These 15 STEAM food activities offer great hands-on learning opportunities for kids of all ages! You and your kids are going to love learning with food.
Kids loves to bake, which is why is makes sense to take their baking curiosity and explore food through hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities.
On Fridays, we are exploring math, science, and art with a collection of great activities that involve food! What better way to pass the day than creating with food and then eating your creation!
These 15 STEAM food activities offer great hands-on learning opportunities for kids of all ages!
Please note: Some adult supervision is required for many of these food activities.
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Supplies for STEAM Food Activities
Simple cooking tools such as an oven, oven mitts, microwave, measuring spoons, and bowls are needed for these STEAM food activities for kids.
There are quite a few unique activities in the bunch, so there are some additional supplies needed. You’ll find a list of these unique supplies below!
Some supplies you’ll need for our STEAM food activities include:
- lemons
- baking soda
- citric acid (you can find this by canning supplies in stores)
- icing sugar
- popcorn kernels
- tonic water
- Sour Candy (like Lemonheads, Nerds, or sour gummy worms)
- Skittles
- M&Ms
- Candy Corn or Candy Pumpkins
- 8 plastic cups
- Distilled Water
- Measuring cup
- watermelon
- cardboard box
- aluminum foil
- pumpkin
Summer of STEAM
Foodie Fridays are part of our Summer of STEAM Series. I love activities that are super low-prep! That makes it even easier to get things set up quickly!
We are big on routines at our house, so we’ve sorted our activities into different “themed” days to keep the learning going all summer long!
Check out our Summer of STEAM activities for kids filled with Math Mondays, Tinker Tuesdays, Wonder Wednesdays, Techie Thursdays, and Foodie Fridays!
STEAM is the abbreviation for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Like STEM, STEAM is an integrated approach to learning that encourages learners to make connections between the concepts they are learning and how they apply them to real-world problems.
STEAM helps students ask questions, problem solve, think creatively, and produce innovative solutions.
Many schools have adopted STEAM learning activities into their curriculum, but it’s never too early to start building critical thinking skills.
We love low-prep STEAM activities at our house and have a blast doing activities designed for toddlers all the way to tweens!
STEAM Food Activities for Kids
The STEAM food activities below are mostly designed for kids ages 6 and up, but can be demonstrated by adults for preschoolers to enjoy as well.
Find out how to make fizzing lemonade with this edible science for kids from Learn with Play at Home
Make delightfully fizzy sherbet from Go Science Kids
Get Poppin with this Heat Transfer & Physical Change STEAM Activity from Our Family Code
Find out how to make glowing ice cubes with this edible, sensory science activity from Go Science Kids.
This epic Exploding Watermelon activity is a fun, edible science experiment that helps kids of all ages learn about potential and kinetic energy from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
Learn about percentages, averages, and pie charts with this M&M math activity from Crafty Moms Share.
In this yummy candy chemistry experiment, we are testing to see if sour candy is acidic with a simple acid-base reaction from Our Family Code.
Learn about density with this rainbow sugar water science activity from The Stem Mum. This activity is perfect for kids in pre-k to 2nd grade.
Make homemade butter in a mason jar with Mombrite.
Explore taste with this watermelon activity from Go Science Kids
Make some fizzing lemonade with this summer STEM science experiment from Little Bins for Little Hands.
Build your own solar oven with this DIY solar oven activity from The Craft Train
Make homemade ice cream in a bag with this food science experiment from Mombrite.
Explore your senses with infused water from JDaniel4’s Mom
Check out this racing rainbow science activity from The Stem Mum
Preschool Pumpkin Investigation Learning About Scientific Inquiry from Our Family Code
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Food Science Activities
Find more activities that use food to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math!
Learn the Science of Mummification with Apple Mummies
Learn about mummification by making apple mummies with the Ancient Egypt science experiment and explore the Magic Tree House Mummies in the Morning book!
Pumpkin Balance Stack STEAM Challenge
This pumpkin balance activity is great for kids of all ages! Can you complete the Balancing Pumpkins STEAM Challenge? How many pumpkins can you stack?
Popcorn STEAM: Learn about Heat Transfer
This heat transfer popcorn STEAM activity explores conduction, convection, and radiation as well as physical change and ends with tasty popcorn!!
Exploding Pumpkin STEAM Challenge: 4 Explosive Pumpkin Activities
Take on the exploding pumpkin STEAM challenge with 4 different ways to explode a pumpkin with chemical reactions and force! These activities are sure to inspire some fall STEAM fun!
Explore the 5 Senses with this Preschool Pumpkin Science Activity
This 5 senses preschool pumpkin science activity introduces scientific inquiry to young learners and helps get everyone excited about Fall!
Is Sour Candy Acidic? Candy pH Science Activity for Kids
In this yummy experiment, we are testing to see if sour candy is acidic with a simple acid-base reaction.
Dancing Cranberries Fall Preschool Science Experiment
Experiment with dancing cranberries with this super simple preschool science activity while observing concepts like floating and sinking.
Salt Water Density STEAM Experiment: Can a Carrot Float?
Investigate & observe the density of a carrot, salt water, and regular water. Watch the magic carrot in action in this easy salt water density activity for kids!
How to Clean Pennies Chemistry Experiment
Can you turn a dull penny into a pretty penny? Learn how to clean pennies with this at home chemistry experiment!
Meet Toni, the Maker Mom behind Our Family Code
Hey there, I’m Toni! I’m a software engineer and Maker Mom that finds my joy in unleashing my children’s curiosity by exploring STEAM concepts with my fantastic five!
When I’m not chasing toddlers or raising tweens, you can find me tearing things up and putting them back together over here at Our Family Code.
I am the owner and content creator of multiple educational websites designed to increase access to STEAM & STEM education with a focus on teaching computer science and coding to kids of all ages!
You can also find out more about me by visiting ToniGardner.com!
