Learning Resources Primary Science Lab Activity Set, Science Exploration, 22 Pieces, Ages 4+, Multicolor

My three year old loves this set! Well put together!

This science set was lots of fun for my daycare kiddos. All of the instruments are just the right size for them to hold and manipulate and see through. They fight over the goggles, which are nicely designed for younger kids, durable and comfortable to wear.The surprise hit of the show was the dropper, which really is great for sucking up liquids and squirting them back out again. :)We actually already had a Learning Resources magnifying glass, and while there are many things the kids love about it - the size and weight and the little stand appeal -- unfortunately we haven't found ours (either of them) to work well. You can't really see anything through them. It's not a high-quality lens, at all. (It does stand up to two toddler boys using it as a baseball bat, though. But we couldn't see through it even prior to that, um, incident.)There is a nice set of ten laminated cards with experiments on them, but I'm honestly not sure how much value they add to the set. For one thing, the experiments are so simple (mixing food coloring, putting raisins in soda, dropping insects into the test tubes to observe them, growing plants in the test tube, mixing baking soda and vinegar to make a volcano, mixing colored water and vegetable oil) that you don't really need the cards to be able to perform them, and once you've done the experiments once, the cards are a little obsolete.We did most of the interesting experiments in a single afternoon, although the kids are all happy to repeat them and make up their own whenever I take out the large plastic tub where I've stored the kit and assorted supplies (food coloring, raisins, a can of soda, a bottle of vinegar, a box of baking soda - you will want some of this stuff on hand when the kit arrives.)Definitely a fun introduction to science.

This was great! Both my 6 yo and 11 yo enjoyed this set.I got it for my son (6). It was the first present he wanted to get out of the box and use (beating out a remote control car!). He actually put on the goggles (he won’t wear hats, earmuffs, gloves so it was shocking he put them on) and kept them on for the first few experiments!My daughter (11) enjoyed running the experiments for my son. I loved that she wanted to do it with him (and I could just sit back and watch them learn).

Got this kit for my 6 year old niece who recently decided that she was "interested in science". This plus a child-sized white lab coat, and she was in seventh heaven.A cute little set of laboratory items that include: safety goggles; magnifying glass; flask; beaker; 2 short test tubes in a rack; one tall test tube in a rack; eyedropper; tweezers; all items are plastic, and the test tubes have lids. The pieces are colorful and functional. There are also 10 index cards with various experiments to do.The reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is that the actual "chemicals" needed for the experiments are not supplied.These are mostly common household items or easily obtained at a supermarket, but I remember the frustration I had as a child upon getting a gift that I couldn't use until I could get mom to go to the store and get the rest of the stuff needed. I solved that problem by contacting the maker, and then gave me a list of the materials required, and I put together a little package of "supplies" that I sent along with the lab kit. These include things like: lemon juice; vinegar; cooking oil; baking soda; vanilla extract; perfume; club soda; tarnished pennies; various small items like small stones, toothpicks, and corks; a variety of garden seeds; and dirt.Well, the niece was doubly delighted to receive a second package with the supplies, so maybe it's not a bad idea to keep these things separate, at that.Either way, great toy for a 4-7 year old who want's to do "science", but might not know quite know exactly what that is.

This is such a fun & educational science set. It includes the “lab equipment” you’ll need for the experiments, and there is a set of large cards in the set with detailed instructions for conducting simple experiments. It’s a great way to introduce little children to science. My little 3 year old granddaughter loves this set! She was thrilled to wear the safety glasses (!), and insisted on repeating the volcano experiment at least 8 times as soon as we opened this set!

My 5yo daughters enjoy making up experiments! This kit has gotten them more interested in the concepts of weight (sink or float), of observing similarities and differences, and has become our go-to activity set. Good quality, lots of suggestions, easy to do experiments. Love it!

We're on Summer #2 of using this set. I have to be honest, last summer we only did a handful of experiments. They all worked well, we just didn't have time. (However, since I put them in a plastic tub instead of the box I have found that he likes to take them in the bathtub.) My son is older now (5 years old) and was begging tonight to do "science time." We did the celery experiment - I wish it'd help him like veggies...but this kit doesn't do that; the volcano; and one of the extension activities - silly putty. The putty was amazing to watch, but it turned out slightly crumbly. I may have followed the directions wrong, but my little guy didn't really notice. He just had something to squish around.Don't forget to pick up the extra 10 activities on Learning Resources' website! To access the cards, visit the company's website and view the Primary Science Lab Set. Click on the Exclusive Content tab (you'll have to scroll down the page) and you'll be able to download the free activity cards.