Are you ready for a little mischievous fun? These St. Patrick’s Day STEAM activities are sure to get your littles excited about science.
Start the week off with a Skittles experiment. (Because leprechauns love rainbows of course. 😉 ) Just place the candies around the edge of the plate and add some hot water. I used about a half a cup. The colors dissolve almost instantly and make a rainbow towards the center of the plate. The whole thing takes about 30 seconds.
When they start to dissolve, the candies break open and kids love to look inside them and explore the “popped” Skittles.
But, of course, the difference between science and just messing around is writing it down. So we make predictions on our paper before adding the water, then write what actually happened and draw about it afterwards.
Tuesday through Thursday, I have different science activities exploring things related to St. Patrick’s Day.
It’s said that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland by beating his drum and scaring the snakes away. So the first station is drum making. Don’t worry, the paper bowls won’t be too loud!
Explore mirrors and reflection by making a four-leaf clover using only one leaf and two mirrors.
Because leprechauns love gold, the kids build a bridge out of pennies. It’s amazing how something so simple creates so much excitement!
Graph some Lucky Charms, explore rainbows by making one with a flashlight, a CD, and water, and learn about the colors of the rainbow with a simple rainbow craft.
On Friday, make leprechaun cars to race to the pot of gold. The challenge requires minimal prep work kids get so excited about racing their cars.
These STEAM activities are sure to be a hit with your little(s).
Note: Activities and pictures referenced from “Sweet, Sweet Primary,” A great resource for teachers and homeschooling mommas.
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