5 STEM Activities with Marshmallow Peeps

Colorful Peeps candies are popular Spring treats. Put your extras to use with one of these five easy science activities for some bunny-inspired STEM fun.

We've shared ideas in the past for egg boiling and egg dyeing, fun and unusual egg shapes, and even using the Ping Pong Catapult for launching plastic eggs. Egg science can be a lot of fun!

This year, our scientists have Peeps® on the brain.

If you have extra marshmallow Peeps in coming weeks, try one of these five hands-on science activities. For each activity, simply substitute Peeps for whatever material was originally used. Our scientist used bunny-shaped Peeps, but students can experiment with classic chicks or other shapes, too!

1. Candy Diffusion Art: just add water!
2. Balancing Act: can you balance the Peeps?
3. Build a Catapult: turn launching into a fun game. How accurate are your launches?
4. Solubility Science: which solution will dissolve Peeps the fastest?
5. Make a Parachute: use a Peep and a homemade parachute to explore air resistance and create a safe landing.

See these experiments in action in this fun science video:

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For other Spring-themed and candy- or egg-focused science projects, see the following:

• Egg Science for K-12 Students
• 10+ Valentine's Day Candy Science Projects
• Exploring Acid Dyeing with Eggs and Ties: A Student Science Success Story
• Putting Your Eggs All in One (Dye) Basket
• Family Fun with Physics: Launching Plastic Eggs with the Ping Pong Catapult
• What Shape is a Hard-boiled Egg?
• A Family Science Hop Along: Egg-centric Science Exploration
• Putting Your Eggs All in One (Dye) Basket

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