My children and I recently took a trip to the San Jose Tech Museum. We had a great time. Of course one of their favorite parts was the gift store. All those cool toys I can't blame them. Nasir, with birthday money, purchased a few rocket type toys for himself and I took down the names and prices of science kits that interested them all so that maybe at a later date and proper planning we can get them.
Well, as I was driving solo down a very scenic route I began to reflect on that portion of the trip and all the supplies we already have. I had to tell myself... "Please Step Away From the Science Kits." Tho they may be handy and get the children excited about learning they never have the same effect as when we gather the materials and do the experiments ourselves. I guess it is kind of like a box cake, pre-made cookie dough, or a frozen dinner. Hence, I'm cool. I won't say that I will never purchase one but we have a lot of materials already that make great science projects and not have to buy much of anything or spend very little.
There were some things that caught their eyes that are worth getting and we will work on those some way some how. But if not, that is ok too.
Thank you for this Erika, I was just cleaning my bookshelf with partially used science kits and wondering why I am looking for new ones for this semester. Home made adds more flavor for sure!
ReplyDeleteI didn't even factor in the partially used part. huge sigh. Especially if children go for it on their own. Glad you liked post.
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