Fun experiment kits make brilliant gifts for eight-year-olds! Not only are these science kits hands-on and educational, and they’re also loads of fun to do. Looking for some inspiration? With our expert panel of children, we’ve put together the ultimate list of fun experiment kits for 8-year-olds. From STEM sets and solar-powered robotics to fun chemistry projects, here are our top ten picks!
Best Experiment Kits for Eight-Year-Olds:
- Tightrope Walking Gyrobot
- 12 in 1 Solar Hydraulic Construction Kit
- Water Power – STEM Experiment Kit
- Windbots – Build 6 Robots
- GeoSafari SeaScope – See Underwater
- The Human Body – Under X-Ray
- Ooze Labs – Chemistry Set
- Build A Volcano – Experiment Kit
- Engenius Contraptions – Perpetual Marble Run
- Solar Explorer – 6 in 1
1 Tightrope Walking Gyrobot , £25.99 £25.99
This robot won’t fall over – amazing!
Build a robot that performs amazing balancing tricks with in-built gyroscope. This entertaining 43 piece kit will build a robot to walk on different surfaces from a solid tabletop to a soft surface, a tightrope and even on your arm! Thanks to the robot’s main component, a motorized gyroscope, it can maintain its balance and perform these fun tricks without falling over. The illustrated manual has fun experiments to try and explains about the physics of robotics and gyroscopes. Balances so well, a robot fit for the circus!
2 12 in 1 Solar Hydraulic Construction Kit , £29.99 £29.99
Water + Sun = Fun!
This entertaining experiment kit combines solar and hydraulic power to make moving models. Use the 230 pieces to build twelve different mechanical animals and machines. Assemble your very own running ostrich, digging excavator and snapping crocodile. Everything is powered by solar energy and water, so no batteries are required. Harness the power of the sun!
3 Water Power – Rocket Propelled Vehicles , £25.95 £25.95
STEM Experiment Kit
A brilliant 47-piece experiment kit to harness the power of air and water to make things move. Build six different air-and-water models from water-rocket cars, jet-propelled boats, a water gun and even a lawn sprinkler. Pump up for blast off and discover the driving force of water and air with these wet and wild models – how fast can they go? Learn about the physics of action-reaction forces, rocket propulsion and nature’s rockets, with the 32-page full colour manual. This STEM experiment kit combines fun physics and awesome models – make a big splash!
4 WindBots – 6 in 1 Robot Build Kit , £29.99 £29.99
Build wind-powered robots that can walk, fly & sail – brilliant fun.
Build your own wind-powered robot kit with six different robots. This fun and educational kit is a fantastic way to learn about alternative wind energy, whilst having fun. Easy to assemble, build robots that can walk, fly and even sail, with comical and functional movements. Follow the detailed instruction manual and build everything from a Tricycle-Bot to a Walking-Bot and Car-Bot, even a Yacht-Bot. All powered by natural wind, the hand cranked fan with the kit or even by simply blowing – just brilliant!
5 GeoSafari SeaScope – See Underwater , £39.99 £39.99
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Look underwater without getting wet
Eight-year-old marine biologists will love this water-resistant extendable seascope, which features 5X magnification to uncover underwater life in ponds, lakes, rockpools and more. Use the built-in ruler to measure the size of your specimens, and put the built-in LED torch to use by illuminating your dark water discoveries. You can even record the water temperature with the handy thermometer. Explore a whole new world!
6 The Human Body – Under X-Ray , £19.95 £19.95
Next stop: med school!
Future doctors and medical professionals will have hours of fun with this cool learning aid. Build the 84-piece jigsaw puzzle and then study the images. Once you’re ready, it’s time to attempt the mission cards–can you identify the sternum? How about the jaw bone? Use the special UV torch to locate and reveal what can’t be seen with the naked eye. Incredible and educational!
7 Ooze Labs Chemistry Station – Awesome Fun Experiments , £39.99 £39.99
From slippery slime to bubbling liquids – goopy, sticky and fizzy!
Fascinating STEM chemistry kit with 20 fun experiments and huge lab setup. Discover how much fun chemistry can be with reactions that fizz and ooze with this awesome 52 piece set. Assemble the 17-part chemistry station with test tubes, flask, beaker, petri dish and more, then the fun starts with 20 fascinating experiments. Create slimes that glow in the dark or magically change colour when warm, make crystals and bubbles that ooze. Make a rainbow in a test tube or an underwater volcano. Easy to follow with printed cards and a 16-page full-colour manual, just add common household materials and release the wacky scientist. Real chemistry, real fun!
8 Build a Volcano – Experiment Kit , £15.99 £15.99
Build & decorate your own volcano, then make it erupt – incredible!
Construct a large plaster volcano and then make it safely erupt with this awesome DIY kit. Build your own functioning model volcano with this classic STEM kit. With the detailed instructions to guide you, use the Plaster of Paris to cover the sturdy base structure, rigging up the eruption mechanism with the tubing provided. Decorate your creation with paints, leave to dry and then combine non-hazardous materials to create a chemical reaction of flowing ‘lava’! An explosive craft project meets awesome science lesson – an absolute blast!
9 Engenius Contraptions – Perpetual Marble Run , £29.95 £29.95
Round and round it goes…
Eight-year-old engineers will enjoy hours of entertainment with this super-cool marble run! First, assemble the laser-cut plywood sheets to build the run. Next, add the electric motor. Finally, watch in awe as the marbles are raised to the top of the lift, descend the spiral and the zig-zag track, then head back up the spiral to start again, in perpetual motion. A fantastic physics kit for curious kids!
10 Solar Explorer 6 in 1 Kit – Easy Build , £12.99 £12.99
Fun with the sun….
This fun kit allows you to build your very own little robots powered by just the sun. A fun introduction to solar power and renewable energy, this easy to build kit has six moving robots powered by a solar panel. Everything is in the kit to build the different models, from a walking robot dog and solar plane to a fun boat or solar car. Or come up with your own design if you feel really creative, all powered up by simply sitting on the window-sill. Entertaining mini project to learn whilst having fun.
These are just some of our most popular science toys for children, all guaranteed to make them smile whilst learning. Children love to learn and are very curious about the world. These fun science gifts will help them explore and discover, while having a great time, perfect! To see our full range of science kits click here.
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