Here’s a simple science experiment using baking soda and vinegar. Use that old box in your refrigerator instead of throwing it out.

Pour out 1/4 cup of vinegar into little containers. Add a few drops of food colouring to the vinegar. I saved medicine droppers from used-up children’s medicine. Make sure to give them a good wash before using. If you don’t have droppers, you can use a small spoon to scoop out the coloured vinegar.

Pour out the baking soda into a tray.  Before exploring with vinegar and baking soda, let your child feel the baking soda between their fingers, what does it feel like, smell the vinegar, does it smell good?

What does the vinegar taste like?

“What do you think will happen when we add the vinegar to the baking soda?”

“Do you see any new colours as they mix together?”

“Why are there bubbles? What’s happening to the bubbles?”

Switch it up…”What will happen if we add the baking soda to the jars of vinegar? ”

“Can you pop the bubbles? What does the bakingsoda/vinegar mixture feel like now?”

Capture what your child says, sees and does. We learn so much by observing and listening to them as they explore.