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I’m always on the hunt for educational, hands-on toys that will not end up in a garage sale 6 months after Christmas. Edmund Scientfic’s KunckleStrutz Geometric Funstruction Kit is one of those toys that will stand the test of time. I have 4 boys, ages 1 through age 7. The KnuckleStrutz are for ages 6…
Do you have a lego-obsessed kid who loves science? How about a kid who loves microscopes, telescopes, and experiments? Then I have the kit for you! The Edmund Scientifics Scope Constructor Kit not only lets your little one build these scientific tools, but it also explains how they work in kid-friendly terminology — even…
With the holidays soon approaching, we often get caught in the gift-giving matrix (which can quickly become a downhill spiral for some). This year I wanted to find some easy holiday crafts for kids that my girls and I could do together to make the holidays feel more meaningful and make gift-giving less expensive. These…
ReCon 6.0 Programmable Rover was a happy recent addition to our homeschool science. My third child is a science-minded child. For me as a homeschool mom, it’s a challenge to provide the resources and instruction for such a child because science is not my strong point. One thing I have done to address the issue…
We absolutely love our Intelliglobe Deluxe! My children (ages 18, 16, and 11) have always been very interested in maps, globes, and atlases. They enjoy looking at the continents and oceans as well as looking for particular countries, waterways, and other landmarks. They were so very excited when we received our globe that they could…
My family and I had the opportunity to review Edmund Scientifics Whodunnit Detective Spy Scope Lab and had an absolute blast with it! What our little investigators could do: The Whodunnit™ Experiments Guide provided detailed instruction on how to collect evidence, analyze clues and eliminate suspects based on the gathered data to solve various crime scenarios…
This is a view of the littleBits Premium kit with the 2 trays of parts and activity booklet. The developers of littleBits say, “littleBits are the easiest way to get started with electronics.” When the littleBits Premium Kit came in the mail, my girls were very curious to find out what was inside. My 7-year-old…
These past two years I’ve had the privilege to work with my 4-turned-5 year old. I love working with young kiddos when they’re being introduced to math for the first time! They’re still at that stage where math is not a dirty word, and they’re pretty open to learning new concepts. Preschool math can and…
I have four little boys. Active little boys. Can’t-sit-still, and don’t-care-to-write little boys. My oldest son is just starting 2nd grade in his Language Arts curriculum, and the writing is becoming much more intense. This isn’t sitting so well with him. I’m learning, however, that teaching writing on the go is a great way to…
Here in NY we don’t often get as much sun as we would like which can make projects that require the sun a little tricky. Luckily for us this Solar Robot Kit by Edmund Scientifics will work not only in the sun but with a light bulb too! We were so excited to get this Solar…
I am thrilled to be providing this review and a tiny glimpse into how I am using the Galileoscope to teach Astronomy. My daughters are absolutely enamored with astronomy, and so they will be the best ones to give their feedback on this fun astronomy tool! “The telescope works really well and makes stargazing so…
If your kids love science, like mine do…then they will LOVE this SolarLab Science Kit. When a box of Solar Science-goodness arrived on our doorstep on a Tuesday, thanks to Edmund Scientifics, my four young scientists eagerly opened it up and we were off. We didn’t waste much time as they couldn’t wait to begin…
