The best gifts for 8-year-olds help them engage in elaborate fantasy play and bury their noses in good books. It's an age when children are developing their physical skills and social identities, and ...

STEM learning might sound like some kind of fad simply because the acronym is fairly new, but the truth is that kids are hard-wired to find these academic disciplines (science, technology, engineering ...

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MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — “Bring It Back,” a small and inexpensive microgravity spaceflight kit, has won the do-it-yourself technology and education space competition sponsored by NASA and MAKE Magazine ...

Since 1888, National Geographic has made science accessible and exciting. Outside of watching their award-winning documentaries and reading their books and magazines, kids can now enjoy hands-on ...

There’s no doubt that kids have it better than we did when it comes to cool activities for kids. While tie-dye, jewelry making, and slime kits are certainly engaging options for them, little ones even ...

Both National Geographic science kits include an erupting volcano. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's Black Friday week and ...

I was wandering the aisles of the Bay Area's largest rummage sale not long ago when I came across a thing of beauty: an ancient but extremely well-kept kids' science experiment kit. It must have been ...

What's under the Christmas tree always gets the most publicity, but, personally, I think stocking stuffers are really where it's at. This is where you can get super creative and thoughtful, finding ...