Review: Wild Science - Magic Nail Laboratory

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We were offered a chance to try out the Magic Nail Laboratory from Interplay. My daughter loves painting nails so I said yes please. The kit comes with everything needed to make your own nail varnish and to apply it:

The instructions are very comprehensive including protecting the surfaces you are working on before starting:

Then after I had read the safety instructions (things like not letting children eat contents and keep away from eyes) my daughter sat down to make her own varnish. She needed no help from me at all:

Then of course she needed a willing victim volunteer to try her creations out on:

It was quite a relaxing experience and she didn't do a bad job and the polish went on really easily (yes I did have all the colours on each foot!):

Of course I had to put some on for her as well:

I have to report that the nail varnish has lasted pretty well on the toes. So she must have made a good job of making it! She also does a pretty good manicure too:

At £12.99 this is well priced for a kit that combines science and beauty. Aimed at 10+ which is about right as my daughter is almost 10 and had no trouble with it. It would be a great basis for a sleep over or girls' party. 

Tuesday Review: Living World Snail World #CountryKids

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Its a well known fact that whilst children love creepy crawlies most mums don't want them in their house. So my children were very excited to receive a snail world to review. Unfortunately the snails were all still hibernating but they did have fun looking for live ones. 

This Saturday my children came rushing back into the house as they had found some live snails crawling across the garden:

We had to hunt out the snail house and I had to google the instructions as I'd misplaced them. My daughter washed out the container and then they hunted around the garden for the moss and grass that were required:

Bob and Gerald were soon installed in their new home and they appeared happy enough in there:

The snail house gives a really good view of the snails from all sides:

Having checked out the snails' dietary requirements my daughter sliced up some cucumber and popped it into the house:

The children found it really funny that the snails pooped on their food and on the roof of the snail house:

As you can see we have also put in some egg shells as apparently the snails need the calcium for their shells! So far we have all been intrigued by our new house guests and the children have learnt fascinating facts such as snails being hermaphrodites. They are therefore hoping that Bob(alina) and Gerald(ina) have babies!

We have had one close call when my daughter left the lid off but as yet I am quite happy to have them in the house. They are in a spot out of the direct sunlight but hopefully just right for snails.

At an RRP of £9.99 this is a good set for any budding naturalists in your family and they also have other sets in the Living World Series.

Friday Review: Wild Science for Girls Perfume Lab

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We were sent the Perfume Lab from Interplay for me to test out with my daughter. At nearly 9 she is dead keen on science so it was great to have something scientific to try out at home. The kit comes with everything you need except water and newspaper to make perfume, slim and crystal pourri. There are safety instructions too as parents need to make sure the kit is used safely.

First of all my daughter made the perfume. The simple instructions are very clear and she was able to make eucalyptus perfume. She was too eager to tip it out so maybe should have shaken it for longer to get more of a perfume. The perfume can then be used to make the crystal pourri but we haven't tried that yet.

Her next experiment was with her best friend making sublime slime. They managed to to do this together without any help from me and this is what they ended up with:

Both girls had lots of fun with the kit and its a great way to help them with science at home. At £12.99 it's a reasonable price for a kit with so much in it. I am sure we will carry on enjoying the contents for quite some time yet.