Science Activities for Kids

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Below, you'll find lots of learning activities for science below. Colors, experiments, nature activities, questioning and thinking... we have a lot of science around here at Hands On As We Grow!

Explore the areas of Science:

Mega Bloks Rube Goldberg Machine to Pour Cereal

DIY Cups for Color Sorting Activities

Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt: Leaf Counting

Sort Colors & Get Moving With a Play Tunnel

Fall Leaf Collage made with Bubble Wrap Art

Water Experiment: Find Out What Absorbs Water!

Large Tube Gravity Experiment

It’s Playtime! Science Experiments for Preschoolers!

30 Days to Hands on Play : Investigate

30 Days to Hands on Play : Concoctions

Outdoor Play : Scavenger Hunt

Make a Tin Can Forest for Outdoor Pretend Play

Outdoor Play : Firewood Sculpture

Building a Bird’s Nest : Outdoors in April

Box Flap Bridges & an Experiment

Hey! I'm Jamie. I have 3 boys that are crazy energetic & we like to have fun!

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"I feel like a new mama having so many fun ideas. I used to dread the afternoon, after naps, as it was so boring doing the same thing day after day but now I look forward to our "play" time!" - Haley S.
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"Thank you so much for these activities. They have proven to me that I CAN be that mom that does cool and creative things with her kids! And those cool and creative things can actually be quite simple! What a revelation. Thank you!!" - Katie M.
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I have found it impossible to Google ideas from a million different sites, get organized, shop for supplies, etc. This is exactly what I have been searching for! Thanks for making something so organized and easy to use. - Early Years Activity Plans User, Melissa C.
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"I absolutely love that this takes all the prep work out of engaging my children. It is so easy to just put up the calendar, and glance at it for inspiration when we are in a funk." - Rachel
Grateful to have activities handed to us...

"There's always something new for us to discover, as well as old favorites. I am so grateful to have activities handed to us... Fun and easy ones that can be put together in a moment's notice! You're awesome Jamie and I appreciate you sharing your activities and ideas!!" - Melissa C.