Best of … gifts for a budding young scientist

Contributed by Tim Brugger, Catalogs.com Top 10 Guru

Like all parents and concerned adults, if we can do to spark the mind of child instead of melting it with video games like so much nuclear waste, this would be a good thing. What better way to show you really care then getting the perfect gift for your young scientist, a.k.a. Nobel Prize winner?

To get you started, here are the best of the best gifts for a budding young scientist.

Brain exercise

Use it or lose it

Any self-respecting young scientist understands the brain is akin to a large muscle; it must be used and occasionally abused to remain in tip-top form. The Brain Buster (again, the name says it all) from American Science and Surplus fits the bill nicely. If you think your young Einstein will give up too easy, make sure to hide the answer key. Cruel? Perhaps, but remember it’s for their own good.

Book rental service

Reading material delivered

What a great idea; a website that rents books! These tomes from Booksfree.com are super inexpensive to rent, they’ll ship them for free, and they’re delivered to your door; if only the cable guy could provide that kind of service. Plus, they have a whole section of books for the budding young scientist. With Booksfree.com, she can try it before she buys it.

Microscopic pursuits

Basic science buff gear

If not for yourself, do it for your young scientist. You must realize that other young scientists are laughing at him. “What!” they bellow in a pretentious, scoffing tone “You don’t even have a microscope? What a wannabe!” Only you and Home Science Tools can put an end to this torment; and quite possibly a scarred scientific mind. No longer will he suffer the shame and indignity of having the proverbial science sand kicked in his face.