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The holidays are right around the corner, so it is time to start thinking about gifts for the kiddos. Here are some of the things I love that will make great gifts and the holidays joyful for everyone. Gifts that encourage interaction and exploration are great. My kids are going to go nuts when they get these exploration kits for Christmas!

Review:

My sons will love creating this human skeleton and exploring the solar system. It will be a great way for us to spent time together and to learn about the human body and space. These are those creative projects that are both super fun and very educational. With Christmas coming I am always looking for things to keep my kids engaged and learning over those long winter months in Wisconsin. These project based educational projects that can be used multiple times in multiple ways. I love that there are so many components to these exploration stations. This is a must have learning experience for kids of all ages!

Take a trip into the stratosphere with Smithsonian Exploration Station: Space (ISBN: 978-1626867222)! With informative text and full-color photographs, young astronomers will learn about the intricate makeup of our solar system as well as distant galaxies and constellations. The 56-page fact book combined with the sticker sheet, space figurines to play with, and the glow-in-the-dark stars make this space experience interactive and engaging.

Includes:

56-page fact book

30 stickers

22 glow-in-the-dark stars

2 figurines (astronaut and rocket)

Discover what makes your blood pump and your muscles stretch in this hands-on learning experience! With fascinating facts, full-color photographs, a plastic model skeleton, and 25 fact cards, Smithsonian Exploration Station: Human Body (978-1626867215) is a fun, engaging way to learn about the inner workings of the complex systems that make the human body. 

Includes:

56-page fact book

30 stickers

1 plastic model skeleton (13 pieces)

25 fact cards

Head off on a globetrotting adventure in this interactive atlas! Learn about the diverse cultures, customs, wildlife, and natural beauty that form our world through informative text and full-color photograph. Children will love the hands-on aspect to learning as they blow up their inflatable globe and build the cardstock models of some of the wonders of the world. Smithsonian Exploration Station: World Atlas (ISBN: 978-1626867208) is the perfect way to engage kids in the amazing world around them!

Includes:

56-page fact book

30 stickers

1 inflatable globe

3 cardstock models to assemble: the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, and a Mayan pyramid