Welcome to the 12 Days of Science!

12 Days of Science

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Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our festive science adventure!

This year The Week Junior Science+Nature has teamed up with Winchester Science Centre (and lots of other exciting brands) to offer young people a festive feast of science and nature-themed activities. Plus there are lots of fantastic prizes up for grabs every day.

The online event opens on 11 December 2021 and will last for 12 days (ending on 22 December 2021). Each day we release a fresh URL revealing a new activity. Keep an eye on our Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram accounts to see the links. Each competition lasts only a day, so you’ll need to get your entries in quickly.

Scroll down to see the activity and daily competition.


DAY 6 - Make a blizzard in a jar

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Dreaming of a White Christmas? Get in the festive spirit and create your own snowy winter wonderland using ordinary household ingredients. This video shows how it’s done.


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Win a six-month subscription to The Week Junior Science+Nature

Every month, Science+Nature is jam-packed with jaw-dropping stories, incredible pictures and cool experiments designed to develop the thirst for knowledge in your child and spark new interests. It encourages reading for pleasure – even in the most hesitant readers.

To be in with a chance of winning one six-month subscription to The Week Junior Science+Nature, send your name and address to competitions@science-nature.co.uk by 23:59 on 16 December 2021. Make sure you put SCIENCE+NATURE in the subject line.

Go to sciencenature.theweekjunior.co.uk/12Daysterms for rules.


  • The Week Junior Science+Nature is a monthly magazine that brings science, technology, engineering and maths topics to life for 8–15s.
  • Enjoy our best offer with 9 issues for £25.99, including a free Christmas activity pack
  • The activity pack and a Christmas card are sent straight to you to give on the big day
  • The gift subscription will start with the first issue of the new year - delivered plastic-free to your lucky recipient