Homeschool Review: Super Skeleton Model Kit by Gaby Goldsack
Last November, we received a wonderful surprise from one of the online stores on educational toys, The Sandbox Toys on Facebook. The store was just launched and the owner posted an invitation in one of our homeschooling communities to “like” the page and check out the products they sell.
As it turned out, the store was raffling off prizes to those who follow the pages and my name came up. The prize was called Super Skeleton (Build it now) by Gaby Goldsack which was a model kit. I was very happy because it meant another free project that my kids can do. In homeschooling, that’s great news. What easy way to learn about the bones of the body but with a model kit!
I’m great at DIY’s (I use them when I need to save money), but models and pre-packed kits save a lot of time and energy, in my opinion. So if I can afford to get some, I do so.
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Anyway, when the package arrived, I gathered my kids to see it.
The first pages of the book was about the different parts of the bones and their functions, but the more exciting part is the rest of the book that had cutouts of the different parts of the skeleton, plus the brain and internal organs. I thought it was great because as the kids put together the skeleton model, they were given a good idea of where each part of the internal organs are located.
Putting together the parts was easy too, as you just need to slip the parts together according to instructions.
Here’s a quick video clip of some of the photos that I put together as the kids were building the model:
My Recommendations in using Super Skeleton Model kit
I would advise that if you want to keep the skeleton model for a longer time, glue the parts together and place it where it won’t be easy to get hit by anything or anybody. Regular white glue is fine, you only need to wait for it to dry before putting it where you intend to place it.
I have to admit that we didn’t keep the book after the kids built the model. We do have a couple of books on body and bones in our shelf so it was one of the stuff we let go when we moved.
All in all, it was a fun activity that my kids shared. I focussed more on the building more than discussing it because the building process is a lesson in itself. My 6-year old was already into the body books before the model kit arrived so it served as their hands-on activity for the lesson.
More than being another online shop, The Sandbox Toys aims to assist homeschooling families by providing affordable educational toys, games and manipulatives, and making them accessible for us.
The Super Skeleton Model Kit, if my memory serves me right, costs around Php 700. But if you want to inquire about it and check out The Sandbox Toys’ other products, here are the details:
The Sandbox Toys
https://www.facebook.com/theSandboxtoys
16 Comments
Berlin
The boys and I recently visited Myth of the Human Body Museum in Pasay City and this project is very timely to test what they have learned from the visit. Will check their fb page na and I hope to find some interesting stuff for the boys. Thanks for sharing this.
Ps
You have three boys din pala? Ako din, Ihihi. Ay, four na pala. Just gave birth nga pala. Pero just like you, sunod sunod Lang sila.
Mommy Queenelizabeth
My son has been addicted to this kind of activity before, but i think it was a different brand that we bought from a puzzle store, i will try to recall it hehehe..but this one’s a great gift for him i’l check this out! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Gracie
Oh wow! I love what you’ve said mommy “building more than discussing” I will check their page, they might have kits for toddlers ????
Marie
I love this! Although, I don’t think my daughter will haha. She gets scared of skeletons, but defintely so much better than looking it up on the net.
Madz
This reminds me of biology class in college.Although I don’t know if what we had in the laboratory back then was a real human skeleton.
Mommy Pehpot
Great educational kit not just for home schoolers no?
Medyo pricey but still maraming matutunan ang mga bata 🙂
May De Jesus-Palacpac
Yes, great for regular schoolers too. 🙂 Pricey ba? I find it affordable naman for a US-sourced book. Usually sa Fully Booked, mas mahal ang price.
Ma.Me.Mi.Mommy
I’ll check this out when my kids are a bit older. I’ll end up building it lang. Haha
Kati Balayan
Wow, I remember having something similar when I was in school (a looong time ago haha, made out of wood nga lang. These are great to while away time specially if you have kids talaga.
Iris @ Earth Love Skin
So nice your boys enjoyed the kit! When I was a kid Jack and Jill had the same freebies pero on a smaller scale. Some kind of build-your-own jamboree. It’s nice there are many educational kits nowadays that are available for delivery.
Iris @ Earth Love Skin
http://www.earthloveskin.com
mhaan.a-ds
I agree that it is a fun way learning different bone structures of the body. Like a puzzle to build. Glad that your kids enjoyed this small activity.
Mayu
Back in our days we just have charts that we can stick to our walls or posters. But now, these kids are too blessed to have this kind of advantages when it comes to learning!
roby
i know it’s a bit early but i am actually considering to homeschool my kid. good to know there are a lot of activities that we can do with the use of this modules. 🙂
Denice
Looks like a fun activity to do with kids. Sayang my little one is still too young to enjoy it. Maybe when she gets bigger na. 🙂
Heather Johnson
What a fabulous model. I will have to look into this because my daughter is really interested in skeletons.
Pam / Hey, Miss Adventures!
I love these kits (more for me than for my daughter haha). Will definitely consider this when the daughter is older. Magpu-push na din yata kami for homeschooling. Yay!