Critter Creator Fossil Kit

By Crayola
Price $24.99
Age 7+ yrs.

Crayola's Critter Creator Fossil Kit offers an outstanding blend of entomology, paleontology, and creative self-expression, a STEAM-focused trifecta of fun and learning that keeps kids excitedly exploring for hours on end. Youngsters build their own bugs from soft modeling clay, a process made simple by the inclusion of 10 bug molds (scorpion, spider, centipede, ladybug and six others) and kid-friendly tools that help give each specimen a clean, finished look. Then it's time to paint the specimen with any of the kit's 6 regular or 4 metallic paint colors and, when appropriate, add wings before enclosing it in one of the fossil cases. The top of each fossil case serves as a magnifying lens through which kids can examine and compare their specimens to ones displayed on the reusable mat. The 11 x 17-inch play mat (which also functions as the set's work surface) labels each bug's body parts and lists fun facts and other fascinating scientific details!