I love the idea of giving a gift to a child that involves quality time together, discovery, and maybe even a little learning! A Science Kit offers just that…plus lots of fizzing, zooming, and reacting!
Actually, the entire reason I formatted my Fascinating Science for Kids eBook was for this very purpose: to be able to eventually use it as a gift. I didn’t add page numbers because I wanted to be able to exclude some experiments that might not be age-appropriate. I wanted to instructions to be bright, fun, and inviting (hence, the multi-colored Chevron background). :)
I was able to buy everything (including the tub) for less than $20 by buying generic of most items at Walmart!
After printing the eBook, I decided to laminate the pages back-to-back and bound them with a metal ring.
Here are the contents of the Science Kit:
- Download and Print the Fascinating Science for Kids eBook (include the experiments you choose)
- Matching Printable Gift Tags
- Goggles (I just found some cheap ones at Walmart: $1.67 for a two pack)
- Personalized Lab Coat (a men’s white-collared shirt from Goodwill with the child’s name written on it)
- Marshmallows
- Rubber Bands
- Balloons
- Food coloring
- Funnel
- Vinegar
- Baking Soda
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- A few tablespoons of Yeast
- 2-Liter of Diet Soda
- Mentos
- Oil
- Bar Magnet
- Rock Salt
- Radish seeds
- CD/DVD
- Cap of a Sports Drink
Combine all of the materials and print off a gift tag.
Wrap up the basket in some cellophane and add your tag!
Give this unique gift to a special child in your life for birthdays, Christmas, or just because!
great idea
Fun!!!
Very impressive! I love this! Renee
I love this! Fabulous idea!
what a cool idea.
…beautifully creative idea. Would love to print the .pdf gift tag file for this weekend…I’m having trouble getting the pdf to load. Could you email the file?
Sincere thanks!
Where did you get a bar magnet? The one on amazon is expensive and I can’t find them anywhere. Can it be a regular magnet?
Yes, just use a regular magnet. :)
Ikea is a great place to get a magnet bar and it is very inexpensive. I think it was under $5.00.
Brilliant!
What a fabulous idea! Thanks so much for sharing! There will be A LOT of kiddos getting this special gift this year!
wow! how much would that cost?
I spent less than $20 on EVERYTHING!! :)
What an amazing idea! This would make a great “End of School” gift!
I’d love to know what photo editing software you use :)
I use iPhoto for editing and PicMonkey.com for adding text. :)
Thanks! I’ve just discovered PicMonkey.com too! Gotta play around with it some more :)
What a great idea! I am always looking for new gift ideas.
Very creative! Thanks for sharing!
What a super idea for a vacation. My husband and I are taking our 5 kids (age 3-17) on vacation and were nervous that they would get bored just hanging out for a week. This is the perfect solution! Thank you!
Love the idea of giving this as a gift! How fun!
What ages do you think this would be best for? I’m thinking about it for my neice’s 10th birthday.
I think that would be a perfect gift for a 10-year old! :)
Such a wonderful gift idea!!
Love it! Would you be ok if I used your printables and made this as a silent auction item for a Garage Sale 4 Orphans?
https://www.facebook.com/IndianapolisGarageSaleForOrphans
This is really nicely put together! I love to put together “activity kit” types of gifts for kids and a science experiment kit is a great theme. I’m sure a couple of kids in my life are going to be getting one of these this year :) Thanks!!
LOVE this!! We love doing science experiments and I’ve purchase kits before only to realize they were full of things we already had around the house. This is a great gift idea and we have two birthday parties coming up this weekend. Thank you!
Just heard about this today from another mom while doing PTA duties. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for such a great idea. I was just stressing over the four birthday party invitations my kids got for the next two weeks. Money’s tight and you’ve made it so easy for me to put it together without looking cheap and cheesy.
This is a wonderful idea, my neice has a birthday coming up in a few weeks and this will be terrific, somethingthat her and her brother can both be involved with.
Thank you so much!
Really a great idea, makes me wish I had kids to give them to.
Love this. Love this. Love love love love love this. What a GREAT idea! I am usually the one with my finger up my heinie trying to figure out what to get my kids’ friends for their bd.’s. This is a FANTASTIC, NEW, ORIGINAL idea. I love it. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I tried to print the book of experiments but it will not let me. I printed the tags… can you direct email me the link?
Thanks, emily
I am also having trouble finding the book of Experiments. I have tried both subscribing to your site and “liking” you on facebook but nothing. Help!! I love this idea!!
Same thing is happening to me. Every time I go to download it, it takes me to the subscribe page again. But i have already confirmed my email subscription.
Go here to download the Science eBook:
http://icanteachmychild.com/scienceebook.pdf.zip (this link will download automatically immediately when you click on the link…depending on your computer, you might have to “approve” the download).
or:
http://icanteachmychild.com/scienceebook.pdf (it’s a large file, so this one might take a little longer)
Totally LOVE this idea and your website! I will be adding this to my homeschooling adventures this year! Thanks
awesome!
Great Idea. I really like it.
I am going to include it on my blog.
Thanks
Nick
having trouble downloading the e-book. Can you e-mail me the link?
This is a really fun idea. I think either of my sons would love it- my daughters too for that matter.
Hi, i love this idea -My daughter would have so much fun! Thank you sharing, I am not able to follow any of these links to subscribe or find the book… Would be grateful for your help.
Thanks,
I have tried both the links for the ebook and the are a dead end could you repost a link. I would love to do this idea!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this great gift idea!! Trying to make a handmade Christmas this year and I’m so excited about this one! Thanks for sharing!!!
