Put on your safety goggles, then use a wooden mallet and dowel to carefully chip away at a sand block and unearth dinosaur bones. Use the enclosed brush to remove dust from the block, as you excavate. Then rinse your “fossils” with water and snap them together to form a model T. rex. Includes a 23” x 17” color STEM poster that teaches about the history of paleontology; where and how dinosaur fossils are excavated; extinction theories and more. Ages 8+.

Available online and at: http://www.nsi-intonline.com

Splat Bugs are so real – really disgusting, that is!  Just fill them with goo and guts and splat! Squeeze ‘em!  Squash ‘em! Stomp ‘em! Smash ‘em! Have fun scaring your friends with super squishy bugs, then get an added thrill as you splat out their goo and guts for the ultimate gross out!  Splat bugs can be refilled over and over again for gobs of stomach turning fun. Collect all 9. Available in single packs, 3 packs and in a special online offer of 6 Splat Bugs, 1 tube of green goo & 1 tube of orange guts (go to www.SplatBugs.com). Goo and guts are non toxic.

Available online and at: Amazon and www.splatbugs.com

It looks like a bubble, plays like a ball. Now it’s taking a walk on the wild side! It’s Groovy Wubble – the Super Wubble bubble ball with a funkadelic tie-dye design. Kick it, whack it, throw it, bounce it – even sit on it!  Made from squishy, squashy, super soft and lightweight Xpandium, Groovy Wubble can be inflated to gnarly proportions (24-30 inches is best) and inflates in just minutes with the enclosed pump. Enjoy lots of bouncy fun year-round. And dig this: No two Groovy Wubbles are exactly alike! Patch kit included. Pump requires 4 “AA” size (1.5V) batteries (not included). Balls are also sold separately, without a pump.  Ages 6+.

– Available online and at: Target – http://www.WubbleBall.com

Slider Disc is the first transforming flying disc that fits in your pocket !. Catch, reset and through it back before it transforms or you are gonna loose! The built in timer converts your flying disc into a time game experience for endless fun at the beach, park or backyard. 3 Play modes: Compact Mode: Pocket size, ready any time and easy to carry. Free Flight Mode: Lock it and use it as a regular flying disc any time. Game Mode: Set the timer and when the time runs out the blades slide back and Game Over!

Available online and at: http://www.eolo.com

Learn about the characteristics of gases, liquids, and solids while creating a squishy stress ball, a scented mini mood lamp, and a calming mood tube. The 36-page, illustrated storybook and activity guide includes 10 STEM-based activities that focus on properties of matter and sensory play.

– Learn about the states of matter through fun crafty experiments and squishy, sensory play!
– 10 fun-filled activities are included to deepen awareness of science and chemistry concepts
– Kids will enjoy the fascinating, calming properties of squishy substances
– Materials included to build 3 sensory crafts – a mood lamp, stress balls and a calming mood tube

Available online and at: Amazon.com

Just Add Egg is the egg-citing new science activity kit that is an egg-cellent way for science to be even more fun. Like all of the Just Add kits from Griddly Games, this kit comes with everything you need except for the adding ingredient. This time, add egg for multiple bio-organic experiments and art activities. Just Add Egg is the eco-friendly kit that will inspire any artist or scientist. Enjoy making up to five different egg-speriments and seven different art egg-tivities including making your own dinosaur egg, egg shell geode, or even make an egg totally disappear!

Available at: griddlygames.com

Just Add Glue is the exciting new science activity kit that is sure to stretch the imagination! Use this cool new kit to create different forms of super stretchy polymers and make them bounce! By creating gluey gooey putties that can be picked up, stretched, and even rolled into a ball that bounces. Experimenting with the Just Add Glue kit let you mix separate batches of varying amounts of two main ingredients to witness the difference that consistencies can make. The product allows an underlying lesson about states of matter including liquids and polymers. It’s a basic introduction to chemistry and material engineering.

Available at: Amazon.com – griddlygames.com – craft and hobby stores

Just Add Sugar is the exciting new science activity kit that is a sweet way for science to be even more fun. Like all of the Just Add kits from Griddly Games, this kit comes with everything you need except for the adding ingredient. This time, add your own sugar for multiple organic chemical experiments and art activities. Just Add Sugar is the eco-friendly kit that will inspire any artist or scientist. Enjoy making homemade candy, of course, and don’t forget to clean up with your new homemade sugar-inspired soap!”

Available at: Amazon.com – griddlygames.com – craft and hobby stores