Looking for an awesome gift for an 11 year old boy or girl? STEM toys are a fantastic choice! The best ones are educational, but also incredibly fun. From an endless wooden marble run to a wearable cyborg hand, here’s our ultimate list of the best science kits for 11 year olds.
Top Tried & Tested Science Kits:
- Space Exploration
- Perpetual Marble Run
- Solar Explorer 6 in 1 Kit – Easy Build
- Build a Volcano – Experiment Kit
- Hydraulic Cyborg Hand
- True Balance
- Robotics Hook Shot – 250 Piece Build Set
- Scorpion Anatomy 3D Model
1 Space Exploration , £16.99 £16.99
4 in 1 Solar Power Kit
Powered by natural sunlight, this eco-friendly STEAM building kit will allow your budding scientists to build four moving robot models. This 2021 Winner at the Independent Toy Awards is a fun beginners’ introduction to solar power technology. All powered up by simply placing in direct sunlight – a truly brilliant kit!
2 Perpetual Marble Run , £29.99 £29.99
Mesmerising marble merriment
Recipient of Gift of the Year 2019, you know you’re onto a winner with this brilliant marble run. A flat-pack that kids can assemble themselves, they just need to follow the simple instructions and push-fit the plywood pieces together, with a build time of 1-2 hours. Once the the spiral run and zig-zag are assembled the electric motor is added, and then the fun begins. The marbles are raised to the top of the lift, descend down the spiral then the zig-zag track, then taken back up to start all over again. As well as being fun to build and mesmerising to watch, this kit helps aspiring scientists develop their logical reasoning, concentration, and spatial insight.
3 Solar Explorer 6 in 1 Kit – Easy Build , £12.99 £12.99
Future engineers will love this kit
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.
4 Build a Volcano – Experiment Kit , £16.99 £16.99
Build your own functioning model volcano with this classic STEM kit. 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 – a blast!
5 Hydraulic Cyborg Hand , £36.99 £36.99
Need a hand?
Build one yourself and learn about pneumatic, robotic and hydraulic technology in the process. Using over 200 plastic pieces and piston tubes that you fill with water, build an awesome mechanical hand that uses hydraulic power to simulate the movements of the human hand–no motors or electricity required! Once assembled, your cyborg hand slips onto your own hand like a glove, with mechanical fingers that you operate with your own fingers and that can grip objects with enough force to lift them.
6 True Balance , £16.99 £16.99
Super spinning stacking play
This fantastic game is all about balance, but it’s more interesting than it sounds! The challenge is to balance the eight connected discs on top of each other, but there’s a twist. Each magnetic wooden disc rotates on a different axis, which means they spin and swivel all over the place. Once – or should we say if! – you’ve mastered the upright stack, try using your other hand or even upside down for the ultimate challenge. A really mesmerising gift idea for any 11 year old interested in science – lots of fun and impossible to put down!
7 Robotics Hook Shot – 250 Piece Build Set , £29.99 £29.99
Awesome 250-piece kit – explore kinetic energy and launch balls up a twisting track! This incredible 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, this set is a sure-fire winner.
8 Scorpion Anatomy 3D Model , £24.99 £24.99
A truly fascinating model
Any 11 year old excited by exoskeletons will be stoked to own this amazing model showing the internal and external parts of a scorpions body. An illustrated guide book contains step-by-step instructions showing how to snap-fit the pieces together without any tools or glue needed. Then the 30cm skeleton and organs can be inspected through transparent panels. It comes with a stand so it can be displayed in bedrooms to fascinate onlookers – or surprise the unwary!
Wicked Uncle have scoured the world to find a really useful selection of fun, unusual and different presents for children. We test every potential present before it goes on our website – we build the robot kits, paint the fairies, doodle with the pens, play the games and yes, we even wear the t-shirt! We can gift wrap your presents, send them direct with a handwritten birthday or Xmas card and even send you a birthday reminder every year. How brilliant is that?
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