Science Toy Review

If you’ve read any of my reviews here about any of the Thames and Kosmos science kits, you’ll know that I think very highly of almost all their kits. While the Little Labs series are of course geared for younger kids - as young as 5 years old - I think they are just as excellent. There are six of these kits all together and while they aren’t huge in scope, they are fairly inexpensive and hit their target pretty well. There aren’t too many stores online that carry these kits but you can find them wherever educational and science best selling toys are sold - usually for about $15 US.

In this kit, your kids will learn about animals in their backyard or parks by investigating their natural habitats and tracks. The Thames & Kosmos Little Labs - Animals kit comes with the standard 16-page color guidebook which is one of the things that make these toys so wonderful. From the official description of this one:

The simple pictorial instructions included in all Little Labs have just enough text to reinforce vocabulary and aid in language learning, and also to advise parents and adult supervisors. The instructions are written in both English and Spanish, to help teach Spanish as a second language to native English speakers and also make the kits more accessible to native Spanish-speaking children. Although numbered, the kits do not have to be used sequentially.

Overall review: these are great kits and well worth the investment for kids ages 5-7 who are just starting to get interested in science.