Eyedropper Activities for Kids

A plastic eyedropper may be small in size, but it offers a world of colorful possibilities. Incorporate these handy little devices into a math, science or art lesson for your child. These eyedropper activities not only keep your kiddo amused, they also work to improve her fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

  1. Milk Swirls

    • Milk swirl activities are educational entertainment. Pour some milk into a brownie pan so it̵7;s about one-quarter-inch deep. Use an eyedropper to release droplets of watercolor paint into the milk. As the paint hits the milk, it will swirl around in a pretty design for a bit. If you want to make this a color mixing activity, have a child add a red drop next to a blue droplet, or yellow next to red, or yellow and blue. Have her predict what color she thinks it will be before she drops the colors in and discuss the results afterward.

    Measuring Sensory Table

    • A water sensory table can use an eyedropper or two. Fill a plastic bin with water an inch or so deep and bring along an eyedropper and some plastic measuring cups and tubes for this activity. Explain to your child that she can use the eyedropper to fill the measuring devices. Make this a math lesson by encouraging her to fill one measuring tube using the eyedropper and then transfer that liquid to a larger measuring cup. Ask her how many droppers it took to fill the tube and how many tubes fill the cup.

    Moving Water Droplets

    • She can watch water droplets dance around with this activity. Tear off a sheet of wax paper, approximately 1 square foot in size. Grab an eyedropper, a cup of tap water and a straw. Show your child how to use the eyedropper to dribble a bit of water onto the wax paper and that she can move the water droplet around by blowing on it with the straw. She can also try to push separate drops of water into one big puddle, and see how big it gets.

    Painting Butterflies

    • A beautiful butterfly creation only needs a coffee filter, a clothespin, diluted liquid watercolor paints in individual plastic cups and an eyedropper. Your child can use the eyedropper to suck up a bit of paint and transfer it to the coffee filter. As she squeezes the paint out of the dropper, it will spread out on the filter. After the coffee filter is covered with paint and it̵7;s allowed to dry, pinch the coffee filter down the middle and place a clothespin where you bunched it up. Draw a face on the clothespin with a marker to complete the craft.

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