ilovebacteria.com is a light-hearted science website, with experiments, science facts, info on microbes, advice on careers and lots more.
Find out answers to questions such as Why does asparagus make wee smell?, Why do papercuts hurt? and Why do beans make you fart?. We also have lots of DIY experiments you can try at home or for school science fair projects, such as Making vegetable indicators and Extracting DNA from peas.
Superbug sells a range of science tees, microbe accessories, geek gifts, scientist clothing, chemistry mugs, biology hoodies and more. Superbug has a huge number of bacteria designs, featuring fun cartoon of bacterial cells – custom products are available for free, with no design charge. 
Please come and visit us and check out our massive range of geeky products, which we hope will make brilliant Christmas, holiday or birthday presents for the scientists in your life! We have loads of items featuring bacteria, viruses, cells, science slogans, laboratory jokes, chemical structures and molecules, science love, animals, the periodic table and lots more!
My favourite Christmas present? Books! I know it sounds boring, but some people just love getting books. So even if you would hate this kind of gift yourself, maybe you know someone who would love to get vouchers or a couple of novels for xmas?
My top site for Science books
Everyone has heard of Amazon, they have a massive range and, if you get Gift certificates
Other gift ideas? Cameras
I am not so sure that brain training actually does anything for your intelligence. Perhaps I shouldn’t say that when reviewing a site that offers games to help improve brain power. But I do think that the kind of person who enjoys brain games that challenge and stimulate will like this website.
The Lumosity Brain Fitness Programis an online service that threatens to improve memory, thinking, awareness, concentration and all round sharpness. It is true that exercising your mind helps to keep it active into old age, maybe even helping slow down the progression of degenerative diseases. Luminosity reckons our brains start to slow down even at 30, which isn’t good news for me!
Luminosity describes their games as scientific brain training, so I am tempted to give it a go and see if I get any better at my job! And it is slightly more productive than playing on Facebook! You get a 7 day free trial with Luminosity, then its $6.60 a month, so it’s worth giving them a go.
Wiley.com is a publisher of print and electronic media products, specializing in scientific and technical books and journals; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and textbooks and educational materials for colleges and universities.
So a reference book might not be everyone’s idea of a great gift. I can see the kids rolling their eyes on Christmas day when they unwrap a 500 word text book on human anatomy or something equally un-festive. But they’ll thank you in the end!
As well as text books, Wiley are behind those dummy books (writing blog posts for dummies, or boiling an egg for dummies. Something like that any way). These books make cool xmas pressies and cover so many topics that you’re bound to find one that matches someone you know. I like the computing books as everyone has an older relative who thinks they can’t learn to use a PC!
Cliff’s notes are useful for anyone who wants help revising those difficult school lessons or needs a bit of help with their maths homework. And the best thing? The study guides are free! You can read them for nothing on the web and, if they’ve helped you out, buy the book or pdf version through the web site. And good luck in those exams!
The Live Science Store is from the same guys who bring you livescience.com, Space.com, Newsarama.com and Aviation.com. Their news reports are syndicated by big news networks, reaching 10 million people a month. So they probably know what they’re doing!
They have gadgets and gizmos galore – grocery list organisers, hidden camera detectors, levitating globes, counterfit money detectors and more. I didn’t even know half of their products even existed outside spy films!
They have games and model kits, weather forecasting equiptment, rocket kits, and I personally like all their robotics. These toys would be brilliant for kids – they’re educational and fun. I reckon a good few adults might quite like to play with the robotic beetle that grabs anything in its path, or the remote control dragonfly!
If you’re in to star gazing, also try visiting Orion to check out their telescopes, or if getting cold doesn’t appeal, Starry Night has a range of super-realistic astronomy boxed software. Tour the cosmos like never before!
Cafepress are the biggest print on demand t-shirt company on the net. You can even open your own shop if you can’t find the designs you want, although with millions and millions of products, you are sure to find something you like the look of.
They don’t just sell tees – they have other clothing items, such as baby onesies, bibs, sweaters and hats; homeware, such as mugs, mousemats, clocks and coasters; and other bits and pieces, such as stickers, buttons, bumper stickers, notepads and more! Use their brilliant market place to search for designs and find that perfect product.
Cafepress have lots of science-themed designs available, as well as up-to-date topical designs – election fever is taking over at the moment! Shop or Create What’s On Your Mind at CafePress.
Gadget Universe is another gadget store (there are a few of them around!). But it’s products are pretty unique compared to the other sites I have seen. This site isn’t as silly as some of the other gadget stores on offer, and stock some more grown up gifts and products. They have some decent binoculars and cameras, and I like the voice recorders myself (hint to anyone who knows me and wants to buy me an xmas pressie…)
They also sell shoes, memory foam slippers (be a grandad in style!), outdoor listening devices for all you freaks who want to listen in on the neighbours, watches, remote control helicopters, home theater products, and more.
Looking for great educational toys? Choose KazooToys.com. Shop by type of toy, age range, and price.
KazooToys have some science kits and toys, such as ant farms, marshmallow launchers, ooze kits, chemistry sets, glow in the dark stuff, educational DNA sets, microscopes, tons of globes, and lots of solar system stuff. There is so much on this site, I can’t even mention it all here, but it’s definately worth a look if you fancy getting your kids something fun and education for Christmas! They probably won’t even realise they are learning, they’ll be having so much fun!
“Zoobooks is the award-winning animal magazine for children ages 5-12. From elementary to middle school and beyond, Zoobooks magazines are skillfully designed to enhance your child’s learning. Parents and teachers trust Zoobooks to educate kids… strengthening their vocabulary and reading habits. Kids just think the magazines are cool!”
Learn about animals and love to read! (is elephant poo the biggest in the world?! I’d quite like to find out myself…)
