Early Education: Life Sciences (Botany, Zoology, Biology, Anatomy)

Here are some of our moms' favorite life sciences-related products for children ages 3-8 or so.

*All links to products below are Amazon affiliate links unless otherwise noted. This means that we are happy to share a link to the products as found on Amazon, and your buying the products after clicking on our affiliate link will provide monetary compensation directly to Lux Christi Homeschool Community. These products are in line with our mission to foster a vibrant educational community in which we educate our children to seek and spread Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, so that they will ultimately seek to become saints. We hope they will help your family to fulfill your own homeschooling mission as well!

NOTE: Price estimates accurate as of Jan. 25, 2026. We can make no guarantee on prices as they fluctuate.

BOTANY-RELATED ITEMS

Set of 4 Leaf Puzzles ~$15.50
Wooden Root Puzzle ~$14
3 Wooden Botany Puzzles and Cabinet ~$48
Safari Ltd. TOOB Flowers ~$15
Flower Rubbing Plates, set of 16 ~$16
Wooden Flower Pressing Kit ~$12
Wooden Flower Bed Toy ~$30
24-Piece Stuffed Plush Flowers ~$32
Clear Stacking Blocks for Observation ~$55
Set of 3 Wooden Botany Puzzles ~$22
4-Layer Life Cycle Puzzle: Sunflower ~$16
Wooden Tree Balancing Toy ~$18
Wooden Parts of Leaf Puzzle (from 3-piece set above) ~$13
Foundational Vocabulary Board Books (set of 5) ~$22
Peter Rabbit Wooden Activity Stacker ~$18.50
Wooden Acorn Counting Puzzle ~$27
Lighted Pocket Microscope ~$13.20

ZOOLOGY-RELATED ITEMS

Set of 3 Life Cycle Animals ~$23
Set of 3 Life Cycle Birds ~$24
Set of 3 Life Cycle Insects ~$23
Ladybug/Bird/Sun Cube Puzzle ~$16
8" Bitty Bunny ~$9.50
Color-by-Sticker Butterflies & Bugs Book ~$10.30
Color-by-Sticker Lots of Love Animals Book ~$9
Color-by-Sticker Jungle Animals Book ~$9
Wooden Animal Diets Puzzle ~$20
4-Layer Butterfly Life Cycle Puzzle ~$17
Set of 6 Pegged Wooden Animal Puzzles ~$23
Wooden Noah's Ark ~$54
Wooden Animal Stacking Toy ~$20
South American Animals Stacking Toy ~$18
Ocean Animals Stacking Toy ~$19
Garden Bugs Play-dough Rollers ~$20
Ocean Life Play-dough Rollers, Set of 6 ~$20
Bird Anatomy Wooden Puzzle with Pegs ~$15
Frog Anatomy Wooden Puzzle with Pegs ~$17
Fish Anatomy Wooden Puzzle with Pegs ~$15
32-Piece Life Cycle Items ~$42
12-piece Insect Collection ~$23
Safari Ltd. TOOB Exotic Birds ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Whales and Dolphins ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Marine Life (Scuba) ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Baby Sea Life ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Arctic Life ~$22
Safari Ltd. TOOB Zoo Babies ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Farm Babies ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB North American Forest Animals ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB South African Animals ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Rainforest Animals ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Galapagos Animals ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Antarctic Animals ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Saharan Desert Animals ~$15
Safari Ltd. TOOB Australian Animals ~$15
Flopsy Chicken and Rooster Beanbag Stuffed Animals ~$23
Chicken Stuff Animal with Hatching Eggs ~$31
Melissa & Doug Fold-and-Play Barn with 7 Animals ~$54

BIOLOGY and ANATOMY-RELATED ITEMS

Animal and Plant Cell (Felt) ~$17
Animal Cell Model (transparent layers) ~$15
Montessori Practical Life: Tooth-brushing Model ~$22
Safari Ltd. TOOB Babies ~$15
Angel in the Waters by Regina Doman ~$12
Montessori: Set of 12 Olfactory (Sense of Smell) Cylinders ~$30
Safari Ltd. TOOB Human Organ Models ~$15
Human Body Systems Busy Book ~$23
Human Body Structures Busy Book ~$23
Squishy Human Body Model ~$20
13 Animal X-Rays for Light Table ~$24
21-Piece Human X-Ray Bones, Nerves, Blood Vessels ~$25
Melissa & Doug Human Anatomy Puzzle People ~$14 (Note: The skin-toned puzzle pieces are anatomically correct for both the boy and the girl, though not overly detailed)
Human Body Apron ~$18