Skylab Adventure

By Amazing Toys Limited
Price $59.90
Age 6+

The range of STEM-skill-nurturing constructions and experiments this set puts at kids' fingertips has to be seen to be believed. With its whopping 440+ pieces and easy-to-follow instruction manual, kids experience Skylab Adventure more as though it were a trip to an amusement park than a search of knowledge. But learn they do, and a great deal. Part of what makes all this hands-on exploration so much fun is the emphasis the manufacturer has put on designing high quality components that are as playful as they are functional. Kids joyfully connect these components in ways that allow potential and kinetic energy to cause chain reactions like the Flying Disc, Loopy Track, Antigravity Double Cone, the Stick Chain Reaction, and others. The manual also does a bang-up job of explaining the science behind the experiments, helping kids come away from all the fun with a deeper understanding of, and affection for, the sciences.