News & Blog - Letterbox Lab

Change of Ownership!!!

Posted 10/11/2021 by Letterbox Lab 272

Hi Science Fans, So, we’ve got some big news. Letterbox Lab has changed ownership! After 5 hugely rewarding years of running this business we decided it was time for a change for both us and for Letterbox Lab. Letterbox Lab is...

Rocket Launch

Posted 30/08/2021 by Letterbox Lab 296

We want to provide you and your child with some out-of-this-world fun! And your child will love making this baking soda rocket. You will most likely have the simple materials needed to build this rocket with items in your home. What you will...

Painting with Magnets

Posted 27/08/2021 by Letterbox Lab 182

Magnets can create endless hours of fun. Our Magnetoslime box has some really cool experiments that they can do with magnets, like making magnetic hair, magnetic slime and more! If you have a creative child that loves drawing, and painting, this...

Making invisible ink with lemon

Posted 30/07/2021 by Letterbox Lab 239

If your child has ever seen the film ‘National Treasure’ with Nicholas Cage and Diane Kruger, they will have seen a coded, unseen map on the Declaration of Independence. To reveal its secrets, they used lemons and heat to unveil the...

Chromatography with Coloured Sweets

Posted 22/07/2021 by Letterbox Lab 197

With the school holidays well underway, we’re thinking you need some help coming up with a few fun experiments you can do with your children at home. Chromatography with coloured sweets can show your children how sweets get their colour...

Alyssa Carson: Mission to Mars

Posted 01/06/2021 by Letterbox Lab 523

Mission Mars: The 17 year old girl who has been preparing her whole life, to be one of the first humans to go to Mars. 17 year old Alyssa Carson from Louisiana is on a training programme to become an astronaut and has her eyes set on the 2033...

Women in STEM

Posted 18/05/2021 by Letterbox Lab 443

The number of women in STEM subjects has been growing over the past few years, however only about a quarter of STEM workers are female. But why is this? One suggestion is that this begins in early childhood, when girls and boys are directed...

Now Accredited by the British Science Association

Posted 23/04/2021 by Letterbox Lab 642

We are delighted to announce that our two series of science kits have been accredited by the British Science Association! Now, when your little scientist finishes the 12th box in either the Explore or Investigate series they will be awarded the...

How to Encourage Wildlife into Your Garden

Posted 10/02/2021 by Letterbox Lab 381

Since you might not be getting much further than your garden this spring why not make it a little more interesting by encouraging some little visitors? This half-term is a great time to get prepared for the burst of life that is the...

Halloween Science – Green Flame Pine Cones

Posted 05/10/2020 by Letterbox Lab 580

A great Halloween science activity that’s also brilliant for bonfire night. Pine cones that give bright colourful flames can be bought online but it’s much more fun and more interesting to make them yourselves. These pine cones give...

Halloween Science – Glow in the Dark Slime

Posted 05/10/2020 by Letterbox Lab 424

Oozy, slippery slime is great. But this Halloween science activity adds a fun and eerie glow making it great for Halloween parties, if a little messy. There are loads of slime recipes available online. There are ways to make a slime similar to...

Halloween Science – The Puking Pumpkin

Posted 05/10/2020 by Letterbox Lab 604

Halloween makes a great theme for science experiments. This is a lovely and gruesome Halloween science activity sure to gross a few people out. In this science experiment you will carve a pumpkin and make coloured foam spew from its mouth using a...