[Ad- gifted product] Robin is a huge fan of small figures, creatures, and blind boxes. This made the concept of Beaker Creatures fantastic for her, especially with their Beaker Creatures Reactor Pods and their Beaker Creatures Skull Mountain Volcano. These toys are aimed at children who are interested in science and learning, which is an interesting way to build more of an understanding of science.
Beaker Creatures Skull Mountain Volcano
The Beaker Creatures Skull Mountain Volcano is a decent sized volcano with a skull face to it. There are three parts; the base, the volcano skull, and a container in the top that you can do science experiments into. When we first opened up the volcano, we obviously looked at the box, which has a fizzy, crying eye skull. We did sort of expect this to be what happens when we add in the included Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod, but just as a fair warning, that’s not the case. Within the instructions for the volcano, there are two other experiments that tell you how to add vinegar and baking soda (along with some food coloring) to create the volcano effect on the package. There is also a recipe for a “slime brain” that you can create in the volcano, but none of the material for either of those experiments are included.
What is included is the reactor pod – a sort of bath-bomb looking orb that you can place into the middle slot and drizzle water onto, letting the water cry out of the skulls eyes and down onto the surfaces under it. Robin had a fun time melting this pod! On the front of the box, it does show you which creature you will get, but she didn’t realize that and was well excited with getting “the one featured on the front” of the box. These creatures are color-changing, when you put them in warm or cold water, which is neat. They are inside a little plastic capsule, that you get to pop open, and each one comes with a scientific card where you can write down the number of arms, eyes, etc they have. They also came with some trivia about other creatures in the real world that can change their color or shape depending on their environment.
Beaker Creatures Reactor Pods
We also got a single Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod from series 2, which does state it’s a 3-piece set. Inside is one monster, which is inside the capsule and bath bomb exterior. It does have the same card, already revealing what character it is before you dissolve it away, along with that little bit of information on real-life animals or, in our case, technology as we got a little robot character in our pod. I do feel these reactors could be more fizzy and have more of an experience with them, but as is, they are a fun little blind box that feels more than just opening a bag. We did do more science experiments with our creatures, which was a lot of fun.
love the creatures that colour change
looks a fun way of learning
Looks fun
Looks messy, and my kids love messy
looks a good toy something different
My daughter loves slime so this would be a hit!
That is such a fun way to make learning fun! It’s equal parts science and good, old-fashioned mess!
This brings back memories of when I was a kid. I loved anything that fizzed, overflowed, or did anything like this. I love it!
It looks really fun & messy!
This looks like great fun! 😁
I love that it looks like fun but also educational
Fun +messy = perfect family fun !)over it
This science toy looks super fun! Kids can be entertained and also learn scientific fundamentals.
Beaker Creatures Skull Mountain Volcano sounds like an interesting toy to buy for teens. Thanks for the recommendation.
I found this review really helpful! It gave great details about the fun experiments and the included items, making me excited to try it with my kids. The honest insights about the blind box and science activities were very informative.
I love the science aspect
It sounds like something kids will enjoy doing combining fun with science.
my kids love nothing more than getting messy
My great nephew has autism and is always looking for toys which hold his interest. This looks perfect.
Would love this set!
Anything messy is fun
Looks like a great learning and educational toy
I love this because it’s lots of fun, lots of gooey goo and all while learning. Plus colour changing too, The kids will love it
Its creative and messy
I love that the children learn something as well as having loads of fun
I love the combination of science and fun!
My niece absolutely loves science and it looks a great toy to play and have fu while you learn
Looks great fun with my nephew
A little science is fun! The words volcano and skull also have appeal!
My granddaughter would love doing this with granny it looks good fun.
I love that the kids will be learning whilst having great fun being messy.
I love the way it gets children interested in science in such a fun way!
My Granddaughter would love this as it looks such & messy. A fun way to learn how science works
It looks really fun and messy
I love that it’s something my 7 year old children can do together and it’s perfect for Halloween!
Luvly Jubbly
looks a fun way of learning
It’s a slime based toy and my youngest loves slime.
It looks like a fun way to learn!
I like the design which looks like fun.
My grandson likes new toys, so this would be nice to win for him.
This would be great for my son’s upcoming birthday as he loves anything to do with slime!
Looks like a fun way to learn. Thanks for the competition.