Rainbow Rain Science Experiment For Kids
We have had a string of rainy days and this rainbow rain science experiment was a perfect indoor activity and a great way to learn about rain clouds. It is an activity that kids of all ages will enjoy and want to do over and over!
I don’t know if it was the shaving cream rain clouds or the rainbow rain that fell from the clouds that mesmerized my kids more. This was such a perfect hands-on way to learn about clouds, weather and precipitation.
This is an awesome, incredibly simple, STEM activity. STEM activities encourage curiosity, innovative thinking and creativity. Engineering For Kids does a great job explaining why STEM learning is so important for kids.
If you are looking for an easy experiment for a little scientist in your life this rainbow rain science experiment is a great choice!
Materials Needed For Rainbow Rain Science Experiment
- Clear glass container or jar
- Small containers or cups
- Food coloring
- Water
- Shaving cream
- Eye droppers
Step-By-Step Instructions
Fill your small cups with 1/2-1 cup water
Add drops of food coloring into the cups to create your rain drop colors (we did about 10 drops per cup)
Fill a larger glass container or jar half full with luke warm water
Spray shaving cream on top of the water that is in the large glass container until fluffy
Use eye dropper to drop the colored water onto your shaving cream cloud
As the cloud swells and becomes more saturated with the colored water you will see the colorful rain fall!
Additional Ideas For This Rainbow Rain Experiment
Allow your kids to work on color mixing with the food coloring/water mixture to create their own fun raindrop colors
If you are doing this with older kids it is a great opportunity to ask questions or use a simple investigation worksheet to make predictions on what they think they may happen during this fun activity
It could be fun to see what happens when you try different liquids as the rain drops
You can play around with different colors, for St, Patrick’s Day you could make green rain or you can make it a Christmas activity by making the rain red and green
If you are looking for a fun sensory activity for your child, playing in the shaving cream cloud after you have done the experiment was a hit in our house 🙂
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If you try this fun science experiment we would love to see it! You can tag us on instagram or facebook @foxfarmhome. 🙂
