Two little girls crazy about Clifford and science + one Clifford the Big Red Dog Kitchen Science Kit = FUN and Learning! The Young Scientist’s Club is one of my favorite subscription services and science kit makers on the market. The kits never fail to amaze and always offer high quality materials. The instruction manuals are clear and most supplies are provided. It is one way I incorporate all my kids of various ages learning about science. The Young Scientist’s Club continues this lead with Clifford the Big Red Dog Science Kits. While, it was for my two younger children, ages 4 and 8, my two teens decided to sit in on the fun and play with a little homemade goo.
As soon as I opened the Clifford the Big Red Dog Kitchen Science box my four year old handed me the instruction booklet so we could get started. The booklet is filled with easy to follow, illustrated, instructions that give you insight into all the experiments to make each one educational and fun. My next squeal of delight came when I read all the supplies were either in the box or already in my kitchen. The red tray in the box serves as storage and as a place to perform your experiments.
No kitchen science kit is complete without the volcano. It was the first experiment that caught my children’s eyes so that is where we began. I only needed to provide the baking soda and vinegar and we were good to go. You can paint the plastic volcano provided in the kit (even comes with a paint brush) or use food coloring to dye the lava. Since I was low on food coloring, we decided to cause and eruption without it. I think my of kids conducted this experiment at least three times each.
Fun and messy tend to go hand in hand with little scientists. Our favorite experiment was making slime. I hesitated because I was not really in the mood to clean up icky slime for the week. However, the combination used to make the slime is cornstarch and water. The solid particles in the cornstarch are suspended in the water making a slime that acts like a liquid and a solid. We found just the right texture by adding in more water or cornstarch as needed. The mixture appeared to be much more sticky and messy than it really was. It came right off of our hands and it was easy to sweep away. More importantly, it was a blast to play with.
Other experiments in the kit include:
- crystal star
- crystal gardent
- fungus in a tube
- sticky ice
- colored celery
- milk glue
- fungus eats a banana
- and seven more fun and engaging experiments!
My favorite thing about science is the lessons learned beyond the kit. Because the kitchen science kit used so many common ingredients the children could easily apply the lessons outside of class time. Unlike a lot of kits that you discard once finished, you can keep many of the supplies, like the plastic volcano, mini funnel, and test tubes, to use with your common kitchen ingredients again and again. My four year old is well versed in how to create a test tube explosion or make slime all on her own.
The Clifford Science Kits come in three different varieties:
- kitchen science
- bubble science
- rainbow science
Each kit costs $19.99. It is a frugal buy since each kit comes with almost all you need to conduct over ten experiments each. Whether you are homeschooling, babysitting, or just want a fun afternoon, the Clifford Series will provide some fun memories for everyone.
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