Puking Pumpkin Science
Add a dash of spooky science to your Halloween decor — with an eerie, oozy chemical concoction you whip up yourself! Put your measuring and color-mixing skills to the test while blending together baking soda, foaming gel, and liquid colors. Pour the mixture into a carved pumpkin from home, add water and citric acid, then sit back as the chemicals react and make your pumpkin “puke”! Barf has never before been such a blast.
Why it’s awesome
Creepy creations
Decorate for Halloween with pumpkins and your imagination!
Eerie experiments
See what happens when citric acid, foaming gel, and baking soda mix!
What’s included?
Topics explored
Chemical reactions
Mixing colors
Halloween fun
Additional details
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“What do you do when pumpkins are out of season? You get creative! We had to figure out exactly what ingredient amounts we needed to make a massive, messy chemical reaction. But since we couldn't use a real pumpkin for our tests, we used a jack-o'-lantern bucket instead!”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
10
Jack o'-lantern bucket tests
13
Names we considered before landing on Puking Pumpkin
Many!
Hours spend searching for pumpkins to carve in the middle of April
Reviews
4.9
9 reviews
Lavinia
05/30/2023
This was a hit! It came just in time for our Guy Fawkes night so he got to do the experiment with his aunty. The expression on his face was priceless! Thank you!
Kimberly
12/20/2022
Both boys were fascinated by this. The 7 year old loves all the projects he's received.
Ashley
11/21/2022
Bought as a gift for a very hands-on 5 year old who absolutely loved it. Parents reported that she loved it so much we she won't stop asking for pumpkins to keep doing it to!
Brooke
11/08/2022
Got this as a gift for my niece and nephew and they loved it!
Gramma and Jackson
10/12/2022
My grandson absolutely LOVED this kit! I had to buy another kit because he was so excited. Great kit, the directions were helpful and on point. One of the best kits offered.
Laynie
10/04/2022
so much fun! our kids loved it
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