35 Mind-blowing Science Toys That Kids & Adults Will Truly Geek Out Over

Watch a kid's jaw drop when they blow up a whole balloon that's taller than they are with (believe it or not) one breath. These windbags are 8 feet long and teach the properties of air pressure in a thrilling, colorful way.

Play a harmless prank on your pals and make them think you’re a magician with a mirascope. The toy uses mirrors to project what appears to be a hologram at the top of the UFO-shaped disc. Reach to grab it and it’s like it was never there.

Engineering is awesome when you’re playing while learning about fluid dynamics and hydraulics. First, you get to build this robot arm and then you get to work with bits of code to make it do rad stuff. It’s enough to make a school-age kid want to join the robotics club.

Test your logic, your luck, and your knowledge of the principles of physics with a wild ride on the gravity maze. Grab a challenge card, stack the blocks and try your best not to drop the ball when you put the marble at the top.

Get distracted in the name of science with a desk accessory that mesmerizes, hypnotizes, and keeps going like the Energizer bunny with no batteries required. The artful asteroid uses magnetism to keep on moving and grooving.

Bring biology class home with you by investing in an expansive set of slides of some of nature’s most fascinating microorganisms and microscopic wonders. There are 100 slides to study in this set, which works with any microscope.

Transform boring old rocks into flashy, shiny gems with a toy that’s been a classic for decades. This tumbler is professional-grade so you can expect to polish dozens of rocks into smooth, glittery items that can be used in decor and jewelry.

Amaze your friends with a toy that’ll have your head spinning. Gravitational force and angular momentum are on full display in a fascinating way in this set that you have to see to believe.

Art and science meet in this fascinating wheeled device that rocks as it rolls. Well, it stirs more than it rocks, all through the power of heat. Learn about conduction, convection, and other properties of thermodynamics after building the easy to assemble desk toy.

Blowing bubbles isn't just for babies, it's for kids old enough to have an interest in physics. This kit will challenge their minds and critical thinking skills with bubble wands that are shaped like cubes, triangles, and other shapes. What will that mean for the shape of the bubble? Try it and find out!

It can be the cloudiest night ever and you can still get a great view of all the wonders the universe holds with this at-home planetarium. The projector contains three slide discs of nebulae, galaxies, stars, planets, and more for you to marvel at.

See the world and the stars with a 3-in-1 globe loaded with discoveries to make. Learn about geography and the galaxy as you turn the globe from side to side and day to night and explore natural wonders near and far.

Sand plus water usually equals mud, but what if that sand is afraid of water? That's magic that a kiddo will get to learn about with this hydrophobic collection of strange sand. It comes in a ton of colors and never gets wet. Don't believe it? Try it out and see!

Be the hero of your own laboratory with a set that turns you into Tony Stark. Build Iron Man’s gauntlet and then flex those superhero coding muscles by learning how to code commands for the gauntlet to do cool things like light up.

See the moon in a whole new light by looking at it as a light with Moon in My Room. Use the remote to make the moon light up and explore its surface craters and valleys and learn about its various phases and how the affect Earth.

What lies beneath our skin? A whole lot of weird, squishy stuff that a kid will get to explore with this fascinating set. The 12" tall clear human is packed with 21 different parts for a kid to pull out and learn about all sans mess.

Math class will be your kid's new favorite after playing Prime Club. The game was made for fans of math and will teach help them learn and master concepts like multiplication, division, factorization, and prime numbers. There are an almost infinite number of outcomes so a kid and their pals can play over and over.

Lasers and learning go hand in hand with this miniature fun house that challenges you to bounce rays to make your way through a maze. Practice geometry and problem-solving skills while arranging blocks to redirect the laser the way it’s depicted on the dozens of included puzzle cards.