Toy Review - Ein-O Crystal Science
Another fun one from Tedco’s line of Smart Boxes Ein-O Science kits, this crystal growing kit is pretty advanced. It’s for ages 10 and up, but even the younger kids will enjoy this (as long as they have some grown-up guidance.) Kids can do four experiments dealing with growing crystals. The first one is a basic experiment about simply growing crystals. The Ein-O Science guide is excellent so if you do the experiment while following along in the book, your kids are bound to learn more than they realize. The second experiment has kids making a string of salty crystals. Most folks don’t realize that sodium chloride (NaCl), or common table salt is actually a crystalline structure. Of course, after doing this experiment they’ll know it.
The other experiments have you growing a crystal tree and growing crystals out of a rock. Not turning a rock into crystals, but preparing a rock such that the crystals will emerge from it. Pick up one of these cool science toys from your favorite store selling educational toys and your kid will have some fun. For about $12 US, it’s a pretty good value.