Edited clips from an after-school science activity organised by the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, in association with science education consultant Dr Sai Pathmanathan, and held at the Globe School, Bethnal Green. Inspired by accounts of eminent scientists and doctors of the toys and activities they enjoyed as children (https://youtu.be/tObBI3S1cGU). The children use microscopes and magnifying glasses, dig for buried bones, and play table tennis, and learn some science at the same time.