As a former teacher turned stay-at-home-mom/blogger, I am always looking for ways to incorporate learning into my kids’ days. Â Which is why we’ve been watching Magic School Bus episodes on Netflix for the past 6 months or so, since a friend recommended Magic School Bus. I love that my children can learn about weather, how the human body works, and dinosaurs (among countless other topics) in a fun and engaging way.
We were recently sent the Magic School Bus Weather Lab kit, and I had to hide it from my son because I knew he was going to be so excited and want to rip it open to play with immediately!
The Magic School Bus Weather Lab is for children 5 years old and up, which is perfect for my son who is 5 1/2.
The weather lab comes with 28 different activity cards and objects with which to create your own weather station, learn about evaporation, create “rain”, and more.
One thing I loved about this kit is that it is NOT a one-and-done activity. The first time we took it out, my son and I made a rain “cloud” (using a sponge), witnessed evaporation and condensation, AND created a weather station and recorded our findings.
But there are still over 20 activities to do within the kit, so we can come back to it another day. I definitely think this is the PERFECT birthday gift for any child ages 5-10, since there are so many learning opportunities – but it is super-fun to do! Â I feel great about the fact that the Magic School Bus Weather Lab gives my son chances to observe the world around him, get a taste for science experiments, and record his findings. He just thinks he has a cool new toy to play with! In fact, he has actually scheduled times to perform all the other experiements we haven’t done yet. Â And I won’t lie — I don’t mind doing the experiments either. It’s a great way to spend time together, learn something, and have fun!
I received the Magic School Bus Weather Station to review. All opinions are 100% my own.
My kids would love this.
My little boys love educational activities, especially when I present them as non-educational! I think we’ll have to try out some science/weather experiments!
Oh wow, I remember the Magic School Bus from when I was younger. I had no idea it was still around. This looks like an awesome kit.
Wow, sounds neat!
How much fun is this kit! We’re waiting until tomorrow to open ours but we’re all so excited about it.
That is pretty cool! I remember Magic School Bus as a kid. 🙂
This is just the sort of thing I’d love to do with my daughter when she gets a little older.
Magic School Bus is my daughter’s FAVORITE show — she would absolutely love this!
Wow, that looks really cool. We just started watching some of the Magic School Bus episodes to go along with our homeschool science lessons, will have to check out these kits.
I love that this kit teaches all about weather, what a fun idea. I love magic school bus too!