Gift guide: December 2019
We hope these gift recommendations help you check some of your favorite scientists off your holiday shopping list.
Beyond Curie cards
$79.00
DNA model – 12 layer kit
$49.00
Microscopic art puzzles
$32–$100
Periodic table pen
$7.99
Science lab cookie cutters
$4.00
Proud Science pin
$9.40
Yoga leggings
$57.00
Coffee chemistry mug
$16.95
Candy Chemistry
$41.95
Laboratory crew socks (glow-in-the-dark)
$11.50
Petri dish coasters
$24.00
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