I love giving my children activity based gifts. Gifts that they can do something with. Learn something with. Books. Open ended games. And science based activities. I think they would love to play and experiment with any of these great science gift ideas; now just to narrow down which one they would like best!
1. Crystal Growing Kit 2. Beginner Microscope 3. Microscope Slide Kit 4. Big Bag of Science 5. Magic Science for Wizards Only 6. Extreme Secret Formula Lab 7. Grow N’ Glow Terrarium 8. Smithsonian Mega Science Lab 9. Snap Circuits Jr. Electronics Discovery Kit 10. Dinosaur Science Discovery Box 11. Ant Maze Farm and Insect Terrarium 12. Potato Clock
The 4M Crystal Growing Experiment teaches kids and adults about the beauty and complexity of crystal growth with stunning results. Simply follow the directions to conduct seven different crystal growing experiments. Watch as each sparkling crystal forms and grows inside its own unique display dome. Once grown, these crystals will last indefinitely for family and friends to enjoy. This kit is an excellent gift for any child who’s interested in science or geology. It has everything you need to get started, including crystal growing compounds and mixtures, seven display domes, stirring supplies, and detailed instructions. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
How fun would kids find looking under the microscope? It opens up a whole new world and level of understanding for them! This great beginner compound microscope set provides a high magnification for educational applications, so it would be perfect for learning at home! And it comes with a 52-piece accessory kit and hard-sided plastic ABS case.
Add to the beginner microscope kit listed above, or a great gift for a child who owns a microscope as well, this set of 25 prepared slides, including plants, insects, and animal tissues, will be fascinating for children to explore! The samples are preserved in cedar wood oil and sealed with a coverslip to preserve specimens and prevent contamination and are labelled clearly for specimen identification. The set comes in fitted wooden storage box to prevent breakage and for ease of handling (and wrapping!).
What a fun way to introduce your child to the exciting world of science with the Big Bag of Science. Kids aged 8 years and older can perform more than 70 experiments with this kit, allowing them to explore mind-stretching science principles while having fun. The kit comes with plenty of tools and safe chemicals to get your young scientist started, including test tubes, a magnifying glass, gravity goo powder, Insta-Snow powder, and many other supplies necessary to perform the experiments.
Anyone can learn and perform a magic trick, but a true master magician understands the basics of how magic works and can take that knowledge and create original tricks! Magic Science contains nine activities that teach boys and girls tricks using chemical reactions, which can be applied to future stunts! Plus, junior mage’s can learn the history of inspirational wizards from the past; Merlin, Circe and Baba Yaga!
This kit would be fun for kids of al pages: they can concoct 20 experiments that glow, ooze and stink up the kitchen. From the glow in the dark alien blood to scratch and sniff stickers, young scientists will never have so much fun with a beaker, test tubes and commonly found household ingredient. More than just a toy and book, SmartLab products satisfy and engage a child’s curiosity – and Science becomes an adventure!
A terrarium is a miniature garden in a simulated natural environment. The Grow N’ Glow Terrarium is a complete kit for helping kids to create their very own miniature eco-system. It’s so easy! You just assemble, decorate, water and watch it grow! It’s a fun way to teach kids about botany, eco-systems and the life cycle of plants. Kids love to see how things work and especially how the magic of seeds, soil, sun and water will blossom into green plants! This is a great lesson in cause-and-effect, responsible stewardship and delayed gratification, since the terrarium needs to be misted each day for the seeds to sprout and grow. Like keeping a pet, the plants will only thrive if they’re given water each day – but no worries – if they forget to water it they learn the importance of water to the life cycle! And when they do water it, the seeds begin to shoot up in three to four days. Creativity for Kids Grow N’ Glow Terrarium is fun for both boys and girls, all year long! Kids will experience the accomplishment of growing their own little habitat.
Children can learn about volcanos, weather, crystals growing, dinosaurs, microscopic science and outer space with this multi-lab science set. A truly complete science set. A science real sampler with amazing adventures. Safe and easy to do with detailed instructions.
Give an exciting, hands-on introduction to electronics with Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100. This innovative kit contains over 30 color-coded, real circuit components that snap together to create working electronic circuits and devices. Recommended for children 8 and older, this set offers 101 do-it-yourself projects that will give your child an entertaining, concrete education on how electronics work.
Do you know someone that digs dinos? Then this mammoth Discovery Box is sure to delight with five award-winning Creativity and STEM Science Kits! With this fun gift, your pint-sized paleontologists will experience the excitement of a dinosaur dig and reconstruction project, create their own dinosaur habitat, learn how fossils are made by creating their own imprints, and hatch baby dinosaurs from DIY paper mache dinosaur eggs.
When I was a child, I loved collecting ants. This mini ant farm allows children to collect ants and watch and observe their habits – a great little stocking stuffer idea!
The 4M Potato Clock teaches young minds the value of green energy in an illuminating way. The Potato Clock uses a pair of ordinary spuds to power a digital clock. This kit includes a digital clock, wires and prongs; two potatoes are all that’s needed to create a working clock. This kit is ideal for young science enthusiasts, and offers a valuable lesson on the transformative power of green science.
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