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Thames & Kosmos Science Kits Review

16 April 2019 by Eileen Leave a Comment

STEM is so important as it pervades every part of our lives and by exposing young children to STEM is one of the greatest gifts of knowledge we can ever give them. This Easter holiday, we are thrilled to be able to experience a brand new range of science toys from Thames & Kosmos and also divert the children away from their screens and learn something.

Thames & Kosmos has launched a series of eight exciting science kits that are designed to introduce various topics with interesting experiments and fun facts. Each kit is priced at just £8.99 which is very affordable and delivers genuine learn-while-they-play experiences for young ones. These lovely collection kits cover minerals, planets, crystals, pre-historic crustaceans and more. The kits are suitable for age eight and above.

Thames & Kosmos Science Kits review

We have received the Bouncing Planets and Crystal Geode kits to enable both of my children to get hands-on this Easter! We first started off with the Bouncing Planets kit, which comes with two ball moulds, five packets of coloured granules, petri dish, pipette, a small plastic tub and instructions.

Thames & Kosmos Science Kits planets

To make your planets, you need to fill in the moulds with the coloured granular material. It didn’t take Mr K long to fill it and within minutes, his mould was ready to be filled with warm water. I did place the ball mould onto the petri dish to catch any loose granules and later used the loose granules on the dish to create a space mat!

Thames & Kosmos Science Kits bouncing planets ball mould

Each ball takes 2 minutes in the water and then you need to wait for three minutes before you should remove from the mould. Mr K is impressed with the layers of colours he was able to create. We did wait until the next day for the surface to dry before we played with it. There is a surplus of granules to make more balls or create your own planet rings!

Thames & Kosmos Science Kits bouncing planets experiment
Thames & Kosmos Science Kits bouncing planets
Thames & Kosmos Science Kits bouncing planets items

Next, we have the Crystal Geode which includes all the ingredients and instructions needed to grow your own crystals in a self-cast plaster mould. Then transform them into beautiful shiny crystal geode forms, creating a unique and mysterious spherical rock formation. There are a total of three experiments that will take at least 3 days to complete so patience is the key to success! You will need to have a jar and the use of a pot.

Thames & Kosmos Science geodeThames & Kosmos Science Kits geode powder

For the first experiment, we mixed the crystal powder with water until it dissolved and left it to cool. After a day, we retrieved the crystals and stored them in a container. The crystals are easily broken but it does look very impressive. We were unable to grow a lot of crystals but it is still a handful of beautiful crystals.

Thames & Kosmos Science geode experiment one
Thames & Kosmos Science geode crystals

Then for the second experiment, we filled the mould with the plaster powder and scattered the crystals in it! The plaster is quite easy to mix and the materials turn very hard quickly so it is best to be quick.

Thames & Kosmos Science geode plaster

Then for the third experiment, we made more crystals but this time around, we added red dye to the crystals. For this experiment, it can get quite messy so it is best to wear gloves. Now we just have to wait for it to dry and we will have a crystal geode. It is not the most attractive geode but at least we had fun making it!

Thames & Kosmos crystal geodeThere is a wide range of these experiment kits to keep your child hands-on and learn something new this Easter. The kits also allow you to take it where ever you go! You can get them from Thames & Kosmos, Amazon and good toy retailers.

Now, Thames & Kosmos is giving an item from their new Thames & Kosmos MBE STEM range to one of my followers! So good luck and enter through Gleam! Also, remember to check out the rest of my giveaways!

Thames & Kosmos Science Kit

House Rules:

  • This giveaway is open to all UK residents only, and you must be over 18 years of age to enter.
  • ONE winner will be chosen via Gleam and announced on this page.
  • The winner will be contacted by e-mail within 3 days of competition ends. If they do not respond within 28 days another winner may be chosen.
  • Your details will be passed to Thames & Kosmos, but will not be passed onto any third parties by ET Speaks From Home.
  • The prize will be sent directly to the winner from Thames & Kosmos.
  • Delivery is not in the hands of ET Speaks From Home’s Blog and may take some time to arrive.
  • Any damage to the prize is not ET Speaks From Home’s responsibility.
  • The company reserves the right to substitute the prize for one of a similar type/value if the prize above is not available.
  • Entries using any software or automated process to make bulk entries will be disqualified.
  • By entering, you are agreeing that your forename and last initial (Facebook profile) can be shared on the Gleam application if you are drawn as the winner.
  • Competition starts on 16/04/2019 12 am – 20/05/2019 11.59pm.

Disclosure: We received the samples for the purposes of writing this review, however, all thoughts and opinions remain our own.

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