I remember when I was about 12 we were burgled and when the forensic officer came around with his metal suitcase, powder and little dusting brush I was in awe. More so when he then showed me a fingerprint from my jewelry box that he thought might belong to the burglar, but turned out to be mine and he showed me how he could tell (a wapping great scar across the thumb pad!) I longed for a kit such as this and vowed to become a forensic detective myself because of it (not quite made it, but in a criminal based role!).
So, I would love to buy this for my nephew as I would like it myself! He is 9.5yrs old and currently interested in all things science, so my SIL informs me. Is he too young for this or would he potentially get himself all excited by this as I might have at 12?
The alternative is, as he is interested in science, he might like the science museum potato clock, which will intrigue him, but, maybe won't last so long before he got bored, or would it? Would this be good for his age? worth it?
Or. Any similar alternatives of a similar price range would be great (£10-15) that can be bought on amazon, play.com or other deliverable company (we live at completely opposite ends of the country!).