These science kits for kids are easy to put together using household ingredients! They even come with printable instructions. Bobbing raisins, Invisible Ink, Wriggle Worms and more! Package them all up in baggies and put in a tote for a fun and educational gift or summer activity for kids.
I went to this site and found a bunch of projects that I thought would be fun to try. They were all found under the "reactions" page. Then I made "recipe" cards, laminated them, and put them on a ring.
 Each card matches a ziploc bag with all of the supplies needed to do the experiment. There were 12 or so projects. I made a pdf version of the cards. They aren't anything special, but feel free to use them if you'd like. Just cut out the recipes and mount on cardstock.
Some of the ones we included were:
(click below to be linked to each experiment)
We spend an evening trying these out ourselves and had a great time!
Goggles, and some fun candy! Have you seen the fizzy Skittles? They don't taste that great, but do fizz up in your mouth. My kids liked that.
 I grabbed this Mystical Tree and Lakeshore Learning. We picked one out for ourself. The kids had a great time watching it grow and it made for some pretty fall decor.
This was such a fun gift to put together. A little time consuming, but so worth it. My sister's family is so creative and active. We couldn't think of a more perfect family to make this for.
How does one wrap a huge cauldron? This is all I could think of without using an entire roll of wrapping paper 😉
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eddie says
your posts are very interesting and so funny. thank you for sharing.
Anne @ Unique Gifter says
This is such a fun and creative idea, I love it!
Brandy says
Thank you Anne! 🙂
Darci J. Harland says
Oh me, oh my, you are my new favorite! A science kit for Christmas? I'm so promoting this on my STEM Mom site! My son, and my nephews are getting these for Christmas! Anytime we can encourage exploration and make science fun, we should!
This is the PERFECT gift and I have time to assemble it all before Christmas!
Yeah, I'm the cool aunt! (he-he)
Darci
Candy says
Thank you SO much for this awesome idea! I was stumped when it came to buying a gift for my nephew's birthday, mainly because he already has everything! This was the PERFECT answer to my dilemma. I couldn't find the right sized cauldron so I used a big black bucket instead (only $2!) and I covered the top of it with a mound of bubble wrap to make it look like it was bubbling over.
I gave you credit for the idea when I posted my pics on facebook. 🙂
Nicole@Thrifty Decorating says
Hey...YOU are the one I was inspired by! It was bookmarked on my old computer that crashed and I was never able to find my inspiration again.....I will go back in my old post and update that right now so that I can link back to you! 🙂
Kelly says
I LOVE your science kit gift idea and want to use it for my nephew. Would you ever consider sharing your typed up instructions? Thanks!! gentzkelly at hotmail.com
Elizabeth says
I found you through the Handmade Gifts link party.
I might have to copy this idea. What a cool kit!
Randi says
That's an awesome gift ... what kid wouldn't love a ready-made science kit? I love that you have all the supplies included ... makes it so much easier for mom too!
Visiting from At Second Street.
Taylor Made says
This is a fantastic idea. I have loads of nephews, so this will have to be on my to do list for this year. Thanks for sharing.
Kalleen at Second Street says
What a perfect gift for a young boy. I think they are the hardest to please. You are so clever.
Jenilee says
Love it! Really clever. Btw you can buy large gift bags at the dollar store. It comes with string to tie it and a gift card. Just for future reference if you ever need to "wrap" something giant without using up all the paper. =)
Paula says
What a great idea! You probably provided hours of fun for this family!!
Sandra says
Love it! I love gift ideas for the whole family! Great job!
La Familia Garcia says
I love it! I love how you have the kit together and all the ingredients!
kirsty says
Great idea! 🙂
Megan says
always a fan of your cute ideas! featuring you again on crazydomestic tomorrow! 🙂
Kaye says
This is a FANTASTIC idea for a gift. I love how you grouped everything and labeled it for easy use!
And the cauldron? GENIUS!
Love every bit of it.
I'm definitely including this post in my weekend round up on Saturday!
Thanks for the tip!
Handy Man, Crafty Woman says
That is such a great idea!
Kelli says
What a fun gift! I love that idea!
Carpenter's says
Oh my gosh this is the BEST idea yet for my boys!! I will be doing this as well. Thank you for sharing!!
Stephanie says
Awesome! I'm going to do this for Brayden! We buy him a new science kit each year and he loves everything from them. It will be really fun to have all the stuff in bags all ready for him to do! Thanks! Actually, I may have to make one for each of the kids because they are always wanting to see what his experiements are. 🙂
Katie@a mom, a wife, and a me says
My son has been begging for a detective/spy kit... thanks for sharing im going to use lots of these ideas!
Christine @ Following Phubie says
What a great gift! Thanks for sharing.