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
- Stars & Planets Science Kit – Little Labs
- Fizzy Volcano Science Lab
- Windbots – Build 6 Robots
- Robotics Hook Shot – 250 Piece Build Set
- The Human Body – Under X-Ray
- Bath Bomb Studio – Create Your Own
- 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 Stars & Planets Science Kit – Little Labs , £19.99 £19.99
Learn all about the solar system
Construct a solar system and conduct experiments to learn about the stars and planets. Do plants grow on other planets? Why does the moon have a face? The answers to these questions and many more can all be found in this inspiring kit with easy hands-on experiments. Great way to learn all about outer space and have fun investigating the solar system. Also useful for NASA job applications.
3 Fizzy Volcano Science Lab , £25.99 £25.99
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Make foamy eruptions, fossils & slimes
Brilliant 13-piece kit is packed with ten fun experiments to conduct with common household ingredients. Using the sturdy plastic lab equipment provided, follow the full colour guide to make dinosaur slime, fizzy fossils, prehistoric putty and more. For the grand finale, create a cool volcanic eruption in the included beaker and watch as it bubbles and fizzes away. Perfect for little scientists, this dino-themed STEM kit is sure to be a blast!
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 The Human Body – Under X-Ray , £19.99 £19.99
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 Bath Bomb Studio – Create Your Own , £24.99 £24.99
Make 12 fizzing bath bombs with lavender scent
Create twelve foaming bath bombs with this wonderful kit. With the instruction booklet to guide you, mix together the ingredients – from citric acid to cornstarch – then add colour and lovely lavender scent. Pack into the spherical or shaped moulds and once dry, you’ll have a pretty bath bomb, bursting with bubbles! The set includes instructions for jelly fizzers and Epsom salt bombs too. Perfect for gifting, sleepovers and more. Adorabubble!
8 Build a Volcano – Experiment Kit , £16.99 £16.99
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 , £29.99 £29.99
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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