Thames & kosmos Magnetic Science, Multi Color

Its fun to play with this kit... even for an adult

In this season's lockdown, get your kids to take a break from screens & electronics and have them experience the real world by exploring these magnetic adventures. This has plenty of experiments & some games that are fun and educational. The included booklet not only explains how to setup the experiments but also gives a good summary of the concepts, so you dont need to send them back to screens for researching. It definitely suits 8+ but there are some experiments which 7 will enjoy, like the infamous levitating rings & some fun with iron bits. They can then grow into this. Now the hard part. Experiments require some movements (like moving hands & eyes & using your brain) which children nowdays are not used to, so parents need to work with the kids to at least start things off. Note that, these 30+ experiments are not meant to be completed in a single go. Do, one or two at a time to keep kids interested.

This kit contains numerous items: horseshoe magnet, bar magnet, 4 x round magnets, a vertical stand (to hold the round magnets), iron filings, etc. They are fairly small items but my daughter is 5 years old and loved using them, under close supervision. The booklet that comes with it gives a variety of experiments/demonstrations that you can easily do with your child and they would all naturally lead on to wanting to create/explore more complex ones later on. My only gripe (if that) would be that the manual covers only the very basics of each experiment so I chose to supplement it with another book so that I fully understood what was going on each time. I therefore felt more confident answering my daughter's questions as well as explaining the process in a slightly different way than the printed booklet, which helped her to grasp it better. This is such a great starting point for anyone who is interested in science and I would thoroughly recommend it.

We have loved Thames and Kosmos in other kits and this one is a hit too. I was considering getting my son iron filings to learn more about magnetism when I found this set. They put iron filings in a thin clear plastic case where a kid can learn from them, but they are contained. The other stuff is great too. My son especially likes the floating rings.

My kids had a blast with this science kit. We homeschool, so we do a lot of project based learning. This kit was a key part of learning about magnets, and the kids had fun playing with it. It's very durable, and a great value for the money. Mine didn't have missing parts.

My son is 6 years okd and he has so much fun. Definitely recommended worthy and interesting!