Fizzy Pumpkin Science Experiment for Halloween

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Fizzy Pumpkin Science Experiment is a fun and easy fizzy science experiment for kids! This simple to set up STEM activity is the perfect activity for home or in the classroom this Halloween. Your kids will get a huge kick out of this one!

Fizzy Pumpkin Science Experiment for Halloween

Fizzy Pumpkin Science Fun

Creating a fizzy pumpkin experiment at home is one of those super easy kitchen science experiments, every child should experience especially during Halloween. When I set this up for my kids, they absolute loved it. Baking soda fizzy experiments are always a massive hit on our house. The colours, the smells, the sounds and the bubbles! This fun and easy chemical reaction was equal parts science and sensory!

Science for All Ages

One of the great things about this activity is that its safe for toddlers and preschoolers but exciting enough to entertain older grade school age kids as well! The main ingredients for this chemical reaction are baking soda and vinegar, common kitchen household items that is easily available at the grocery store.

Easy Fizzy Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiments

Do you want to try more experiments with baking soda. You can also try our other fizzy experiments like our

Science Behind the Fizzy Pumpkin Experiment

What happens when you combine baking soda with vinegar? Fizz! But why does this happen with two seemingly common ingredients. Baking soda is a base and vinegar is an acid. When an acid and a base mix they produce a gas called carbon dioxide.

Supplies

Tray or sensory bin
Carving knife (adult should do the pumpkin carving)
Baking pumpkin
Baking soda
Vinegar
Green food colouring
Dish soap

How to Make the Fizzy Pumpkin Experiment

Use a knife to cut the top off your mini pumpkin. Use a knife to also carve a face in your pumpkin including a mouth, eyes and nose.

Add several spoons full of baking soda the pumpkin. There is no need to fill it up or measure an exact amount. 4-5 spoons of baking soda is good! Save some of the baking soda to add later.

Add several drops of green food colouring and a few drops fo dish soap to the pumpkin as well.

Fill a squeeze bottle with vinegar. You can mix in some water in order to make your vinegar go further. Mix 1/3 water with 2/3 vinegar.

Squeeze the vinegar into the pumpkin and watch it erupt with green fizzy. It will looks like the pumpkin is vomiting through the mouth. My kids loved this part!!

Keep adding vinegar until the reaction stops.
Add additional baking soda and green food colouring until the reaction is exhausted.

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Age Suitability

This activity is good for toddlers, pre-k, kindergarten aged children 2 years old and up. My kids are 4.5, 4.5 and 8 years old.

Mess Level

The mess level for this activity is HIGH.

Difficulty to Create

Easy.

Skills Developed

Sensory play, language development, number recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.

The benefits of sensory play:

encourages the development of fine and gross motor skills;
supports language development;
can calm and relieve anxiety;
promotes and strengthens memory; and
helps develop the nerve connections the brain requires for higher learning.

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