A dig kit is a block of plaster, shaped as a dinosaur egg, a planet or a rock, with real gemstones or dinosaur figures hidden inside, plus a hammer, a chisel and a brush to excavate them. The rest of this collection turns the same curiosity outdoors: bug catchers and viewers, insect habitats, an explorer kit, life cycle figures and a living slime mould. Science for a child who already collects stones, shells and beetles.
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From 5 upwards. A dig kit or a bug viewer gives them a reason to go outside and a proper tool for what they already do with a stick and a jam jar.
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Parents and grandparents looking for an activity, not an object. A dinosaur egg dig fills an afternoon; an explorer kit fills a whole summer.
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Life cycle figures, insect habitats and gem dig kits are ready-made lessons on ecosystems, geology and observation, indoors or out.
Indoors or out is the first question. Dig kits and life cycle figures fill a rainy afternoon; bug catchers, habitats and the explorer kit are for the garden and the park.
| Type | Best for | Age | Price |
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| Dig kits | Dinosaur egg, gem planets: excavation at the table | 5+ | £22 to £37 |
| Bug catching and viewing | Catcher kit, viewer box, magnifier | 4+ | £28 to £37 |
| Habitats and observation | Insect habitat, slime mould (blob) kit | 7+ | £37 to £66 |
| Explorer kits and figures | Vest, binoculars, compass; life cycle sets | 3 to 6+ | £14 to £70 |
Dig kits are messy: plaster everywhere, harmless and easy to sweep. Bug kits are designed for no-contact capture and release. Every product page gives the age and the contents.
Real palaeontology is the dig kit with the fun kept and the years removed: a fossil is uncovered grain by grain because the rock around it is harder than the bone. The slime mould, Physarum polycephalum, is a single cell with thousands of nuclei that solves mazes to find food, and it will do it on your kitchen table.
Free UK delivery over £45 and 30 days to return it. For the stones once they are dug out, the crystals and stones; for a closer look at what was caught, the kids microscopes.
