I like to do various semi-education activities with my kids, most often on Saturdays. We call these Science Saturdays activities. I am going to post about some of the successful activities and the less-than-great semi-educational activities.

Solar System Sewing Kit

This sewing kit, which we got a bit too early for our kids (currently 6 and 4) it is intended for 7+… The first time we pulled it out, they were 5 and 3 and didn’t have the dexterity to sew. We have brought it out two other times since, and they are getting better the 6 year old can basically do it, but I am walking through it hand and hand with the 4 year old… It hasn’t been a hit, but they like it well enough for an activity once in awhile and have managed to keep their creations together in little bags in their toy drawers, so they enjoy adding to the collection. There are many CiyvoLyeen sewing kits so you can find one that matches their interests and save it for rainy days.

Kid Approved? Passable

Again, this isn’t a big hit, but given we have gone through it a few times and not thrown it out, I expect we will eventually have to sew together all t he planets, rockets, and astronauts. Given it hasn’t broken, lost too many pieces, or been thrown out, it is clearly a decent success.

Replayability

Good for quieter days or as an activity with a family movie on in the background. This requires pretty active parent participation as they won’t complete an item on their own.