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Play Kits: an hour in a box

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Alexis Ralphs
Feb 07, 2025
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Play Kits: an hour in a box

Have you ever bought one of those readymade “science kits”?

You know, the kind where you pay £15 for a two-inch plastic volcano and a tiny sheet of instructions telling you to “get some baking soda and vinegar from the cupboard.”

Really? That’s what I paid for?

You had such high hopes. There was the tantalising promise of something to delight - and occupy …

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