Big Chemistry Experiments for Little Kids: A First Science Book for Ages 3 to 5 (Big Experiments for Little Kids)

This book is so easy to follow and great to do with your 3 to 5 yr old. Step by step fun experiments. Most items are found at home which makes it convenient and easy. Love it!

Bought to use with my grands, ages 2 and 5. Lots of fun experiments in here with items you probably have around your house. Would purchase again or as a gift. Highly recommend.

My five-year-Loved it so many things to do

I enjoyed doing the experiments with my 7 year old. After visiting some science museums/centers over the summer and winter breaks it was nice putting some of the concepts we learnt into action with this helpful book. Science need not be complicated and I really appreciate the simplicity both in the content and directions. (Not everyone has time for information that’s too wordy!)

Brought this for my 3 year old very fun and educational

For parents whose kids are fond of the “BUT WHY???” question, this book is for you!Dr. Megan Olivia Hall has created a playful way for parents to bond with their children while answering some why’s!Hall doesn’t just create this book for parents to instruct their children. From the cover with bright colors and the “noodles-for-extremeties” red ball mascot, it’s clear that this is a book for kids to be as invested in as their parents. So many books are for parents to mostly do while kids to watch. Hall urges parents to have fun too, encourages curiosity of parents and kids alike, and asks parents to model their feelings (such as surprise) because that’s what real scientists do. Children get their OWN introduction page teaching them to what matter is and about the scientific method in a simple-to-understand language.Each of the 20 experiments begin with a question, children are prompted to guess their answer, and then follow the scientific method by doing the experiment, gathering information about what they observed and discussing it. The “Candy Rainbows” experiment is especially intriguing for my family, and as a bonus who doesn’t love to eat the supplies they used afterward??Thankfully, each experiment thankfully gets a “messy meter” which rates on a scale from 1-5 (although let’s be serious, unfortunately my kids have my genes so anything they do can quickly turn into a mess). But I love this because we can jump around the book and skip the 5’s for now and then move outside in the summertime for the really messy ones. Each of the 20 experiments feature mostly common household materials. Although kids like to jump right in and start doing, showing them to gather the ingredients and then follow the steps in order is important to experimentation. (You can even do the experiment over to show them how doing things in the instructions gives different results than following the instructions, and use it as a jumping off point for why you got different results). Steps include large, simple to follow, numbered pictures (and thoughtfully, there is a warning triangle for when parents will probably need to step in and help out).Dr. Hall includes a “Be Curious” section at the end of each experience which helps parents to prompt for their kids about what they observed and concludes with an explanation. Although most words will be understandable for the books target age (3-5 years), there are some explanations with big words such as dissolve and surface tension that the younger set may not understand. My only feedback for the book is to suggest it is for ages 3-8. Younger kids will still have fun participating even though they may not understand all of the terms or why they’re doing something. The quality of the experiments is good and older kids will still have fun with these - and have a more understanding and retention of why the experiment produced the results it did.Overall, a gem of a book - truly the best kids science book I have found yet. What’s not to love for kids? There’s so much goodness: quality time with family , fun guessing what is going to happen, being surprised by the results, learning cool things, and, just like the joyful dot guy they are excited to see on these pages, having a blast with chemistry.

This is a great book to pull out when kids are "so bored" and despite a house full of toys, they can't possibly think of anything to do. I wish I had this book last year when everything got shut down.The book has fun-sounding experiments, like exploding foam, rain cloud in a cup, and invisible ink. Each experiment starts off with a supply list, and a premise/question "what happens when..." That helps to get kids thinking of what could possibly happen.I love the "Messy Meter" at the top of each experiment, as it gives an idea of how bad cleanup will be for the parent. Although I have to admit that the way my kid is, everything sounds like it will be 5/5 on the "messy scale." Still, it's nice to be able to steer your kid to a 3/5 versus 5/5 mess.The experiments are shown step by step, and numbered clearly. At the end of each experiment, there are discussion questions, and a "how it works" section that explains what just happened.Age range of 3-5 seems appropriate. Perhaps kids a little older would still enjoy this. Fun book.

We love this book! I got it as basically an idea book for new activities that me and my child could do together. I love science myself, so I thought this would be a great way to introduce science to my little one. The beginning has a glossary/contents section, so you can skip ahead to the experiment of your choice. It also includes an introductory page and an explanation of the scientific method. The book includes a total of 20 simple experiments that you can do together and after the experiment, it includes more questions and a "why that happened" section to think about what you can take away from said experiment. I like how each experiment has a picture of each step for easier understanding and how the experiments are all simple enough so that you can easily do them. I love facilitating learning in a cool way, and this book is a wonderful way to accomplish that. I would definitely recommend it.

Some good ideas simply described & doable