Inside this post we share a simple Valentine’s Day themed science activity that kids will love! It includes art and science!
Need a cool Valentine’s Day science activity?
Try Fizzy Heart Art! It’s such a fun process art and science experience to try with kids of all ages!
ART + SCIENCE is always a hit!
RELATED: Check out these 30+ Valentine’s Day Activities for kids!
Want to see Fizzy Heart Painting in action?
Watch the short instruction video below or scroll down for more details!
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Prep Ahead:
- Mix baking soda with paint (1 tbsp of baking soda with 2-3 tablespoons of paint) to make baking soda paint.
- Cut paper into heart shape.
- (Optional) Cover heart with contact paper to repeat again and again with the same heart.
Pro tip: Put your hearts on a craft tray to contain the mess.
Instructions for Fizzy Heart Painting:
- Paint the heart with baking soda paint.
- Squeeze small drops of vinegar onto the paint.
- Watch them fizz and repeat!
- Let the paper dry.
- Grab another paper to try this again!
This fizzy heart painting science experiment with is fun for kids of all ages! I’ve done fizzy heart painting with toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary schoolers! It’s also an awesome activity for a home daycare or preschool!
What do kids learn from fizzy heart painting?
As kids participate in this fizzy painting activity, they’re learning a lot of things and building some new skills!
Skills that kids are building include:
- Language skills as they talk about the colors they see and as they observe the hearts fizz.
- Color mixing and color recognition skills as they’re mixing the colors and making new colors and as they’re add paint to the hearts.
- Fine motor skills as they hold the paint brush and as they squeeze and vinegar onto the heart using their jumbo eye dropper.
- Observational skills as they watch the hearts fizz and they experiment with the paint.
- Prediction skills as they predict what will happen to the hearts.
More Valentine’s Day themed science activities:
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