These light up paper circuit cards were much easier to make than I expected and only need a few inexpensive materials.

These walking reindeer made us laugh so much. They work brilliantly, but can be a little fiddly to get going. This activity is traditionally called the ...

This mini science project is a favourite of kids everywhere. One idea is to start the activity in the supermarket to look for the best shape and size sweets and biscuits to use for the house. You'll ...

Here at Science Sparks, we've tried a lot of science experiments over the years; some have been brilliant on the first go, some have taken a LOT of tweaking, and some have been a complete disaster!

'Thank crunchie, it's Friday' seems the perfect phrase for today's experiment as it involves learning how to make honeycomb with our easy honeycomb recipe. Once you've made the honeycomb and learned ...

Imagine a world where science education is accessible to everyone and is all about hands-on, exciting discoveries. That’s the world I want to create.

Is it easier to knock down a smaller or larger stack of cups? What will happen if you add more lollypop sticks to the central core of the catapult? Do the pom poms travel further than the table tennis ...

Planting and watching seeds grow is a fantastic spring science activity for children. Kids can start with a bean or seed in a jar to watch it germinate, observe seedlings and finally become a fully ...

Here at Science Sparks, we love LEGO®. My children play with LEGO® or DUPLO® every day, and it's been fantastic for helping them develop fine motor control and logic skills and for learning to read ...

The deepest part of the ocean is in the Challenger Deep valley of the Mariana Trench, which is about 10,935 metres deep ( almost 11km )! This is deeper than Mount Everest is tall. The Mariana Trench ...

Today's experiment is very simple but hopefully fascinating for even very young children. We're going to investigate which solids dissolve in water. When a substance dissolves in water, you can't see ...