Advent Calendar SHOCKING SCIENCE

This is the 3rd advent calendar I have bought from Purple Cow. I'm using this one as a Halloween calendar. We are having so much fun. The experiments are quite simple but are really entertaining. Grandsons aged 8 and 12 are both enjoying it and practice their presentations to fool me with their tricks and illusions. Great family activity.

Feedback from grandchildren (7 & 11 y.o) : Amazing science calendar, so many cool ideas !!.

Kids loved it. Better than sugar calendars...

Lots of fun bits and tricks

Perfect gift for a young enquiring child.

Looks intriguing- roll on 1st December!

Kids loved ut

The only shocking bit is how cheap the products are. Not worth the money or time. My son said he looked forward to opening it just to have a good laugh. I mean fancy finding two straws! If only he knew how much it cost. Shockingly disappointing!!!

Wasn’t expecting much based on previous advent calendars in general. However, was very pleasantly surprised. Excellent quality and super fun for my 8 year old. It would require direct supervision for a younger kid but 8-15 is great. It requires the ability to read. Some days it’s very simple and straightforward but some days are bit more complex. It’s well designed. Would absolutely recommend!Pricey but advent calendars (other than chocolate ones) are too expensive in general.

So far it's been super fun even for my teenager who is in all advanced classes. Definitely worth it. Sometimes the less in lesson is better, fun and makes for great memories. CAUTION NOTE: Don't take for granted that these little experiments may be simple and not read the instruction book before doing each experiment!! In the booklet they have the regular instruction and also a factorial. Be sure to read everything! I don't want to tell you what we did, nothing serious came of it and we had fun results but we could have had a few more goes with this experiment if we had not missed the fact note. Nevertheless, it was a great memory and lots of fun. All of them have been so far. My child thinks it's just a blast and can't wait to get home everyday from school and now that school is out can't wait each day to open up one of those little boxes to find out what's next.I was worried at first when I bought this but I'm so glad that l did! Thank you! Great Advent fun!💕

Un bellissimo calendario dell'avvento con tanti piccoli esperimenti e giochi per bambini dai 7-8 anni! Veramente ben fatto, di facile traduzione e con spiegazioni molto chiare. L'unico neo è il prezzo, abbastanza alto per un calendario...però devo dire che per gli esperimenti sono compresi tutti i materiali. Molto soddisfatta e anche mio figlio! Suggerisco di farne uno anche su piccoli giochi in campo elettrico ed elettronico!

This was not only fun, but it was something we were able to do with our 9 year old daughter. She could do many of them without much help, but there were some that she needed assistance, but the best part was seeing her enthusiasm for opening and creating the next day’s “project.” It states everything you need is included, but there are a few things 99.9% of households will have on hand that are not included. The instruction book was clear and easy to follow and not flimsy, like the box that held each day. This was bothersome because they are all loose and easily spilled, which is not a deal breaker- you could easily find a way to present each day rather than it being so sloppy as we like to have the calendars be part of the decorations. The other downside, is having the instructional book have everyday in there. You have to make sure they do not see days they have not done and hide the book if you have kids that like to peek. It just diminishes the element of surprise. Little annoyances, but easily fixed and this may not be a problem for others. Overall, this is definitely worth it, it is a lot of fun and different than standard calendars. Highly recommend.

Aside from a couple experiments not working out (could have been our error) this was a really fun advent for my kid and I to do together over the month of December. They did well explaining why the experiments happen as well which is nice, and my child had a lot of fun doing the experiments and seeing the end resultsI hope they come out with a new one in 2023 with new experiments because I'd do it again..