Safari Ltd. Life Cycle of a Honey Bee - Educational Toy Figurines - Miniature Bee Lifecycle Collection for Boys, Girls & Kids Age 4+...

These plastic replicas allow children to see what the life cycle of a bee would look like. They are great hands-on models that children can match up to real photos of the life cycles of the bees. These go great with books with photos such as, The Life Cycle of a Bee by Colleen Sexton.

The media could not be loaded. I'm a long time poultry educator and have been recently on the lookout for toys that can be used to educate children about a wide range of animal species. This life Cycle of a Chicken set is small and impressive in my opinion. the hen is well detailed and can be used to show and discuss feathering, scaly legs, waddles, comb... but, the ears are not defined very well so discussions regarding egg shell color will not tie-in ear lobe colors. There is no rooster, so this may lead to some unanswered questions regarding why those eggs hatched? Adding a rooster to this kit would be helpful in explaining where chicks come from. The details in the hatching chick are particularly nice, it even has a tiny point on top of the beak which indicates the egg tooth that is soon shed after hatching. Some of the hand-painting was missing on the chick's legs, but overall, very well done. I consider this to be a collectible set for elementary school aged children. I also find this very reasonably priced and I give it five stars without hesitation. Excellent for a curious child and I am impressed with Fafari Ltd!

My preschoolers just loved playing with the individual pieces as well as putting them in the proper ladybug life cycle order. The pieces are large enough to not get lost easily. I added in several books on the lady bug's life cycle, created a sensory habitat in the classroom along with magnifying glasses and a few bug box boxes. We went outside and caught lady bugs as well as ladybug larvae/grubs to study then let go. It all tied in nicely and gave them a hands on understanding. I also bought the monarch butterfly and the frog life cycle. and did the same thing. All are at a reasonable price and a good quality. I highly recommend them.

I am a teacher and I'm always looking for a hands on experiences for the classroom. So you can imagine how excited I was when I found these! Last spring I had an incubator in my classroom and the children got to watch the chicks hatch out of their eggs! I did a whole unit on the life cycle of the chicken and these figurines were a beautiful visual for the children. I love Safari Ltd products they are such a good quality and are great replicas. The children enjoy playing with the figurines and putting them in the correct order that the life cycle of a chicken. But what came first the chicken or the egg?? LOL!

We bought these to go with the book 'The Honey Makers' and I am so glad we did. My children got to play with the pieces as they corresponded with the book. They are bright chuncky pieces and don't get lost easily. They are great for all ages not just younger children. My 11 year old loved them as much as my younger children. Worth the investment, even if your not homeschooling like us, the combination of the two would be a great summer study. If you understand things like bees your not afraid of them but become interested.