Bug Catcher Kit and Outdoor Insect Habitat for Kids

A backyard science kit with a 360-degree viewer, two magnifying lenses, a catching net, tweezers, and a little insect habitat for studying bugs up close.

This is the kind of kit that turns the yard into a tiny lab. Use the net and tweezers to nab a beetle or caterpillar, then pop it into the clear habitat and study it through the 360-degree viewer and magnifying lenses. It makes the odd parts of bugs oddly interesting — legs, eyes, little hairs — and it gives kids a hands-on way to learn without squishing everything. Simple, a little gross in a good way, and easy to take along on a walk or to the park.