I can only imagine the hours of fun and wonder we are going to have in the kitchen! This book is going to be our manual for the next years!
While reading it, I thought: children are going to love physics and chemistry due to this book!
I can hardly wait to start with the experiments myself!
A must-have for all those that want to have fun while learning with their children!
Thank you to Net Galley and Quarto Publishing Group - QEB for providing me with an e-book copy in exchange for my honest review!

I love science experiments. These experiments were all easy, fun and we definitely learned a lot when doing them. We tried a few of the experiments and the kids were surprised at the outcomes.

While these were all messy they were fun and cleanup was easy.

I enjoy these kinds of books: combing science with fun. These Kitchen experiments are easy to do at home and fun for kids. Many required parental supervision so it's a great activity set to bond over. The bok is full of pictures and visuals as well as great science facts. I would absolutely buy this for my child if I had one.

These experiments can be conducted in the kitchen, most are about food and drink, and a few of the experiments can even be consumed. Now, who can pass up being able to nibble on your creations?

There are five chapters and a glossary index.

Chapter 1: Mad Mixtures is about what happens when food and liquids are mixed or separated.
Chapter 2: Floating And Forces looks at the forces in liquids and how air affects how a mixture behaves.
Chapter 3: Colorful Chemistry gets to grips with kitchen chemicals such as detergents and acids.
Chapter 4: Heating And Eating checks how heating changes food, you’ll find out about moons, microbes, and volcanoes, too.
Chapter 5 Easy Freezy! proves that science doesn’t stop when the temperature drops. Freezin can be fun, too!
Each chapter has four to eight experiments under it. They are complete with colorful illustrations and numbered, easy to follow steps. I also like the fact that the things that are needed for the experiments are listed at the top of the page.

An example of one of the experiments is creating a whirling whirlpool. The ingredients are water, a plastic bottle, food coloring, and olive oil.

What Concerned Me:
I think the only thing little scientists might be concerned about is the fact that they want more experiments once they start using this entertaining little book.

In my case, I was concerned that it didn't have American measurements alongside the Canadian ones.


What I Liked Best:
The experiments are done with ingredients that most will have and they are very short and easy to understand, in most cases.

A great S.T.E.A.M. kitchen/food themed activity book, EXPERIMENT WITH KITCHEN SCIENCE includes 5 sections, each of which deals with specific kinds of experiments. The one issue I had with the book is that everything is metric, which I know is really not an issue for most people. The entire book looks visually engaging, there are photos along the way in many of the experiments, which is convenient for following along and making sure you are on the correct track.

What kid doesn't like to mess it up in the kitchen? This book facilitates all of that, but with a purpose: that of learning some science (and making some sweet treats along the way). We learn how to make butter, how to make a non-Newtonian fluid - which is a lot more fun than it sounds. We lean about fat and protein, starch and cellulose, swelling jellies, and how to mix oil and water!

We learn about specific gravity, air pressure, and surface tension, making beautiful paintings using milk, dishwashing liquid and food coloring, and also about colored foam and giant green eggs! The lesson on bicarbonate of soda and volcanoes makes some crunchy sweet treats, but note that not everything that results from these scientific forays ends up being edible! Educational it is, though. There will definitely need to be a lesson about brushing teeth properly after that one.

Throughout the book there are safety warnings and copious advice on when adults should step in and help out. I think this was a smart, fun, safe, entertaining, and very educational book, and I commend it fully.

This is the kind of book I wish I’d had as a kid. Not only does it give you a step by step guide to creating the experiments, but it includes the reasons for why the items work and interact the way they do.

This book would probably be good in the classroom, but for parents who are not scientists, this seems like the perfect thing to use after school. Each experiment is accompanied by great illustrations and easy to follow instructions, and most of what you need should be readily available in the home. I would definitely purchase this to use with my kids.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for providing this review copy.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book as an ARC from NetGalley.

This book is such a solid guide for at home or simple science experiments that are interesting without being expensive. Having worked with programming for youth, it is hard enough finding things kids might be interested without blowing your budget. I can see this being useful to parents, teachers,librarians as well as obviously kids themselves. There is enough science explanations to lead to deeper research if a kid wants to learn more and explain why the reactions are happening.

Solid solid book.

As a science teacher I can tell you that these experiments are super cool and simple to follow. The instructions are clear and concise. Those they seem to be for younger students I can use some of them for my middle school kids. I think they would enjoy them.

This would be great to use in the classroom. It is science using items you’d find in the kitchen, not necessarily food science experiments (although a couple were). I would have liked to see more of those. Directions simple, clear and interesting. Students could easily complete the experiments.

Great little book with lots of easy and interesting experiments that both adults and children will enjoy. Simple and clear instructions together with equally clear and simple explanations of the science behind the each experiment. Also some look really yummy too!