http://sciencetoyblog.com Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:07:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-ein-o-flight-science/ This is a great tool for teaching young kids the alphabet and sounds the letters make. It's got over 500 three letter words which is plenty for the child just starting to learn to read. I do wish they would have mixed in at least a few four-letter words (not ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-geosafari-phonics-lab/ 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 ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-thames-and-kosmos-little-labs-physics/ If you've read many of the reviews on this site, you'll know that I love almost all of the Ein-O Science Kits. These test tube kits are just as fun (and educational) as the rest in their line. This one is about egg science and comes with a manual to ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-ein-o-science-test-tube-egg-science/ Okay, so this isn't strictly a science toy, but it does involve construction and a certain amount of critical thinking. This particular kit by Jumbnetics had 49 pieces of colorful plastic sticks, balls and magnets. Not to worry about the magnets though, they are completely encased in the balls and ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-jumbonetics-building-set/ This is a pretty cool kit. Kids will learn the science behind 10 clever magic tricks. You've got a prism, some optical illusion cards, dominoes, and of course a magic wand. And I love the Ein-O science guides; they are truly first rate. This one is no different and explains ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-ein-o-magical-mystery-box-of-science/ This was a pretty no-frills kit, but with some pretty cool science fair type projects in it. If you've ever wondered what kind of chemist makes perfume, well, I guess it would be one who does stuff like you do when you experiment with this kit. The concept is pretty ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-perfume-laboratory-by-wild-science/ If you've ever seen the insta-snow endorsed by Steve Spangler or Be Amazing Toys, you'll know what this is all about. As far as science kits go, this stuff is pretty cool. They claim that the small polymer-like substance will expand to 100 times their dry size when put in ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-blizzard-in-a-bucket/ 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 ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-thames-kosmos-microcontroller/ 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 ... http://sciencetoyblog.com/2008/toy-review-crystal-radio-by-slinky-science/