschool.

Or, you can experiment with Magnetic Eggs like these from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls.

Have you made up your mind yet? Which of these Easter science activities are you going to try first?

Have fun learning with these Easter Science Activities for Kids. Experiment with Easter candy, eggs, and even learning in the garden. These science experiments are fun, simple, and great to do at home.

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Have fun learning with these Easter Science Activities for Kids. Experiment with Easter candy, eggs, and even learning in the garden. These science experiments are fun, simple, and great to do at home.

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St. Patrick’s Day Word Scramble Printable

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What do the words shamrock, green, and leprechaun have in common? (I know, I know, it’s not a hard question!)

I won’t leave you hanging.

They’re all words used around St. Patrick’s Day and they’re also all answers on this fun St. Patrick’s Day Word Scramble printable.

I just love a fun word scramble, don’t you? Keep reading to the bottom to get your own copy of this fun word puzzle.

Can you unscramble all the words on this St. Patrick's Day word scramble printable for kids? This easy word scramble is perfect for quiet time or on-the-go fun. So, grab this free printable and have some fun.

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St. Patrick’s Day Word Scramble

Word scramble puzzles are perfect for simple holiday fun. You can take them along to a restaurant to solve while you wait for food. Or, you can use them for a fun game during a St. Patrick’s Day party.

You can also print them for the classroom if you need a simple time-filler for students who finish their work early.

And, a word scramble always makes a good boredom buster any time!

Can you unscramble all the words on this St. Patrick's Day word scramble printable for kids? This easy word scramble is perfect for quiet time or on-the-go fun. So, grab this free printable and have some fun.

I created this word scramble with ten fun words that describe St. Patrick’s Day. In addition to the words above, you’ll also find rainbow, gold, lucky, and four more words. Fun, right? How long do you think it will take to unscramble all the words?

If you’re ready to solve this puzzle, you can print out this St. Patrick’s Day word scramble at the link below. Feel free to print as many as you need for your family, friends, or classroom.

For your convenience, I’ve also included the word scramble answers in a separate document that you can download and print.

Download your free word scramble printable here.

Download the word scramble answers here. 

Can you unscramble all the words on this St. Patrick's Day word scramble printable for kids? This easy word scramble is perfect for quiet time or on-the-go fun. So, grab this free printable and have some fun.

You may also like one of these St. Patrick’s Day activities:

Shamrock Smoosh St. Patrick’s Day Craft

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Awesome Shamrock Crafts for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt from Sunny Day Family

Leprechaun Corner Bookmarks at Red Ted Art

Shamrock Rainbow Craft for Kids

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You know what always reminds me of St. Patrick’s Day?

Rainbows and shamrocks.

Also, leprechauns, the color green, and pinches. (But, I hate the pinching part of these holiday, so I try to forget about that part.)

Anyway, back to the rainbows and shamrocks.

We got out our craft supplies and decided to make a St. Patrick’s Day craft. We combined our favorite parts into this fun Shamrock Rainbow Craft.

St. Patrick's Day isn't just about the color green, it's all colors of the rainbow especially when you create this pretty Shamrock Rainbow Craft for Kids.

This fun St. Patrick’s Day craft is so easy to make and the results are very colorful.

So, let’s grab some simple craft supplies and we’ll have some fun getting creative.

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St. Patrick's Day isn't just about the color green, it's all colors of the rainbow especially when you create this pretty Shamrock Rainbow Craft for Kids.

Supplies Needed

White paper
Watercolors (we used these from Crayola)
Scissors
Green construction paper
Glue sticks

St. Patrick's Day isn't just about the color green, it's all colors of the rainbow especially when you create this pretty Shamrock Rainbow Craft for Kids.

How to make your Shamrock Rainbow craft

For the first step, we painted rainbow stripes on our white paper.

My first grader painted hers in the correct color order, but my preschooler did hers in what ever way struck her fancy, including adding polka dots.

Have fun and get creative with this step.

St. Patrick's Day isn't just about the color green, it's all colors of the rainbow especially when you create this pretty Shamrock Rainbow Craft for Kids.

I love the rainbow paper so much!

It would have been pretty to stop here, but we wanted to add more.

St. Patrick's Day isn't just about the color green, it's all colors of the rainbow especially when you create this pretty Shamrock Rainbow Craft for Kids.

We took the green construction paper and cut it into quarters.

Then we folded the quarters in half and cut out hearts, three in total.

We also cut a stem from the extra paper.

St. Patrick's Day isn't just about the color green, it's all colors of the rainbow especially when you create this pretty Shamrock Rainbow Craft for Kids.

After our watercolor paintings were dry, we glued our hearts down in the shape of a shamrock.

The process was truly simply, but the results were so pretty.

It makes me smile just to see them on our wall.

St. Patrick's Day isn't just about the color green, it's all colors of the rainbow especially when you create this pretty Shamrock Rainbow Craft for Kids.

