Ideas for Science Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids

Learning science can be fun for kids. Arts and crafts projects teach kids how to make objects out of simple household items and use them for science projects. They can learn about physics by making safe explosion crafts. Kids can also learn the process of how plants absorb water by using household and plant items to demonstrate the process. 

Build a Crafts Rocket and Watch it Rise

What You Need:

• Plastic canister with lid


• Fizzy antacid tablets


• Over-the-counter sunglasses or cheap plastic goggles


• Water


• Measuring cup

1. Use a level space outdoors to set up your rocket experiment.


2. Protect eyes.


3. Measure 1/4 cup of water.


4. Pour the water into the canister.


5. Quickly drop antacid tablet into the canister and close it tightly.


6. Quickly place the canister rocket upside down with the lid on the ground.


7. Step back and watch your simplified rocket rise using the power of gases!

Physics 101 - Lesson Learned from Rocket Explosion

• Explain combustion and what it contributed to the child's rocket.


• Discuss chemical mixes with child.


• Ask the kid what lifted the rocket off the ground.


• Discuss the role that bubble gases played in the lift-off.


• Allow the child to repeat the experiment using different amounts of water and antacid tablets. 

Plant Absorbs Water

What You Need:

• Tall glass


• A container with water


• Red food coloring or red ink


• Celery stalk with leaves on or green onion stalk


• Knife

1. Add red coloring to water.


2. Empty water into glass.


3. Pare bottom of celery or green onion stalk.


4. Place celery or green onion stalk into the solution.


5. Leave for overnight absorption.

Morning Following Overnight Absorption

• Have child view the experiment.


• Where did the water go?


• Listen to child free-wheeling about the experiment.


• Be excited and ask child what happened to the solution and what the celery or green onion stalk did.