Science experiments with food 2

Involving children in all aspects of food is important. It’s great life skills and learning. Getting the children helping can be even more important when they are hesitant or uncomfortable around food.

For children who do struggle to eat, it can be difficult to interact comfortably with food, particularly when the emphasis is on eating.

I love ways to involve children that are low pressure. Doing this away from the dinner table is often the best way to manage this.

Interaction is a key way to build comfort around food and not having the end goal as eating often makes this achievable for even the most hesitant of children.

In the last blog I listed some science experiments that are fun to do with children of all ages. You can check that out here: https://theconfidenteater.com/blog/other/science-experiments-with-food/

In this blog I continue with more ideas, many really simple, that you can test out at home.

These are also good ways to keep the children entertained during the holidays or on wet weekends. Older children can do them independently too!

Science experiments with food

1. Magic rainbow milk — this is super quick and easy, uses things you have at home and the science behind it can be understood by most children at some level.

Ingredients — Bowl, small jar or saucer, cotton bud, food colouring, milk, dish washing liquid.

i) Pour some milk into a bowl.
ii) Squeeze one drop of several different colours of food colouring into the centre of the milk in the bowl.
iii) Put a little detergent into a jar or onto a saucer.
iv) Dip a cotton bud into the detergent.
v) Touch the tip of the cotton bud to the food colouring in the milk bowl.
vi) Watch the magic happen.

2. Bouncy egg — this is fun but requires lots of time waiting for it to be ready.