Here’s another one of the really cool science toys I’ve gotten to play with recently. This is one of the “Smart Boxes” in the Ein-O Science line put out by Tedco Toys. All their Smart Boxes are pretty clever and this one is no exception. It comes with the stuff to do five aeronautic projects. […]

These are some pretty cool science toys for the little kids. The Thames and Kosmos Little Labs series are geared for kids from 5-7 and they do a pretty good job of capturing the interest of this age group. With this particular kit, kids will learn about mechanical physics by building simple machines such as […]

Like many of the Thames & Kosmos science kits, this is one pretty advanced toy. I hesitate to actually call this a toy as it is a great electronics set for learning about how computers work. But I’ll call it a toy based on the simple fact that this is pretty darn fun. While many […]

Many of us who grew up in the sixties and seventies (and probably earlier too) might remember putting together a crystal radio kit. I remember my first one- from a Radio Shack kit when I was 10 years old back in 1980. It was one of the few Christmas presents I specifically remember asking for. […]