Simple Blooming Flowers Capillary Action Experiment (free template)

This simple blooming flowers preschool science experiment is so simple and COOL your kids will hardly realize they are learning! In this flower experiment, children will learn about capillary action for kids! Simply print flower template and grab some water to watch this magical capillary action experiment perfect for toddler, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students. This clever twist on the walking water experiment is sure to be a hit with your young learners.

Capillary action experiment with flowers

Amaze your toddlers, preschoolers, kindegartners, and grade 1 students with this magical blooming flowers capillary action experiment for kids! This super SIMPLE experiment only needs our flower template, markers, and water to make a walking water science experiment. But what will captivate your students is the beauty and wonder of watching the flowers bloom, like water lilies during the summer. This science experiment for preschoolers is a great way to introduce kids to the wonder of science and help them get ecited to learn. Add this flower experiment to your flower theme, spring theme, or summer learning at preschool summer camp. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will LOVE this beautiful capillary action experiment.

Find lots more fun preschool science activities including balloon rocket experiment, exciting watermelon volcano, and easy Jello pollination experiment for kids

Flower Printable

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The flowers template pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

blooming flower experiment explanation

Start by printing the flowers.

blooming flowers experiment

Next color them in rich, bold colors using markers. Then cut out the flowers carefully.

HINT: If you want to surprise your students do this part ahead of time so they just get to witness the opening of the flowers magically for the first time!

capillary action experiment

Carefully fold each of the petals towards the center and crease well. Repeat with all the flowers you desire. You won’t be able to see the flowers; they are like flowers that close at night like water lilies.

blooming paper flower template

Put a bowl or container of water on a surface and place each flower in the water. We tinted our water blue to make the colors POP!

blooming flower experimentapillary action for kids

The flower will start to slowly open.

blooming paper flower experiment

If you use regular printer paper this happens at a nice, not-to-fast pace. If you use cardstock it will take a while. Tissue paper would go even quicker.

flower experiment

The flower will open petal by petal until it is a pretty flower floating on the water.

Capillary action flowers

Repeat with additional flowers. You can do one at a time to watch the process unravel or do them all at once for a stunning flower show.

capillary action flower experiment

HINT: Write a note on the inside of the flowers for your kids to watch appear!

Blooming flower experiment explanation

So this is pretty and all, but are you sure it’s a science experiment? Sure is!

The reason the pretty paper flowers magically bloom when in the water is because of a scientific term called capillary action! Perhaps you’ve tried one of our other capillary action experiments (walking water), pollution capillary action experiment, or this flower science experiment. If not, make sure you check them out! There are tiny gaps between the tiny wood fibers that make up paper. These spaces allow liquid or air to pass through. Water molecules are “sticky,” meaning that they like to stay close together as well as adhere to other substances.When you place the paper flowers in the water (or H20) the water immediatly adheres to the wall of the vessels and begins to travel to the rest of the paper, dragging the other water molecules along. As the paper absorbs more and more water, the creases flatten out. As a result, the flower petals unfold. So although science does appear like magic many times as you mix substances and make rocket science experiment that fly, it can all be explained and replicated – that’s what makes it SCIENCE!

Learn about amazing plants for kids iwith this intersting and fun botany lesson for kids! From fascinating facts about plants for kids, plant worksheets, hands-on plant activities, creative plant experiments, and even tests with answer keys to test what your child has learned, you will love this fun printable science lesson for kids! Use this plant lesson with first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th graders too.

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