4MSolar System Planetarium - DIY Glow In The Dark Astronomy Planet Model Stem Toys Gift for Kids & Teens, Girls & Boys, Model:3427

This product is perfect for the kids needing to create planets for their school projects. it comes non painted and the person must paint the planets and place them on the stand. it comes with clear instructions and how to position the students need to place them in to be able to talk about the planets. It is kind of small and is not really easy to carry with out it falling a part but it is really easy to put back together. The reason for the 4 star on assemble is due to the fact that you have to place the rings on saturn and it being small makes it hard to put in place. Depending the age of the person may need some adult help to get it put together.

I'd give this 4.5 stars if that were an option (and why isn't it an option, by the way?). It was perfect for our needs as an elementary home school family. My first grader loved it and was able to learn from the 3D, hands-on experience. There's no better way to learn an abstract concept. I snapped the planets together and sanded them slightly with the sandpaper square to "rough them up" before painting, as suggested. My seven-year-old and I snapped them into position on the model and then painted them together. The paint adhered to the planets very well. The glow paint didn't work well when we mixed it with other paints, but it did work well on the planets that we applied it to as a top layer (just a little FYI). This model is very small, but that works well for us. Just for reference, the "sun" is about the size of a ping pong ball. Jupiter is about the size of a giant marble, maybe a bit larger. The planets and distances between are not to scale but served our purpose well. We were wanting to learn about orbits, positions of the planets, and sequence from the sun. The only thing I would have liked to change was the fact that the set doesn't include Pluto. Yes, I know it's no longer considered a planet as it is now considered a "dwarf planet". Still, I would've liked to have it in the set.

So I'll begin with saying this is pretty small. But you aren't paying that much for it so it's to be expected.I love that my child could paint it on his own though we use acrylic paint I had and not the ones the kit brought. I think it worked out better.I was a bit disappointed that the planets were not at all right in size comparison to each other. But my planet loving 5 year old took it apon himself to remedy that by just changing the planets around so the sizes matched better and painted them the color of the planet he chose it to be. The sun still needed to be bigger but he was okay with that.It wasn't very hard for us to put together, pretty simple actually so not sure why others are having such a hard time. There's a little notch on either side of the planet parts that you need to match up. The metal little bars needed some pressure, but that about all the "hard" work it entailed.I do wish it was way bigger and more accurate but it was a neat little project that my 5 year old could do in less than half an hour.

Super fun toy

My granddaughter, and I completed the model, but it was not easy since it is so very small. It was not complicated just hard to manipulate in order to paint. That said this was a terrific project which kept her engaged throughout. The completed model was awesome. It is well worth the effort. Also, it was a wonderful price for what you got.

Cute but hard to work with, Directions not clear.

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