Science can easily feel like magic — especially when there are crystals involved. That’s why my kids and I loved the Grow Your Own Crystal... animal activity kits from Klutz.
My 5- and 8-year-old kids have been begging to grow DIY crystals for months, but I was a little scared to take on the task. If you look up tutorials online, you’ll find dozens of posts about which chemicals to buy and how many weeks you have to wait to see results.
It all sounded a little overwhelming.
But when my editors at Scholastic offered to send me the Klutz crystal-growing animal kits to check out, I was more willing to give the science experiment a try, because they looked totally fun and accessible — and the crystals only take four to eight hours to grow.
Klutz currently has four crystal animal kits available:
- Grow Your Own Crystal Fox
- Grow Your Own Crystal Unicorn
- Grow Your Own Crystal Narwhal
- Grow Your Own Crystal Dragon
With these kits, kids learn how to grow crystals that decorate the animal figurines. Each kit comes with the exact amount of crystal powder you need, pipe cleaners, a scenic backdrop for the animal, and a colorful, easy-to-read instruction book with fun facts about crystals.
The pipe cleaners form the horns, wings, fins, or other features on the figurines, and the crystals coat the pipe cleaners as they grow, resulting in animals that have gem-like details. They’re adorable!
When my kids came home from school, they were excited to see that the animals had already sprouted tons of crystals. This activity delivers on the promised result, and it’s one that my kids really loved doing.
I also appreciated that this activity was easy to clean up afterwards, unlike another batch of sticky slime.
After growing these crystal animals, my kids are excitedly looking for another science experiment we can do together. Seeing them that interested in science is an amazing feeling.
Shop these kits below now! You can find all Klutz activity kits at The Scholastic Store.
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