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15 Nov 2010

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Fueled by coffee and wine. Wife to a doc, mom to three boys (one with Autism), self-proclaimed tortoise wrangler. I knit, I get crafty, I tweet.
Steve Spangler Big Bag of Science!

Day 1 of our 12 days of Reviews features Steve Spangler Science! My boys love science! They especially love hands on experiments. We watch Steve Spangler on our local news channel often and the boys always want to recreate the fun experiments he highlights. I was recently given the opportunity to review the Big Bag of Science! As soon as my boys saw the bag, they were more than a little excited.

We sat around the table and poured through the booklet of all the different things we could do in the kit. Cartman decided he wanted to make slime! We set out everything he would need and I helped him measure out the ingredients and shake the cup. After a few seconds of shaking, his liquid became slime! He had fun pretending the slime was many things/creatures and the age old “boogers”. That never gets old in a house full of boys!

Thomas wanted to make snow. I thought it a bit odd considering it was actually snowing REAL snow outside when we were experimenting. He said either snow or shooting mentos from soda. I thought making snow would be less mess in the house. ;) So he got his supplies together and started mixing like a pro! Pretty soon we had a table full of fluffy snow! We put some in the freezer to see if it would get just as hard as the real snow! Cartman couldn’t tell which was real and which was fake after both had been in the freezer for a couple hours.

The Steve Spangler Big Bag of Science was a BIG hit in our house. Retailing at $39.95, this is a great price many many experiments you can do! My kids gave it 4 thumbs up and even wanted to get a set for Grandpa for Christmas!

Buy It Now:

  • LOTS of experiments can be created out of this one bag!
  • The price is right at under $40
  • Two words – Mentos, Soda! The explosion that results is one of the best scientific discoveries of our time in the eyes of my kids!
  • Empty Cart:

  • The kids wished there were more of the ooey gooey slimey recipes included
  • Really, I can’t think of a negative from a parent stand point on this.
  • The Steve Spangler Big Bag of Science gets the kids off the computer/video games and gets their brain thinking. It’s fun that the whole family can enjoy!

    disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of the Big Bag of Science for my review. The thoughts and opinions are mine and honest.

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    7. are the included parts many???
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    8. So cool! My budding scientist would LOVE one of these!!!

    9. This sounds perfect for my 2 little scientist boys!!! Thanks for the great review!

    10. I can just see the mess my boy would make. And the dog would probably try to eat everything. LOL

    11. that does look like a good kit. We love to do different experiments here too. Of course the boys love to make slime.

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