Bring magic into the classroom during the festive season with these colourful Christmas STEM activities. Enough to make the whole class go “Wow!”
Instant Snow Scene
There’s no need to wait for the perfect winter weather when you can make instant snow! Build snowmen, or draw in the snow, all while staying warm and toasty inside the classroom.
What you need:
How to make:
- Add several scoops of the instant snow into the mixing bowl.
- Add approximately 100ml of water to the bowl per scoop and mix well.
- Pour your snow into the play tray then sculpt, mould, and play.
Santa Milk Experiment
A creative twist on the classic tradition of leaving a glass of milk out for Santa. Have fun creating swirls of colour and beautiful patterns for Santa to enjoy!
What you need:
How to make:
- Fill 1/3 of a bowl with whole milk.
- Place a Christmas cookie cutter of your choice in the middle of the bowl.
- Add a few drops of food colouring into the cookie cutter.
- Dip the end of a cotton bud into washing up liquid then use it to touch the drops of food colouring in your milk bowl. Watch as the colour spreads out!
- Repeat as desired to make swirls and patterns either inside or outside your cookie cutter shape.
Christmas Slime
Have some hands-on fun in the classroom with this easy to make Christmas tree themed slime. Or get creative and experiment like we did! A perfect sensory activity fit for the festive season.
What you need:
How to make:
- Pour all of the Elmer's clear glue into the mixing bowl.
- Add Elmer's green glitter glue pen, green glitter, and some green food colouring into the bowl and mix.
- Add Elmer's magic liquid bottle into the bowl and mix.
- Add pom poms and mix.
We would love to see you enjoying these Christmas science experiments by tagging us on Facebook or Instagram with #YPOCreateandMake.
To keep the festive fun all season long, check out our low-cost Christmas Arts and Crafts supplies for even more inspiration.
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