Giveaway & Discount: ASCIENCEBOX: Ready-to-Use Science Experiments delivered to your doorstep every month

My kids think their dad is a genius.

At any given moment, he can pull out lightbulbs, electrodes, magnets, and all sorts of weird tools, and create an exciting new science toy! They love Doing Science With Daddy. To them, "science" has become synonymous with fun and discovery. And the best thing is, it takes Daddy ZERO seconds to prepare the materials.

Much as we would love to claim all the credit, we must confess that my husband owes his Genius Status to ASCIENCEBOX. Every month, a big orange box appears on our doorstep containing all the materials and tools needed to do up to 4 different science experiments. It even comes with a attractive instructional booklet with child-friendly explanations and pictures of how it works.

WARNING: AScienceBox is Addictive!

Pre-packed, Pre-cut and Ready to Go

The box literally contains EVERYTHING we need, ranging from gears, motors, duct tape, pipettes, sponges, straws, corrugated cardboard, scissors... every single item packed neatly in transparent ziplocked bags.

Some items like straws, batteries and scissors are readily available at home, but anyone who has worked with young children would appreciate not having to stop mid-experiment to hunt for glue or that elusive scissors that always seems to disappear...


I initially thought it would be relatively simple to find the science experiment ideas online and buy the materials ourselves, but having someone else do the shopping and cutting and preparations for us freed us up to spend time WITH the children as opposed to spending time preparing things FOR them. And to be completely honest, never in our wildest dreams would we have even thought of creating a robot from scratch!

 

Instructions and Explanations

The instructions are simple and clear, and they present science concepts clearly and using correct scientific terms. The little boy was very proud of his Magnetic Jumping Frog and kept it by his bed for many days. Its "jumps" are powered by stacking ring magnets on a stick and pushing two like pole magnets together to create a magnetic spring. When they repel, it creates a "jump". Simple but brilliant. Wish I had thought of it! He showed it to his everyone and we were surprised to hear him and his sister explaining to their neighbour how like poles repel and unlike poles attract!

Yes, the magnetic frog is upside down on purpose!
The kids were mightily tickled to see an upside-down frog jumping up and down!

Themes

There's a different theme for every month, ranging from hydroponics, robotics to music, colours and light. I like that the experiments in each month build on each other, and reinforce the same concept, like using magnets and batteries to make four different kinds of moving toys. 

The children enjoyed making a telescope, an electromagnet, colour wheel, and balloon rocket, to name a few. But their top favourite is a flying helicopter made from paper, an ice-cream stick and rubber bands and a paperclip.  Winding the propeller twists the rubber bands, which creates potential energy. When released, the rubber bands uncoil, sending the helicopter flying in the air! 

Subscription / Single Box

3 months - SGD29.9/month
6 months - SGD 28.50
Single box  - SGD 13.9 - 32.50
(select from themes like electricity, sound, optical illusions, etc)

I first saw ASCIENCEBOX at our annual Homeschool Curriculum fair and we immediately signed up for a six-month subscription. The kids get really excited each time a box arrives and we have to 'ration' the experiments to last a month till the next delivery!

Families with more than one child can opt for a Sibling Add-On to receive extra materials for two sets of each experiment, so you won't have both kids fighting over who gets to do what!

Shipping by normal mail is free, or you can pay a few dollars more for registered mail or courier delivery.

Discount Code for Single Box / Subscriptions

Enter the discount code  "FUN20" when you checkout. 

Get a 20% discount off all subscriptions or single box purchases. Valid till 31 October 2015.

Giveaway

** The giveaway has ended. Congratulations to the 2 lucky winners, S W Ginn Chin and Sarah Siew!

ASCIENCEBOX is giving away two boxes of LIGHT AND COLOURS, worth $32.50 each.To stand a chance to be one of the two lucky winners, please do the following 2 steps.

1. Comment at the bottom of this post with your

• Facebook Name
• Children's ages

2. Like asciencebox and funwithouttoys on Facebook.

This giveaway ends on 31 Oct 2015 at 11.59pm. Good luck!

Terms and Conditions 

1. Entries that do not fulfill the requirements stated will be disqualified without notice.
2. The 2 winners will be notified via Facebook.
3. Winners must reply within three days, or a new winner will be picked.
4. This giveaway is open to Singapore residents only.