Do you have a “kit” idea for age group about 10 or 11 year olds? Thinking of a Christmas gift…
I think this would be awesome for a 10 or 11 year old! They could do the experiments independently (but supervised, of course). :)
What are the ages for this? Im looking for creative, fun ideas for both my 4-year old niece and 2-year old nephew. Would this be good for one? Any other ideas / suggestions? Thanks so much!
I think they might be a little too young for this. You might wait a few years. :)
I love this idea. I have purchased all of the stuff for my nephews, but can’t get the printable to download. Is is possible for you to email it to me? Thanks.
Just wanted to let you know… I made this for my 9 yr old granddaughter for Christmas. I wrapped it up in the “lab coat” that had her name on it. SHE LOVED IT!! Said it was one of the best gifts she got!! I did a homemade Christmas for her and she is playing so much more with those gifts over the store bought ones. Looking for ideas for next year already. Happy 2013 everyone!!
Loved the activities you have gathered and organized.
I think my 4 yr old will love doing these with me.
Can I suggest a quick improvement to save printer ink…
If you make a version which has a plain background instead of the colorful ones, it would save a lot of printer ink.
Admittedly, the kids would like the colorful backgrounds, but I think they will be looking at the actual experiments instead of the instructions.
Just a thought..
I’m having a hard time printing off the ebook. Could you send me the direct link. I’m going to use it for a silent auction. So excited….it’s a great idea. Thank you!
Thanks for this creative idea! I’m making this as a DIY b-day gift for my 6-yr-old nephew! I wanted to let you know that your text above listing the contents is missing “corn starch” in the lineup, but the picture showing the contents has it listed. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice this until now and I copied/pasted the list and sent a text to myself for my shopping trip, so I’m missing the corn starch. Easy fix though! Just thought I’d share that with you!
I can’t get the free printable to print in my virtual windows environment?
Great Site … Thanks …
Is this a rip off? I am not able to download the book either.
Please e-mail me at [email protected] if you are still unable to download the eBook.
I tried to download the book but it didn’t work. I also tried to email you but it was returned to me? Can you help? Thank you!
Hi Missy,
Check your inbox. I just e-mailed you. :)
Hi, Love your idea but I could not download the e-book using the link given in the email. Can you send me the e-book link thru email. Thank you!
definitely a problem with downloading the book! ive tried everything to get it. nothing works! Such a pity! Can anyone help???
Just e-mailed you, Laura. You should be able to download it with the link I provided. Otherwise, you’ll need to make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Reader since it is a PDF.
I also am struggling to dl the book. I’m trying to make a set for school as well as one for my nephew’s birthday. Could you e-mail me the link as well? Thanks!
I just e-mailed you. :)
Hi Jenae,
I love this – thank you so much for posting – could you email me the contents of the ebook – the link does not seem to be working.
THanks,
melissa
What kind of oil is needed for this gift?
You should be able to use any oil…vegetable, canola, etc. Whatever is cheapest! :)
Thank you so much for such a great idea! I just used this idea for a church fundraiser/auction and it received so many bids! People LOVED it! I will definitely be using this idea again in the future.
I am trying to print the book but have not been able to. Would you please send it to me?
Love theis idea!!
just bought all the ‘contents’ for my nephews bday but can’t print… can you help?
thank you !!!
Were you able to access the file? Make sure you have an updated version of Adobe Reader on your computer. Just type “Adobe Reader” into your search engine and it should give you directions for updating. Hope that helps!
Hi,
I too love this idea! I am having a hard time accessing the link for the ebook, can you please email it to me as well!
Thank you very much!
Please, please, please, could you e-mail me the link? I can’t wait to make this gift for my godson!
Can you PLEASE email me the link to this ebook? I’ve been trying and trying but can’t seem to get it! This is such an amazing idea!!!
I cant get the sign up page to load; just a blue screen. Can you please email me the ebook and gift tags? Thanks. This is a terrific idea. It will be s0 much fun AND help to stimulate the scientist within.
LOVE this idea for my nephew! Can you please email me the link for downloading the ebook? I am unable to download it off the site. Thank you!
I am new to your site and can’t download the science book. I am running out of time to do it for my grandsons for Christmas. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, xNola
Go here to download the Science eBook:
http://icanteachmychild.com/scienceebook.pdf.zip (this link will download automatically immediately when you click on the link…depending on your computer, you might have to “approve” the download).
or:
http://icanteachmychild.com/scienceebook.pdf (it’s a large file, so this one might take a little longer)
This is such a great gift for kids. I’ve added it to my list of non-toy gifts. http://nontoygifts.blogspot.com/p/gifts.html. I hope that’s ok with you. A good idea’s worth sharing a thousand times :) Besides the price makes it very attractive to parents. Congrats for the idea! I’m one of those parents who try to stay away from toys , whenever I have to buy gifts for our kids or our friends’ kids. I have a feeling many kids I know will get this kit for their bdays :)
Thanks so much for sharing, Stef! :)
I followed the directions and have yet to receive the Science ebook. :(
please could you email me the link to download the book. I need to make two of these this week! Thanks, just what I was looking for!!!
I have followed the instructions and have not received the science booklet and would like to make it for my son for Christmas. Please help.
I have followed the instructions and have not received the science booklet and would like to make it for my nephew for Christmas. Please help.
Go here to download:
http://icanteachmychild.com/scienceebook.pdf.zip (this link will download automatically immediately when you click on the link…depending on your computer, you might have to “approve” the download).
or:
http://icanteachmychild.com/scienceebook.pdf (it’s a large file, so this one might take a little longer)
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Cannot download the ebook. Could you please send it to me in an email?