STEM, an acronym which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is a growing theme of popular toys, activities, and education. With the hopes more children will be confident in these discipline areas, parents and educators provide smart solutions for interactive toys and games to develop interests in STEM.
Selections below will provide hours of thought provoking fun.
- Snap Circuits Children use the provided components to complete electrical circuits turning fans and lighting lights.
- Makey Makey an inventor kit for all ages
- Live Butterfly Garden
- Crystal Growing kit
- Kidz Lab Kitchen Science Kit
- OWI Solar Robot
- Gears! Gears! Deluxe building pieces
- Marble Genius Marble Run
- Mindware Trebuchet by Keva
- Beginner’s microscope kit
- Magnifying glass
- Composition notebook – for observations of course
- Kindle Fire for kids: Great for research and for recording results of experiments
- Need a great activity now? Find some old technology (unplugged of course) and take it apart to see what is inside.