hand2mind Animal Science Kit for Kids 8-12, Kids Science Kit with Fact-Filled Guide, Learn About Animal Biology and Dissect Owl Pellets, STEM Toys, 10 Science Experiments

It comes with three pellets and each one had a tiny little skull and bones inside. It helps to spray the pellets with a little water to soften them a tad for the younger kids. Easy to use and if we have to do another science kit, I'll look through this brand more. Worth the money and easy clean up if you prepare your area yourself.

I remember dissecting owl pellets when I was in fifth grade in science. It’s one of my favorite school memories. I wanted my children to have that experience too and Voila, I find this ! This comes with 4 owl pellets which we spent 3 hours dissecting. An 8 year old and 6 year old, entertained, for 3 hours ?! Eureeka! We had a blast with this project. The booklet it comes with is a great guide, offering many answers to questions my 40 year old self long ago forgot the answers to. There is a portion in the book that recommends soaking some of the bones in vinegar and some of them in soda (coke, pop for us Midwesterners). The point of this is to watch the bones go from delicate, nearly brittle to almost rubber like. We did this for the week recommended, the soda molded a bit so we didn’t soak the bones as long as we did in the vinegar but it was pretty cool. Not only does this kit help teach about Owls and their digestive systems but oddly, it is also a bit of a “death positive” learning experience. As a funeral director, I appreciate finding ways (age appropriately)to teach my children about death, whether it be animals or humans. I HIGHLY recommend this. 😊

If you've ever worked with owl pellets you know it can be hit or miss with what you end up with (ie. you will not always get full skeletons of animals, sometimes only some identifiable parts). I love the science and mystery of it all! This is a complete kit to explore owl pellets and inform you first hand of the circle of life-food webs, prey vs predators, digestion, etc... Good value for all, but a great value if you end up with cool bones and you can attempt to piece together their story and appearance. If you are squeamish you can always use gloves to handle the pellets and discoveries.

This was lots of fun! It was exciting not knowing what you would find.

The Bones kit was a lot of fun. My kids just loved it. I have purchased cheaper science kits in the past and have been disappointed. Not only does this kit give kids hands-on experience in touching real bones but also relates it to our everyday lives and careers in the field of science. I also liked how illustrated the guide was and being in color made it so much more engaging. My kids are younger than the recommended age of 8 and were able to still do the experiments. I just needed to help guide them a little bit more on what to do.

I gave this kit to my granson for his 10th birthday, along with a book on owls appropriate for his age group. I think he liked it but he didn't know what it was; he kindof looked and then went to another gift. We had to explain what it was.

Got this for a 7 year old’s birthday. She absolutely loved it!!! She found so many bones and even found a completely intact skull! She spent a lot of time on this project and would not stop talking about it. It comes with everything you need plus a great activity book with great information. I do recommend showing the kid a YouTube video that describes more about owl pellets so they can really understand and grasp what they are and how to dissect them. All in all, great project and would definitely recommend and buy again.

I ordered these during homeschool for my kids. I have ordered other owl pellet kits before, and I honestly preferred those better — they had more pellets and more information about the pellets. This kit had 3 pellets with it. One was big, one medium, and one was so small there was really nothing in it. I feel like you’re paying for the fancy box it comes in.

So much fun and very interesting to find all the little bones, my daughter was excited to find some skulls!

Aucune surprise, les photos et le descriptif sont conformes. Le produit est arrivé sans encombre, bien emballé et bien protégé. Le rapport qualité prix me semble tout à fait correct, je suis pleinement satisfaite !

Per chi è appassionato nello studio degli animali e i loro comportamenti, abitudini e alimentazione. Lo consiglio per adulti e bambini, si raccomanda per questi ultimi una supervisione da parte di un adulto.

A fun and interesting product. My son loved finding out what the owl had eaten. The booklet provided was very helpful and informative too.

C’est le cadeau parfait pour scientifique en herbe. L’ensemble est complet et de qualité très satisfaisante. J’ai complété par un microscope numérique.