Equal parts educational, challenging, and entertaining, there’s nothing quite like giving a child a quality science toy with the hopes of sparking an interest in one of many useful scientific fields.

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It is easy to spark your child's imagination with a thrilling science kit gift. Buying science kits for your kids will not only make their life more interesting but make learning exciting and fun for ...

It's the time of year when kids typically get new toys."Children often get curious and want to know exactly how do they work what makes them tick," said Angela Roeber of the Strategic Air and Space ...

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Ask scientists of a certain age about their childhood memories, and odds are they’ll start yarning about the stink bombs and gunpowder they concocted with their chemistry sets. Dangerous? Yes, but fun ...

Tim Rowett is an avid collector of science-related toys. Robert P Crease and son drop in to play with them The wow factor: Tim Rowett, collector of scientific toys. “I have a low boredom threshold,” ...

There isn't any definitive study showing that giving a child certain toys will guarantee he or she will grow up to be a rocket scientist. But there is evidence suggesting that simple toys -- think ...