Get out your watercolors and paint a rainbow with this Shamrock Rainbow craft.

St. Patrick's Day isn't just about the color green, it's all colors of the rainbow especially when you create this pretty Shamrock Rainbow Craft for Kids.

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Printable Hot Chocolate Valentines

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Valentine, you warm my heart!

And dear reader, you warm my heart too.

That’s why I made these fun little Hot Chocolate Valentines for you. All you need to do is print them out and add a packet of hot chocolate to each.

Give your friends a sweet and warm gift with these free printable Hot Chocolate Valentines. Just print, cut, and package with an envelope of cocoa. #ValentinesDay #Valentines #CreativeFamilyFun

Print enough for your elementary-aged child to give to the whole class or maybe your tween would like to gift a few to some of her close friends. They would even work as a little Valentine’s gift for your co-workers.

It would warm anyone’s heart to receive this sweet treat.

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Give your friends a sweet and warm gift with these free printable Hot Chocolate Valentines. Just print, cut, and package with an envelope of cocoa.

 

Gift the gift of Hot Chocolate Valentines

Print up as many Valentines as you wanted. There are four Hot Chocolate Valentines to a page.

Keep reading, you can find the link to download the cards at the bottom of this post.

I printed my valentines on cardstock for extra thickness, but plain copy paper would work as well. If you do use card stock, make sure you use the kind that is made to go through your printer, otherwise, it won’t print correctly. (I’ve already made that mistake!)

Give your friends a sweet and warm gift with these free printable Hot Chocolate Valentines. Just print, cut, and package with an envelope of cocoa.

Cut around the edges with some decorative scissors. (You can find similar ones here.)

And, also punched a hole along each side.

Use string to tie your packet of hot chocolate to the back of each card.

If you are worried about the hot chocolate packets slipping out, attach the card to the packet with a piece of double-sided tape before tying the string.

Give your friends a sweet and warm gift with these free printable Hot Chocolate Valentines. Just print, cut, and package with an envelope of cocoa.

You’re friends and family will love receiving this simple Valentine’s gift of hot chocolate.

I wish I could give one to all of you, but instead I’ll just give you the tools you need to make your own Valentines.

Happy Valentine’s Day friends!

Click here to download your set of Valentine cards.

 

You may also like one of these fun Valentine’s ideas:

Simple Valentine Card Making Station

12 Candy-Free Valentines

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Printable Non-Candy Kazoo Valentines at Teach Beside Me

Prepare your Hot Chocolate Valentines with these fun resources

Here are some of my favorite supplies you can use to make this fun Valentine for your friends:


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Silly Heart Puppet Valentine Craft

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We’ve been making a lot of Valentines for our family and friends lately.

It’s been so much fun sharing the love, but I thought the girls would enjoy making a fun craft for themselves.

We got out all the fun supplies: puff balls, googly eyes, paint, and glitter and turned them into a Silly Heart Puppet.

This is a fun open-ended project that is perfect for both toddlers and preschoolers. We had some much fun making this Valentine’s kids craft and I know you will too.

Use recycled materials to make this Silly Heart Puppet Valentines craft for kids. It's fun for toddlers, preschoolers, and big kids too.

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Supplies Needed

Cardboard (I used an old cereal box)
Large craft sticks
Glue
Paint
Googly eyes
Puff balls, glitter and any other embellishment you want to add

How to make a Silly Heart Puppet

We started by gluing our craft sticks onto the backs of our cardboard hearts.

Next we got out our paint to decorate our hearts.

After the painting was done, it was time for the glitter. I had the girls sprinkle the glitter on the wet paint, which will hold it on as well as glue does.

Don’t be afraid of the glitter! Fold a piece of paper in half, then open it up again. Shake the excess glitter off onto the paper and use the fold to help you get the glitter back in the container.

Hint: Wrap some packing tape around your hand, sticky side up, and it will pick up all the excess that is scattered around the table and the floor. 

Once the paint dried a little, it was time for the embellishments.

We glued colorful puffballs and googly eyes on our hearts.

Use your imagination! Scraps of fabric, ribbon, sequins, and beads are just a few of the things you could add to your puppets.

Keep it open-ended and keep it fun. I always love to see the things my girls create.

Use recycled materials to make this Silly Heart Puppet Valentines craft for kids. It's fun for toddlers, preschoolers, and big kids too.

Each Silly Heart Puppet is a little bit kooky, a whole lot of silly, and very unique.

We had a great time making them!

Now it’s time to have a lot of fun playing with them!

Use recycled materials to make this Silly Heart Puppet Valentines craft for kids. It's fun for toddlers, preschoolers, and big kids too.

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Find your supplies here:

After you’ve raided your recycling bin for cardboard, here are some of our favorite craft supplies to make these fun Valentine’s Day puppets:

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