Science Toys: Encourage Your Child’s Natural Curiosity and Make Education Fun

Keeping children interested in their education is acreate an optical illusion, so that small objects placed
struggle that’s faced parents for generations.in the centre of the Hologram Chamber appear to
While some children love going to school and have ahover in mid-air. Children can have hours of fun
genuine thirst for knowledge, others see learning asmaking small objects seem to levitate in the
something they’re forced to do whenHologram Chamber.
they’d rather be playing.Sun Print Kit
Science toys are a great way to stimulateChildren can have hours of fun learning about early
children’s natural curiosity, and to keep themphotography by making their own prints using the
entertained while learning about science and nature. InSun Print Kit. Place an object – or a selection of
fact, with science toys, children can have so muchobjects – on a sheet of Sun Print paper and
fun, they may not even realise they’re learningleave it in the sun, then rinse the Sun Print paper in
something new.clean water to fix the image. The Sun Print Kit is a
Classic Newton’s Cradlegreat way to teach children about the science of
This addictive toy has been a favourite of boredphotography, while encouraging their creativity.
executives for many years. Gently raising thenTriassic Triops Kit
releasing one of the end pendulums will cause energyThese curious aquatic creatures have been around
to travel through the three static centre pendulums,since the Triassic Period, when Tyrannosaurus rex still
before pushing the final pendulum outwards. Whenwalked the earth.
the final pendulum comes back, the process isTriops are hatched from dried out eggs which have
repeated over and over, teaching children about theevolved to survive long periods of drought. While
conservation of momentum and energy.Triops don’t make quite as exciting a pet as a
Drinking Birddog or a cat, they are nevertheless fascinating to
Dip the Drinking Bird’s beak into a glass of water,watch, and teach children about nature and the
and he’ll carry on drinking for hours. A popularresponsibilities of pet ownership.
curiosity in the 60s and 70s, the Drinking BirdMicroscope Set
demonstrates a variety of physical laws including theOne of the best ways to encourage an interest in
combined gas law, the ideal gas law, thescience and nature from a young age is to buy your
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, the heat ofchild a Microscope Set. Anything small enough to sit
vaporisation, torque, centre of mass and capillaryon the microscope’s stage can be scrutinised by
action.your child – flowers, seeds, leaves and insects
The Drinking Bird is a mesmerising sight for all ages,are fascinating when seen through a microscope, and
but as it’s made of glass and contains a volatilewill keep your child interested for hours on end.
liquid, we recommend close adult supervision.The Microscope Set contains a variety of additional
Fun Fly Stickaccessories including test tubes, slides, tweezers and
Watching electricity in action is one of the mosta probe, as well as a sturdy carrying case which
fascinating ways to see science at work.protects the microscope and accessories when
The Fun Fly Stick is a wand that makes a collectionthey’re not in use.
of metal toys fly, as if by magic - Harry Potter fansChildren have enquiring minds and love learning how
will no doubt find this toy especially enthralling! Thethings work. While they’re young, children’s
Fun Fly Stick contains a Van de Graaff generatorminds are like sponges, soaking up information very
that generates an electrostatic charge. When youeasily. Take advantage of this by providing
raise the Fun Fly Stick, the toys become charged soeducational toys that help your child develop an
that the wand repels them, and they float upwardsinterest in science, technology and nature, and pave
away from the wand.the way for your child wanting to unravel the
Hologram Chamberuniverse’s mysteries later in life.
The Hologram Chamber uses light and mirrors to