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:
- Solar Bots Cosmic Explorers – STEM Kit
- Digital Snake Scope – Spy Labs LCD Display
- The Crazy Scientist – 20 Amazing Tricks
- Windbots – Build 6 Robots
- Robotics Hook Shot – 250 Piece Build Set
- Starview Telescope – 50x Magnification
- Roller Coaster Engineering
- Volcano Lava Lab – Make it Erupt
- Engenius Contraptions – Perpetual Marble Run
- Solar Explorer – 6 in 1
1 Tightrope Walking Gyrobot , £24.99 £24.99
Build robots that walk, crawl, roll & spin
Construct five fun robot models with this STEM 123 piece kit. Assemble the main robot, Helio, complete with solar panel, electric motor and gear wheel. Then construct four cosmic exploration vehicles to help Helio travel around, from a walking bot and bug bot that crawls on six legs to an orbiting platform and a trike bot on wheels!
2 Digital Snake Scope – Spy Labs LCD Display , £34.99 £34.99
Peer round corners & into tight spaces
Peer around corners and hard to reach places with this awesome digital snake scope! From exploring insect habitats to peeking into a bird’s nest or spying on the dog, the options are endless – even features an LED light to illuminate all your findings. Perfect for the aspiring adventurer or spy, easily adjustable to any angle and holds its shape!
3 The Crazy Scientist – 20 Amazing Tricks , £9.99 £9.99
Set of 20 experiment cards, from rain in a jar to a cloud in a bottle!
Perfect for curious kids, this brilliant set includes 20 cards, each detailing a “magic trick” demonstrating a scientific concept. Can you create a cloud in a bottle? Do you know why the sky is blue and orange at sunset? Using simple household items, explore the wonders of density, osmosis, air pressure and more.
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 Robotics Hook Shot – 250 Piece Build Set , £29.99 £29.99
Construct a machine that launches balls in a loop
250-piece construction kit is easy to assemble and requires no batteries or wires. Simply follow the instructions in the 62-page manual to build the 38cm model, then turn the handle to watch it in motion! The mechanism fires balls up and around a loop, then back into the hopper to be launched again. Featuring two alternative builds, eight ping-pong style balls and full colour illustrations.
6 Starview Telescope – 50x Magnification , £49.99 £49.99
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Kid-friendly telescope & tripod, for viewing stars & nature
Set your sights on space with this clever telescope! Designed with kids in mind, it includes 10x and 50x eyepieces for observing stars, birds, the moon and more. Suitable for both day and night-time discovery, it’s lightweight and easy to use, with a sturdy tripod too. The detailed activity journal walks you through setup, moon phases, cloud spotting and stargazing.
7 Roller Coaster Engineering , £59.99 £59.99
Exciting physics set with 305 pieces to assemble
Conduct an action-packed series of hands-on physics experiments with this awesome 305 piece science set. Simply piece together the sturdy frame structures and attach the flexible track to build endless roller coaster designs. Experiment with mass and velocity to create cool loop-the-loops and steep drops!
8 Volcano Lava Lab – Make it Erupt , £16.99 £16.99
Carry out experiments that fizz, erupt, change colour & more – cool!
This exciting and hands-on set lets kids dive into the world of mystery solving as they explore the awesome world of forensics. Analyse and develop real life fingerprints, footprints, identify poison analysis and read secret messages to crack the case. Perfect for aspiring detectives and packed with everything you need including a beaker, pipette, UV flashlight, chromatography paper, yellow crime scene tape and so much more. Gene-ius!
9 Engenius Contraptions – Perpetual Marble Run , £24.99 £24.99
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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