National Geographic Egyptian Kit (Toy)

Great! There are lots of excellent, detailed reviews of this item already written, so I won't repeat what has already been said. My daughter loves all things Egypt, so this was always going to be a winner. It's a great kit that you can sit down together with and spend a hour (or two) on in different sittings. The bracelet and the mask were particular favourites. We also had some interesting discussions about what we were making, which prompted further research on the internet! All-in-all a great product for an 8 year old. We loved it!

Fun and educational! As a teacher, I got this kit to use with primary school aged children. Although it is very well presented with an informative booklet, it would be quite difficult to make anything in it more than once and thus once the kit has been used, it is not much use. However if you have a child with an interest in the Egyptians then it would be a fantastic set to keep them busy during a holiday. Amongst the items you can make are a bracelet, plaster of paris artefacts, door hanger and mask. The instructions are clear and easy to follow and only require basic household items to complement the contents provided.

OK, but once only use Written with the help of my eight-year old son. This kit contains a variety of items as described by other reviewers. Probably best are the plaster of paris casts to make a variety of items including a Pharaoh's mask and scarab. However the supply of plaster of paris is limited so only one Pharaoh's mask can be made. This is a bit of a shame and we bought more supplies separately. As crayons were not included the supplied pains were used with the stencils rather unsuccessfully. Some items, particularly the door hanger and the scroll were not so well received and the bracelet was rejected - by a boy! A girl would no doubt like it. Overall pretty good but probably not a gift for Christmas day. It needs a bit of time and consideration to make the items and read the book.

National Geographic Egyptian Kit A lot of fun for young and old. You can make a bracelet, wall hanger and there are stencils which can be used for more than one project. The box does list all the things which are included in the kit including paints, thread and beads but there are still a lot of things which you need but which are not included in the kit. Just check out what you need prior to giving it to a child. You don't want to be in a position where your little one wants to start making an item and you don't have in the house what will be necessary to complete the project. The plaster of paris is easy to use but it is tricky to get the plaster out of the mould and may require adult help. The instruction booklet is informative, educational and fun. The kids will learn a great deal but in a fun way so that they won't realise that they are learning. This kit is mainly for single use though the stencils can be used more than once. I would definitely recommend this kit as the whole family can become involved.

Good stuff for the kids but a problem with the mould. I got the National Geographic Egyptian Kit mainly to give the kids a project to have fun with as they are both into history and like Eqyptian mummies and so forth. Its pretty good with quite a few moulds and some hieroglyphics to practice and paint to make the moulds colourful. However there is a rather large problem in the mummy tomb mould in that the rubber its made from is very stiff and hard to remove once the plaster sets. It was so hard that the plaster figure broke trying to remove it. If this was made much easier to use then the kit would be much improved. Still in spite of this the kids had a lot of fun making the casts and learning about ancient Egypt.