I was about to leave a Daiso store in Japan when some Science kits caught my eye. Yes, you read it right, Science kits! At 100 yen (~S$1.40) each!
![](https://www.mummyshomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/daiso-science-kit-animation-min-768x1024.jpg)
One of the sets was on Animation. Today, El (5y10m) and I made a phenakistoscope and a zoetrope, which were invented by mathematicians Joseph Plateau and William Horner respectively in the 1800s. El was excited to have made his own simple cartoon.
![](https://www.mummyshomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/animation-phenakistoscope-min-768x1024.jpg)
![](https://www.mummyshomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/animation-zoetrope-min-1024x768.jpg)
I’m hoping to find these kits in our local Daiso soon. Happy weekend!
~ MieVee