Looking for a fun experiment this summer? Try this easy ice cream fizz activity!

An ice cream-themed activity is the perfect way to keep kids engaged this summer! Make it extra fun by adding a colorful fizz experiment.

I created ice cream shapes using recycled cardboard and added different colors of baking soda paste. Once the kids poured vinegar on them using plastic condiment bottles, the “ice creams” started to fizz and bubble, looking like they were melting—it was such an exciting sight!

My kids had so much fun squeezing the bottles and watching the colorful reactions. They loved seeing the bubbles form and the colors mix as the fizzy “melting” effect happened right before their eyes.

This hands-on activity combines creativity, sensory play, and a bit of science. Give it a try and watch the magic happen!

Let’s set up an ice cream fizz experiment:

Materials needed:

• Recycled cardboard
• Baking soda
• Food coloring; pink, yellow, green and blue
• Vinegar
• Scissors
• Glue gun and stick
• Red pompoms
• Colored pencils
• Crayons

Instructions:

• Draw ice cream and cone shapes on cardboard.
• Cut 1-inch strips of cardboard and glue them onto the outlines using a hot glue gun.
• Pour baking soda into a small bowl.
• Add food coloring and mix well.
• Repeat for each color.
• Color the cones using colored pencils and crayons.
• Decorate the cardboard ice cream with a red pom-pom.
• Fill the cardboard outline with different colored baking soda paste.

How to set up:

• Let your kids pour vinegar over the baking soda and watch it fizz!

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