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Skip to contentMy kids&nbsp;love hands-on Science Activities, and&nbsp;Pumpkin Science Experiments&nbsp;are one of our favorites. You can get the kids outside, and it doesn’t matter how messy they are. That’s a win for the kids and for you.&nbsp;Pumpkin Activities are the perfect fall theme for children of all ages. We started this for a toddler and&nbsp;preschool Volcano Science Experiment years ago, and now it’s become a yearly tradition.&nbsp;Baking Soda and Vinegar Science Experiments are so easy. Why not put it in a pumpkin for extra fall fun? Your children will love this Erupting Pumpkin Science Activity.If you are looking for simple&nbsp;Science experiments and activities, add this to your fall list. Kids love&nbsp;bubbly, fizzy, erupting, and fun, which makes this Pumpkin Volcano Activity perfect every time you do it.affiliate links can be found on this blog at no cost to you.What you will need to make your&nbsp;Pumpkin Volcano&nbsp;is in this picture below. However, I have it displayed in list form towards the bottom of the page.Begin by carefully cutting around and removing the top of your pumpkin. Adults should do this step for children because pumpkins can be very hard to cut, and it will take a sharp knife.Remove the top from the pumpkin, and use a spoon to scrape out all of the seeds and pulp, until the inside of the pumpkin is mostly cleaned out. Kids love helping with this part. If you don’t mind a little mess, let them get their hands in the pumpkin to clean all of the seeds out.When the pumpkin has been cleaned out, you are ready to start erupting pumpkins.This Pumpkin Scooper is perfect for kids and adults to scoop out your pumpkins.Next, fill a few small cups with vinegar and add green food coloring to one cup and red and yellow food coloring to the other cup to make orange.You can use a popsicle stick or spoon to stir the colors and disperse them entirely into the vinegar. Your children will love adding color to the vinegar, and making it a little more festive adds to the excitement!Place your small pumpkins into a baking dish with high sides, a clear bin or another container.This will help to catch the mess when the fizzing effect overflows, and it makes for easy cleanup. We all love the easy cleanup.Pour some baking soda into the bottom of each pumpkin. You can use at least 2 tablespoons. I usually have a set of bowls or measuring cups filled with your ingredients ready to use. This way the kids can spend their time doing science and discovering what will happen as they add more.Pour the colored vinegar into the pumpkins over top of the baking soda. Watch as a fizzing reaction occurs and bubbles over.You or your children can stir the baking soda left in the bottom of each pumpkin to cause another smaller reaction, or even pour more baking soda on top.You can even set this up at a&nbsp;Kids Science Table so they can spend the day discovering what kind of reaction vinegar and baking soda make.Children can spend an hour playing like this and experimenting with their erupting pumpkins.Materials:Instructions:Begin by using a sharp knife to carefully cut around and remove the top of your pumpkin. Adults should do this step for the children.Remove the top from the pumpkin, and use a spoon to scrape out all of the seeds and pulp, until the inside of the pumpkin is mostly cleaned out.Fill two cups up with vinegar.Add green food coloring in one cup, and add red and yellow food coloring to the other cup to make orange. You can use a popsicle stick or spoon to stir the colors and disperse them entirely into the vinegar.Place the two small pumpkins into a baking dish with high sides or another container. This will help to catch the mess when the fizzing effect overflows and makes for easy cleanup.Put some baking soda into the bottom of each pumpkin. You can use at least 2 tablespoons.Pour the colored vinegar into the pumpkins over top of the baking soda. Watch as a fizzing reaction occurs and bubbles over. You can stir the baking soda left in the bottom of each pumpkin to cause another smaller reaction, or even pour more baking soda on top.You can find our Watermelon Volcano (that’s super cool) by clicking here. This was one of our first science experiments with toddlers, and it was so much fun.&nbsp;Studies have shown that if you like this, you will also love the following articles. I have pulled them together for you right here!PrintPumpkin VolcanoThis Fizzy Exploding Pumpkin Volcano Science Experiment is the Perfect Fall ActivityIngredientsInstructionsBegin by using a sharp knife to carefully cut around and remove the top of your pumpkin. Adults should do this step for the children.Remove the top from the pumpkin, and use a spoon to scrape out all of the seeds and pulp, until the inside of the pumpkin is mostly cleaned out.Fill two cups up with vinegar. Or use as much as you want for exploding fun.Add food coloring to your cups of vinegar. You can use a popsicle stick or spoon to stir the colors and disperse them completely into the vinegar.Place small pumpkins into a baking dish with high sides or another container. This will help to catch the mess when the fizzing effect overflows and makes for easy cleanup.Put some baking soda into the bottom of each pumpkin. You can use at least 2 tablespoons.Pour the colored vinegar into the pumpkins over top of the baking soda. Watch as a fizzing reaction occurs and bubbles over. You can stir the baking soda left in the bottom of each pumpkin to cause another smaller reaction, or even pour more baking soda on top.Natural Beach Living is about simple living &amp; Hands on learning. It’s packed with ways to encourage families to play, learn and celebrate childhood! Start here.Subscribe to get the latest activities and ideasThis blog contains affiliate links for your convenience. See my disclosure policy&nbsp;here.

Skip to contentMy kids&nbsp;love hands-on Science Activities, and&nbsp;Pumpkin Science Experiments&nbsp;are one of our favorites. You can get the kids outside, and it doesn’t matter how messy they are. That’s a win for the kids and for you.&nbsp;Pumpkin Activities are the perfect fall theme for children of all ages. We started this for a toddler and&nbsp;preschool Volcano Science Experiment years ago, and now it’s become a yearly tradition.&nbsp;Baking Soda and Vinegar Science Experiments are so easy. Why not put it in a pumpkin for extra fall fun? Your children will love this Erupting...

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