Perfectly Horrible Fun This Christmas!

Bored with Christmas presents that don't hold attention beyondChristmas day? Do you know children with inquisitive minds who just love toget their hands dirty? If this sounds familiar, then look no further than thenew Horrible Science kits from Living & Learning for an ideal gift thisChristmas.

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Horrible Science, Living& Learning has created nine new bags of tummy-turning, gravity-defying,optically-awesome and wickedly-weird experiments. These have been developedto help children understand how their bodies function, how the universeworks, as well as explore the forces of nature. Basic practical science ispresented in a fearsomely fun yet factual way.

Based on Scholastic's best selling Horrible Science bookswritten by Nick Arnold and illustrated by Tony De Saulles, the kits presentscience with a truly horrible twist to make it interesting and fun.

The nine bags include - Bulging Brains, Eerie Eyeball, HeavingHeart, Slimy Slugs, Spooky Stars, Violent Volcano, Weird Worms, ShockingRocket and Crazy Cars. Priced around GBP4.99, these bags make ideal stockingfillers and contain items needed for the experiments along with a 'HorribleInfo' leaflet. The bags are suitable for children between 5 and 10 years old.

Other items in the range include three mid-sized box kits -Space, Stars & Slimy Aliens, Deadly Dinosaurs and Scary Sight - providing amultitude of items (including the likes of 'slobsnot' and 'petrified poo') toamuse and entertain. A 16-page booklet packed with fascinating factsaccompanies each kit. The kits are priced at around GBP9.99 and are suitablefor children between 5 and 10 years old.

The two large box kits of Horrible Science are also available- Blood Bones and Body Bits and Explosive Experiments. Both contain sixexperiments that will churn you stomach and blow your mind! Each kit alsooffers lab note booklets packed with useful tips, advice and safetyinformation as well as some mad facts to astound, amaze and revolt even thosewith the strongest of stomachs! These kits are priced at around GBP14.99 andare suitable from 5+ and 10+ years old.

With bodily functions, creepy crawlies, geographical scienceand mad motors, there's something for every 'horrible' little Einstein thisChristmas.

The Horrible Science kits are available now from Woolworths,John Lewis, Toys R Us, The Entertainer, Gamleys, Toymaster Stores, YoungstersStores, Amazon and mailorderexpress.co.uk.

For further stockist information visitwww.livingandlearning.com or call +44-(0)161-428-9111.

Notes to Editors:

Living & Learning is wholly owned by James Galt & Co Ltd, atoy company with over 150 years experience in producing arts, crafts,stationery and activity based toy products for home learning and creativefun.

Scholastic Children's Books are celebrating 10 years ofHorrible Science! This fantastic series has exceeded sales of 3 millionthroughout the world and has now been translated into 27 languages. Winnersof the Aventis prize and twice winners of the Rhone-Poulenc award, authorNick Arnold, and illustrator, Tony De Saulles, are world famous for theirtruly horrid shows, and kicked their birthday off in style with a weekend ofevents at the Science Museum in March.

A picture accompanyig this release is available through the PA Photowire.It can be viewed at www.mediapoint.press.net or www.prnewswire.co.uk

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