In the spirit of Earth Day today, we wanted to showcase some of our great, earth friendly, science kits!

4M has an AMAZING line of "Green Science" Science Kits (perfect for kids 8 and up) that encourage you to recycle products around the house AND learn about science and recycling at the same time! Each kit comes with detailed instructions, and at $14.95, they are a perfect little science project!



The Potato Clock (MM# 102525, $14.95) helps you to learn how you can power a cool little digital clock using (if you can believe it!) a potato! Not only that, but this kit also shows you what other neat household foods (and drinks!) you can use to power this digital clock!



Now, the Bottle Catamaran (MM# 84675, $14.95) is REALLY neat! Using 2 leftover plastic pop bottles (make sure you rinse them out first!) you can create your own Catamaran which will skim across the water on it's pop bottle floats pushed by its spinning propeller!




The Soda Can Robug (MM#79013, $14.95) is awesome because it is a science project AND a toy! Use an old Soda Can to create your own little robot! Once completed the robot makes sounds and moves across the floor!






The Amphibian Rover (MM# 106595, $14.95) can be made into a car, a boat or both! The Amphibian Rover requires the use of four leftover pop bottles which act as either the wheels OR the floats. This means you can use it on land AND on water! How cool is that? This kit is also great for learning about mechanics and electricity!


For those who want a little bit more of a challenge and a little more in-depth science project we have the perfect kit for you from Thames & Kosmos.


The Wind Power Renewal Energy Science Kit (MM# 86700, $64.95) comes with an extremely detailed, full colour manual and 20 great experiments! This kit teaches how to build a wind turbine to harness power out of thin air! This amazing kit will help both you and you child to learn about how wind is a very promising energy source!





-- Lisa the Toy Whiz

There are science toys and then there are Star Wars Science toys -- same learning but with the added benefit of taking you to an entire new galaxy! Mastermind carries a wide variety of Star Wars science toys made by science specialist toy manufacturer, Uncle Milton. Each of these science toys incorporate an aspect of Star Wars that fans of the series will appreciate. Most of the toys also involve assembly making it two toys in one.

Uncle Milton's Star Wars Force Trainer. Using your powers of concentration, you can make the ball in the tube rise. The more you concentrate the higher the ball rises. How cool is that??

Star Wars Optical Command Unit: A set of binoculars that you assemble before use. Once assembled you can use them as magnifying glasses to small objects in more detail, or use them as regular binoculars, and finally, to project holographic images of three Star Wars characters: Yoda, Obi Wan and Anakin.

Star Wars Mustafar Volcano Lab: Let's face it, everyone loves to watch explosions, and better yet, kids like to make their own explosions! This volcano kit replicates the firey world of Mustafar, where Anakin and Obi-Wan have a fierce battle! Erupting lava is made with simple household ingredients that you suppy (vinegar, baking soda, food colouring and dish soap).

Star Wars Darth Vader Robotic Arm: You build a robotic arm that snaps together with 45 pieces. Once it's built you learn how to operate it with the included guide. You can bend it at the elbow, and even move the fingers. Works without batteries.

Star Wars Jedi Telescope: View 3-D images from a galaxy far, far away through this telescope and view finder. Yoda describes each of the ten scenes included with this telescope. It also serves as a telescope and can be used at night to find stars and satelites in our own universe.