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10 STEM-Themed Birthday Party Ideas for Your Budding Scientist

Throw a mad science birthday party with these DIY decorations and STEM snacks

Published on: December 03, 2019

10 STEM-Themed Birthday Party Ideas for Your Budding Scientist

color changing milk experiment
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Credit: Steve Spangler Science

Milk fireworks

This fun kitchen science experiment, which requires only milk, food coloring and dish soap, is magical. Put a few drops of food coloring into a dish of full-fat milk and then touch the food coloring with a cotton swab dipped in dish soap. The fat molecules in the milk race around trying to attach to the soap molecules, making it look like fireworks are exploding in the dish! Steve Spangler Science offers a great tutorial and explanation. 

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