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Science Kits for Kids Age 8

Fail

Demand is soft, at -14.9% this quarter, so Science Kits for Kids Age 8 is a Fail.

Flapen Score
49
49 / 100
Top 32% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +5 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£373K/yr703K searches / yr
90-day growth
-14.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 51 sellers

Flapen Score

Science Kits for Kids Age 8 against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Science Kits for Kids Age 8 is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

49Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Science Kits for Kids Age 8 market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Science Kits for Kids Age 8 703K times last year and spent an estimated £373K. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 703K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £373K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
703K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-14.9%
Conversion, latest week
3.7%
Market size, estimated
£373Ka year
Peak month
December5.7× the quietest month
Top search term
science experiments for kids138K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.30.

Listings sell for £14.30 on average, from £5.49 to £25.17. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £14.30 that is £7K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.30under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.49–£25.17
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£11K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

97% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #125 within Learning & Education. It carries 1,136 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
97%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
11.4%
Average rank
#125in Learning & Education
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,136per listing
Listings tracked
35

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
43 months

Products

Top Science Kits for Kids Age 8 products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£15K£30K£45K£60K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

6%

  • Galt36%
  • UNGLINGA33%
  • FHNSEL14%
  • Doctor Jupiter4%
  • Blue Marble4%
  • Japace3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 6%)

Demand

Science Kits for Kids Age 8 search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

50K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.7×

Search terms

Top Science Kits for Kids Age 8 search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • science experiments for kids138K/yr
  • science kit for kids 8-12148K/yr
  • science63K/yr
  • science kit77K/yr
  • kids science experiment kit38K/yr
  • science kits18K/yr
  • chemistry set33K/yr
  • science kits for kids age 520K/yr
  • science kits for kids age 633K/yr
  • science toys20K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Science Kits for Kids Age 8

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall16%−0.07

Cheaply made

Poor quality

Okay, a little cheap in quality

Value For Money9%−0.03

I don't think this is worth £25

It is not the cheapest kit

Its quite a costly set especially being fairly one time use

Functionality-Overall8%−0.06

not much point if the experiments won't work

Didn't work

found that it didnt work consistently

Size-Overall6%−0.04

Cogs do not fit

The gearbox is very small

It doesnt all fit as it should

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%

poor instructions

The instructions were incorrect. too much water in the test tubes

Missing items and no instructions for crystal tree

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience26%+1.87

Absolutely brilliant toy

Such a fun set

Good fun

Gifting Purpose17%+1.20

Gift

Amazing gift

Birthday gift

Educational-Overall10%+0.88

Excellent educational toy

Brilliant educational and fun gift

Very educational

Quality-Overall8%−0.07

Good quality equipment

Excellent product

Great, entertaining and superb product

Value For Money8%−0.03

Good value

Value for Money

Excellent value

Return

0.8% Return rate 19% Fixable by listing

Gifting Purpose26%▅▅▇▄█▆

which is very disappointing when it is intended as a childs birthday gift

it was a christmas gift

The Inner plastic was so flimsy that it had cracked and torn and was not at all suitable as a present

Defective Material/Parts17%█▄▆▇▆▆
Size-Overall12%▅▅█▂▃▇

Cogs do not fit

The gearbox is very small

It doesnt all fit as it should

Product Condition10%▃█▅▄▄▆

Awful resale item

Not convinced it is new

Looked like we had been sent a used product

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%█▅▂▆█▁

FAQ

Common Science Kits for Kids Age 8 questions

Answered from the same tracked data.