{"id":163000000138,"date":"2022-09-21T19:28:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T19:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/spring-west\/?p=163000000138"},"modified":"2022-09-21T19:28:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T19:28:43","slug":"spooky-science-fun-with-preschoolers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/champions\/2022\/09\/21\/spooky-science-fun-with-preschoolers\/","title":{"rendered":"Spooky Science Fun with Preschoolers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-163000000139 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/champions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2022\/09\/spooky-science.jpg\" alt=\"Spooky Science Fun with Preschoolers at Kids 'R' Kids Champions, preschool, daycare, childcare\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Costumes, parties, and candy galore\u2014Halloween can bring much fun for your preschooler. If you want to try out something new this October, you can also try some Halloween-themed science experiments with your special preschooler. Below are four fun and spooky science ideas to do with your preschooler.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Halloween Cookie Cutter Fun<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gather some Halloween-themed cookie cutters. If you cannot find any, you can use any cookie cutters and color the following mixture with fall-colored food coloring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, have your preschooler add a tablespoon (or two) of baking soda into each cookie cutter. Then, let your child use a liquid dropper (or pipette) to squeeze vinegar into each cookie cutter. As the chemical reaction happens, enjoy your preschooler\u2019s excited reaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marshmallow and Toothpick Fun<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help your preschooler mix up and use Halloween-colored food coloring to dye several marshmallows. Once the marshmallows dry, help your child engineer \u201cspooky\u201d designs using the marshmallows and toothpicks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pepper and Water Fun<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want an easy, no-mess, and cheap experiment, this science idea may be for you. Though this experiment can be done any time of year, it is easy to make it thematic for Halloween.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use an orange bowl for this experiment, or you can have your child paint a disposable bowl orange (or add Halloween stickers to the bowl). Next, have your preschooler pour in ground black pepper into the bowl of water. Have your child touch the pepper-filled water and see that nothing happens. After that, have your preschooler add a small amount of dish soap onto the fingertip (or something of your choosing). Let your child see how the pepper spreads. Here is a helpful <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ho0o7H6dXSU\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to show the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ice Melting Fun<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a gallon-sized bag, add water and any Halloween-items of your choosing (fake plastic teeth, candy corn, etc). Freeze this bag overnight. The next day, let your preschooler melt the ice and gather the prizes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hopefully, you and your preschooler can make some spooky science memories this year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enjoyed this blog, please take a look at our school\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/champions\/blog\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blog page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There you will find blogs on a wide variety of topics that we believe will be beneficial to you and your family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to learn more about<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/champions\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids \u2018R\u2019 Kids Learning Academy of Champions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in Spring, Texas? Our mission is to provide secure, nurturing, and educational environments for children ages 6 weeks \u2013 12 years. We help children to bloom into responsible, considerate, and contributing members of society. For more information, give us a call or stop by for a tour! We\u2019d love to get to know you and your family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Costumes, parties, and candy galore\u2014Halloween can bring much fun for your preschooler. If you want to try out something new this October, you can also try some Halloween-themed science experiments with your special preschooler. Below are four fun and spooky science ideas to do with your preschooler.\u00a0 Halloween Cookie Cutter Fun Gather some Halloween-themed cookie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":163000000139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163000000011],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163000000138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spooky Science Fun with Preschoolers - Champions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/champions\/2022\/09\/21\/spooky-science-fun-with-preschoolers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spooky Science Fun with Preschoolers - Champions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Costumes, parties, and candy galore\u2014Halloween can bring much fun for your preschooler. 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