Frozen Halloween Hands Science Experiment for Kids

Grab your baking soda and vinegar! We’re making a frozen Halloween hands science experiment that kids go crazy for.

Table of Contents:

1. What is a frozen Halloween hands science experiment?
2. I made the frozen Halloween hands science experiment on a whim, and they’re epic
3. Materials Needed
4. Directions
5. An important note about the sizzles
6. How do you make an ice science experiment?
7. FAQ
8. Frozen Halloween hands science experiment gets two frozen thumbs up

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What is a frozen Halloween hands science experiment?

It’s your newest favorite Halloween activity. 😉

Prep these ahead of time for a pop-it-out-of-the-freezer-and-it’s-ready-in-minutes activity to delight your little scientists.

Bonus: you don’t need anything fancy to make these.

Related: Have you ever seen a giant 10-foot Halloween coloring page? Kids LOVE these!

I made the frozen Halloween hands science experiment on a whim, and they’re epic

It’s a tale as old as time…it was late at night, I was getting ready to go to bed, and stopped in my tracks and thought, “Wait, I should freeze baking soda and water in a glove for science” and then made a u-turn back to my kitchen.

Some of the best thoughts come in the shower.

Some of them come when you’re 16 seconds away from going to bed.

I LOVE this job.

Looking for more Halloween activities for kids? Your boys and ghouls will love these:

• Halloween Sensory Spaghetti
• Easy Ghost Art
• 2-Ingredient Halloween Frosting Dough
• Spooky Halloween Paper Bag Craft

Materials Needed

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• Baking Soda
• Vinegar
• Water
• Plastic glove
• Eye droppers or spoons – eyedroppers are inexpensive and great for fine motor practice
• Liquid watercolors or food dye  – optional
• Small Halloween toys or gems – optional

Directions

1. First, make and freeze the frozen hands

Make a mixture of half baking soda and half water (just eyeballing it, no need to measure) and stir to combine.

Pour your mixture into a plastic glove.

If you want to add in small Halloween toys or gems, add them in now, then tie the glove and freeze.

Note: When removing the glove, one of my frozen hands lost some fingers because the fingers were too close together in the freezer. If possible, separate the fingers when it freezes for easier glove removal.

2. Next, time for sizzling science

Add a small splash of coloring to your vinegar, making as many colors as you love.

Slowly and gently peel off and remove the glove from the frozen hand. Don’t fret if you break a finger or two in the process – kids won’t mind!

Provide your child with colored vinegar and invite them to squirt or spoon it onto the frozen hands.

An important note about the sizzles

Because the baking soda is mixed with water, these don’t have big, huge sizzles. Instead, the subtle sizzles make the frozen hands last MUCH longer.

If you did an experiment like sizzling apple science, there is much more baking soda used, and the sizzles are much bigger, but it also dissolves and ends faster.

I think of these hands as a mix where you have the slight but cool sizzle of baking soda and vinegar with the longevity of ice excavation.

As Hannah Montana would say, 🎵it’s the best of both worlds. 🎵

How do you make an ice science experiment?

No baking soda and vinegar? No problem!

You can fill your plastic gloves with water, coloring, and trinkets if desired.

Then, instead of using vinegar, provide your child with colorful, warm water to melt the hands.

Using water is less expensive and just as easy to make.

FAQ

Frozen Halloween hands science experiment gets two frozen thumbs up

We always love an activity waiting for us in the freezer that takes no time to prep before it can be played with.

Have fun!