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Chemical Garden Kit

Chemical Garden Kit

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Solar Powered Car Kit

Solar Powered Car Kit

£19,99
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Da Vinci Catapult Kit

Da Vinci Catapult Kit

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Electric Circuit Kit

Electric Circuit Kit

£59,99
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Acoustic Levitation Kit

Acoustic Levitation Kit

£21,99
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Magic Crystal Tree Kit

Magic Crystal Tree Kit

£21,99
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Dinosaur Egg Dig Kit

Dinosaur Egg Dig Kit

£39,49
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Solar Powered Grasshopper

Solar Powered Grasshopper

£12,99
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Potato Clock Kit

Potato Clock Kit

£19,99
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Hand Crank Generator Kit

Hand Crank Generator Kit

£21,99
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3D Pen for Kids Starter Set

3D Pen for Kids Starter Set

£46,49
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DIY Robot Piggy Bank Kit

DIY Robot Piggy Bank Kit

£21,99
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DIY Ball Launcher Kit

DIY Ball Launcher Kit

£19,99
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Magnetic Building Blocks 300 Pieces (Build Mine World)

Magnetic Building Blocks 300 Pieces (Build Mine World)

£81,99
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Gem Dig Kit

Gem Dig Kit

£23,99
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Steady Hand Buzz Wire Game

Steady Hand Buzz Wire Game

£19,99
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V8 Engine Model Kit

V8 Engine Model Kit

£89,99
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Crystal Growing Kit

Crystal Growing Kit

£14,99
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Electronics Kit for Kids

Electronics Kit for Kids

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What is a science kit?

A science kit is a box of parts and instructions for carrying out a real experiment or building a working model at home: a circuit that lights an LED, a crystal that grows on the windowsill, a solar car, a hydraulic arm, an orrery that turns the planets. The ones in this collection are aimed at ages 6 to 14 and at the adults helping them, cover physics, chemistry, engineering and nature, and end with a result you can keep.

67 modelsFrom £11.99Physics, chemistry, engineering, natureAges 5 to 14+, batteries or lightFree UK delivery over £45

Who is this collection for?

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For a curious 6 to 14 year old

The child who asks why the sky is blue and what is inside the remote. A science kit turns the question into an afternoon of building, testing and a result they can keep.

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For a gift that isn't another screen

Parents, grandparents and godparents after something that gets used at the kitchen table rather than on a tablet, and still works next Christmas.

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For teachers and adults who never got the theory

A kit is a two minute demonstration that replaces a page of notes. Home educators, science clubs and grown-ups who want to finally see it happen.

How to choose a science kit

Match the kit to the child's question. Where does electricity come from? Why do crystals grow? How does a machine lift things? What lives in the garden? Each sub-collection answers one of them.

CollectionBest forAgePrice
Electricity & CircuitsCircuits, generators, potato clocks8 to 14£18 to £57
Chemistry & CrystalsChemistry sets, crystal growing, volcanoes8 to 12£14 to £74
Engineering & ConstructionEngines, hydraulics, marble runs, 3D pen8 to 14+£18 to £114
Solar & Renewable EnergySolar cars, robots and turbines6 to 10£12 to £33
Physics ExperimentsLevitation, vortex, orrery, magnetism8 to 14+£12 to £33
Nature & Dig KitsDinosaur and gem digs, bug kits5 to 10£14 to £70

Every kit ships with an illustrated English booklet. Most need 2 or 3 AA batteries, not included; the solar kits need none. Nothing here connects to the mains.

The science in two lines

The value of a kit is the order of events: the child sees the thing happen first and hears the explanation second, which is how scientists actually learn. A potato that runs a clock or a cup of water that spins into a vortex is remembered for years; a paragraph about electrochemistry or angular momentum is not.

Our three bestsellers

Electronics Kit for Kids

Electronics Kit for Kids

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Crystal Growing Kit

Crystal Growing Kit

£14,99
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V8 Engine Model Kit

V8 Engine Model Kit

£89,99
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Science Kits: your questions, answered

It depends on the family. Solar bugs and dig kits work from 5 or 6, electricity and chemistry sets from 8, the engineering builds from 10, and the V8 engine or the acoustic levitation kit from 14. Every product page gives the recommended age.
For a first experience, pick the one that matches the child's question: a crystal growing kit if they like collecting things, a potato clock if they ask where electricity comes from, a solar car if they like things that move. Cheap, quick, immediate result.
Yes. Every kit runs on batteries or light, never mains. Chemistry reagents are non-toxic. The only step that needs an adult is hot water for the crystal kits and soldering for one advanced physics kit.
Yes, every kit includes an illustrated English booklet. If one is missing or unclear, our customer service sends a digital copy.
Many of them, yes: the orrery, the electromagnet kit, the crystal kits, the solar models and the dig kits are regular choices for school topics. They are sturdy, quick to set up and easy to explain to a group.

Free UK delivery over £45 and 30 days to return it. Not sure which kit fits the age? Our customer service answers seven days a week and will point you to the right box.

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