The Thames & Kosmos Science Advent Calendar

Our son loves Christmas. Our son loves science. So a science experiment filled advent calendar? Erm, yes please! 24 mini experiments await inside the Thames and Kosmos SCIENCE ADVENT CALENDAR and I won’t lie; I think I may be even more excited to get stuck into it than our mini gamer!

Merry Experimas!

Now, I can’t tell you what is in the calendar. I would be consigned to the naughty list forever if I spoiled the surprise for kiddos (big and small!) everywhere! But I can say that there are 24 wee boxes inside the big box, and each one delighted our mini science superstar!

I don’t think it is a spoiler (apologies to Thames and Kosmos if it is!) but our budding biologist spotted something I didn’t. If you look carefully at the way any of the boxes have been decorated, you may get a hint as to what might be inside it. But you still won’t know what you’ll be doing with it or to it until each mini-big day arrives!

And each experiment either uses what’s inside the box or needs a few very common household items to make it run. In fact, finding the bits and bobs and setting each one up felt like part of the fun! For the supervising grown ups, have no fear. Cleverly, each box unfolds to reveal the instructions as well as a bunch of fun facts about what is happening in your home-turned-laboratory. There are also links to find out more about what you are seeing. And our kiddo chemist was curious about learning more on 24 consecutive days! School holiday win for parents everywhere!

Final Thoughts

We have a super smart kiddo – he is book smart and he is practical (and I ascribe both to the genes he has inherited from my husband!). This means we are incredibly blessed twice over, and we get an extra challenge – finding ways to feed his developing and marvellous mind! Whilst running the experiments, this calendar kept him engaged for a short period each day in Advent. And that’s great! But the most brilliant thing was that after the experiments were over, he remembered the science behind them and days later would still be talking about m…..well, now. I almost tripped up there, didn’t I? But I said I wouldn’t reveal anything about what is inside, and I am not about to start now! It was also fun to re-learn (or learn!) some of the super science myself when opening the calendar with him. I will not admit how long it was since my GCSE science exams but the years have certainly offed a lot of the useful in favour of decades old song lyrics (thank you Nelly!), and pointless trivia.

With a holiday that seems ever more focused on chocolate and switching off (both essential elements of course!), it’s lovely to have a moment each day where you feel your mind and your understanding switch on with this Science Advent Calendar!