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    Kaleidoscope Kit

    Kaleidoscopes are based on light polarization and this kit will provide hands-on learning, but we just think kaleidoscopes are fun and pretty! This kit allows you to make several kaleidoscopes in one, providing a removable cover and several themed trinkets such as snowflake or sparkling holograph—or use your own items.
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    Magic Kit

    All you need to perform a dazzling magic show. Contains book with over 60 clever tricks, a trick card deck, and apparatus.
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    Make Your Own Root Beer Kit

    You can make 4 gallons of delicious home brewed root beer quickly and easily using recycled plastic soda bottles. It’s fun and easy. You can design your own labels too.
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    Make Your Own Bubble Gum Kit

    Get ready for some sticky gooey fun. This kit makes over a half pound of the most delicious bubble gum you ever tasted. Have a bubble blowing contest. Kit provides all of the ingredients necessary: gum base, powdered sugar, gum flavoring, corn syrup, mixing container, mixing tool, waxed paper and complete instructions.
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    Illusion Science Kit

    Over 20 fun optic activities all packed in a neat little bag to take along to amuse and impress your friends. Contains 1 set of illusion tricks card of up to more than 15 illusion tricks, 1 set of spinning tops card with 4 spinning illusion cards, 3D pictures cards, 1 stencil and 2 markers for making simple 3D pictures, 1 3D glass, 1 pouch bag, detailed instructions with scientific explanations of all the illusions.
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    Build Your Own Volcano Kit

    It's thrilling to watch the volcano you just built and painted erupt right in your own kitchen. This kit contains everything you need to build, paint and erupt a papier-mache volcano. Kit contains papier-mache, paint set, volcano forms, and complete instruction booklet. Safe and non-toxic.
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    Plantarium Garden Lab

    Experience the genius of nature. Using a nutritive and non-toxic gel created for space study, Plantariums capture the miracle of a plant growing from its seed. (The gel meets ASTM standards and is safe for kids.) The gel's transparency allows you to watch plants grow both above and below the surface. Includes seeds for three different plants basil, cucumber, and tomato and three plastic greenhouses each with a different colored gel. Mini-pots and peat pucks are included for transplanting when the seedling outgrows the container. A complete guide is included ensuring that the Plantarium Garden Lab is not just fascinating fun, it's also educational.
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    Make Your Own Toothpaste Kit

    Mixing the ingredients in this kit produces a large tube of minty-fresh toothpaste for sparkling teeth. Making toothpaste really involves youngsters in brushing their teeth. After filling the tube, you can start brushing immediately with the enclosed tooth brush. Tube can be customized and decorated. Kit instructions contain a brief history of toothpaste and instructions on the proper way to brush.
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    Create A Night Sky Kit

    Turn your bedroom into a camping trip when you create your own star projector! Includes northern and southern hemispheres. May just create a budding astronomer too.
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    Ant Gel Lab

    See behind the scenes of nature. With this Ant Gel Lab you'll create your own amazing gel that is the foundation of an ant habitat. The gel was developed for a NASA space shuttle mission in 2000 to study animal behavior in space, the amazing nontoxic gel is both a home and food for ants. (The gel meets ASTM standards and is safe for kids.) What's more - the blue gel's transparency makes it easy to watch the ants digging their network of tunnels.
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    Hole-On Ex Camera

    The Hole-On Ex is a make-and-shoot 35mm pinhole camera kit. This beautifully designed kit includes all parts needed to create a fully functioning pinhole camera. Everything is printed on heavy, durable die-cut card and the kit includes a metal pinhole aperture. It will take 2-3 hours to construct and will appeal to adults and children. Pinhole cameras have no optical lens so the user learns the fundamentals of photograph and film by experimenting with exposure times relative to available light. (Instructions provided with the kit!) The resulting photos are instantly artful and gentle. This kit will definitely inspire learning about the fundamentals of light, optics, and photography. And it may just create a dedicated shutterbug! Includes easy to follow instructions. Recommended for ages 12 years up, or younger with adult instruction. Requires standard 35mm film. (not included). Assembly requires glue, a pencil and a ruler. (not included)
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    Animation Praxinoscope

    This inspiring optical science kit rebuilds the 100-year-old optical toy which demonstrates the working principle of modern animations. Contains praxinoscope to assemble, light bulb, ready-to-view animation movie disc and a blank movie disc for your own creations. Be amazed at how still images come alive.
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Kids love to make and do things—learning new skills and completing projects creates such joy, pride, and confidence. We have selected a steady stream of diverse and engaging activities to explore. The kits include exciting activities such as: Brew your own Root Beer! Plant a garden in space age gel. Make your own toothpaste. Build and use a pinhole camera. This club provides a year of fun and discovery.

We recommend these activity kits for ages 8 to adult—some require adult supervision for children under 12. Click on the photos to learn more about each kit.

Recommended Age: 8 and up

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