• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
    • Work With Us
    • Media Kit
  • Disclosure
  • Privacy
  • Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

we know stuff

A Long Island Parenting Blog

  • long island
  • Recipes
    • Desserts
    • Snacks
    • Muffins
    • Meals
    • Drinks
    • Jams
    • Soups
  • Parenting
    • special needs
    • raising families
    • learning
  • Crafts
    • kids
    • nature
    • stem
    • holiday
  • Travel
    • florida
    • USA

2 March 17, 2020 Crafts

How To Make A Colorful Cloud Science Experiment

This cloud science experiment is a fun and easy way to explain weather to young children. This is one of our favorite science experiments to do at home! There are affiliate links in this post.

I love doing easy science experiments with my children. It seems that no matter how many times we perform them, they are always amazed of the outcome. The weather here in South Florida hasn’t been too great and my boys are feeling a little cooped up. As we rolled into another rainy day, my youngest asked how rain is formed.

I thought this would be a great opportunity to find a fun cloud science experiment on Pinterest that we could do together. Luckily we were able to create this colorful weather experiment by using a few basic household items! The instructions were easy to follow and it turned out to be a great way to explain how rain is created to my young children.

CLOUD SCIENCE EXPERIMENT

Materials:

  • Shaving Cream
  • Food coloring
  • Water
  • Eye dropper and/or syringe
  • Small containers – I used small tupperware
  • Glass jar or vase

Science that grows with you: Shop Groovy Lab in a Box now!

Directions:

  1. Fill each of the small containers with water.
  2. Add about 6 drops of each color to its own small container. We wanted to try to make a full rainbow so we set up several containers.
  3. Add water to the vase or jar about 3/4 of the way.
  4. Top off the vase / jar with a generous amount of shaving cream. We let it overflow the top to look like extra puffy clouds!
  5. Use separate eye droppers for each color to drop the different colors of water onto the shaving cream cloud. Note: The closer you squirt to the edges, the faster it will seep through the cream and come down as rain.

This cloud science experiment was an easy way to explain to my boys how the water is like the air and the shaving cream is like the clouds. When the clouds get saturated with water, they produce rain. As the water gets too heavy for the “cloud” it begins to release it into the “atmosphere” (aka water), and ultimately gravity makes it fall as rain.


In spite of the rain, now my boys love running outside and understanding where exactly its coming from. They eagerly look around to spot a rainbow just like the ones they made!

logo
Food Advertisements by

Looking for more STEM experiments? Here are a few of our favorite science projects to do at home!

  • How To Make Baking Soda Rockets For Kids
  • Volcano Science Experiment for Kids
  • How To Make An Electromagnet With Kids
2
This cloud science experiment is a fun and easy way to explain weather to young children. This is one of our favorite science experiments to do at home!
Share48
Tweet
Pin17
65 Shares

Categories: Crafts Tags: STEM

About weknowstuff

We Know Stuff is an award-winning lifestyle blog written by two sisters, Denine & Daniele. Based in New York, we cover a variety of topics that interest families such as recipes, crafts, pets, safer skincare, fitness, parenting, education, special needs, and travel. We Know Stuff won Best Blog of Long Island from Bethpage Federal Credit Union in 2017 & 2015. The blog was also voted #2 in Pop Sugar’s Circle of Mom’s Top 25 NY Moms!

Previous Post: « How To Create A Cozy Reading Space In Your Bedroom
Next Post: how to make a sweet easter bunny toilet paper roll »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Food Advertising by logo

Load up on new recipes, exclusive goodies + more

get exclusive content
straight to your inbox!

logo
Food Advertisements by
© 2010-2021 We Know Stuff, all rights reserved. All images and content are the property of We Know Stuff. If you would like to use our images or content, please contact us. We serve as an affiliate for Amazon, and other organizations and individuals, whose products and/or services we recommend. In some cases, we receive referral bonuses or commissions for our promotional efforts. Any monies earned help us run and maintain this blog. Please read our Privacy Policy.

Footer

Stay Connected

  • Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Copyright© 2021 · All Rights Reserved · WE KNOW STUFF & ROCK SEA MEDIA Developed In Lousiana with Heart + Soul ♕

weknowstuff

We Know Stuff
Today’s forecast...🥶 Today’s forecast...🥶
Winter sky. ❄️ ☁️ Winter sky. ❄️ ☁️
Low tide 🌊 Low tide 🌊
Longest week everrrrrr. Longest week everrrrrr.
A little sunshine goes a long way. A little sunshine goes a long way.
Looking forward to a new year of full of possibili Looking forward to a new year of full of possibilities!
Goodbye 2020! Happy New Year to all! Wishing every Goodbye 2020! Happy New Year to all! Wishing everyone health and happiness in 2021! ❤️
Chilly beach walk🥶 🌊 Chilly beach walk🥶 🌊
Just an elf doing elfie things...🎅🏻 Just an elf doing elfie things...🎅🏻
Winter the Dolphins Beach Club makes every day fee Winter the Dolphins Beach Club makes every day feel like Summer @wintersbeachclub #familyvacation #educationalvacation #clearwaterbeach #winterthedolphin #clearwatermarineaquarium @flfunadventures  #choicehotels #ascendhotelcollection #staywithwinter
Load More... Follow on Instagram
Sign up for our Newsletter
Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party.
This site uses cookies: Find out more.