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Home » Holiday Gift Guide » The Best STEM Toys & Gift Ideas for the Holidays

The Best STEM Toys & Gift Ideas for the Holidays

Published December 6, 2021 Updated December 16, 2021 / by Savanah / Leave a Comment
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Trying to do holiday shopping for kids? We've got the perfect STEM toys for you, so they are learning while playing! From science kits to robots and 3D printers, check out these ideas that will help them learn more about the world around them.

Choose from a huge selection of gifts that will delight and fascinate any curious mind.

STEM Gift Ideas for the Holidays

The holidays are a time to share your love with family and friends. The best way to do that is by giving the gift of STEM. It's a perfect way to support their future in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics!

1

3Doodler Create+ 3D Printing Pen

Just plug the 3D pen in, insert 3Doodler Create plastic, wait for the 3D pen to heat up, and then you're good to go!

The heated plastic hardens almost instantly, so you can draw 3D structures, freehand or on stencils.

This 3D Pen comes packed with 15 different colors of 3Doodler Create plastic refills & a comprehensive activity guide book.

2

Curious World STEM Club | Varsity Tutors

Do you have a young doer, maker, or tinkerer in the house? Feed their curious mind as they explore how the world works, one experiment at a time.

Your child and a group of 6-9 peers meet with expert instructors for live and engaging online sessions. Clubs meet weekly and topics change monthly. 

3

Light-Up Terrarium Kit for Kids

Grows by day, glows at night: Beneath the lid, there is a built-in innovative LED light that transforms the experience into something magical.

At night, just hit the small switch to turn on the light and watch how your terrarium turns into a gorgeous illuminated tabletop garden. You have to see it to believe it!

Kit Includes:

  • Terrarium jar (4"x6")
  • Light-up jar lid
  • Micro-USB charging cable
  • Clear and easy step-by-step instruction booklet
  • Vermiculite soil
  • Blue sand
  • River rocks
  • Wheatgrass and chia seeds
  • Small bunny and mushroom miniatures
  • Removable stickers for decoration
  • Spray bottle
  • Wooden stick to aid in planting the seeds.
4

Our Amazing Human Body - Best Science & Nature for Ages 8 to 12

Build the human body, one bone, muscle, and organ at a time!

Each piece snaps together easily, everything is incredibly accurate, and the details are fascinatingly vivid and straightforward, so it's easy to learn how each part works.

Meanwhile, the three double-sided posters provide detailed, easy-to-read explanations for everything!

Kit Includes:

  • 19-piece skeleton
  • 10 organs
  • 25 muscles
  • 3-piece stand
  • 3 activity cards
5

Thames & Kosmos Ooze Labs: Soap & Bath Bomb Lab

  • Make your own molded soaps and bath bombs and learn about essential chemistry principles in the process!
  • Real STEM learning with a fun, fictional storyline, you are a chemist for a bath and body products Company and it's your job to make and test different cosmetic products.
  • Explore acids, bases, pH levels, and the biology of the skin.
6

Abacus Brands Bill Nye's VR Science Kit

Join Bill Nye in his virtual reality lab! Virtual reality brings this 80-page book to life, teaching 30 step-by-step science projects in an easy and fun to explore learning format!

Includes a pair of hands-free goggles to create an immersive learning experience. Compatible with all smartphones with access to Google Play store and Apple iOS app store, including Max/Plus phones!

This 50 piece set includes everything you need, like beakers, measuring cups, baking soda, paint brush and much more to dive in and experience the projects right out of the box, making it an ultimate kids VR toy set!

7

MEL Science - Physics Course

MEL Science is on a mission to make science more accessible, fun, and engaging through hands-on experiments which are brought to life with the latest digital technologies.

MEL Science's interactive science kits combine hands-on and virtual reality experiments for STEM, physics, chemistry, and medical, designed for kids ages 5 to 16.

With a combination of celebrity science explainers, live webinars, and interactive visualizations, these kits will help kids fulfill their full potential and prepare them to solve the challenges of the future.

Subscribers receive new science kits every month to ignite their curiosity and help kids build a habit of questioning and understanding the world.

8

ThinkFun Gravity Maze

Gravity Maze is a combination logic game, marble run, and STEM toy that's one of the best gifts you can buy for boys and girls age 8 and up.

It contains 60 challenges from beginner to expert, a game grid, 9 towers, 1 target piece, and 3 marbles.

9

JitteryGit Robot STEM Building Toy

ROBOTRYX Building Bricks are a fun way for your child to expand their intellectual curiosity and creativity by exploring the many possibilities and letting their imagination run wild.

This creative building blocks set combines 3 form sets in one, a Robot figure, a Construction car, and an Animal figure - all made out of building bricks connecting singly to each other.

ROBOTRYX Set has been designed by 3 STEM learning forms of BUILD, UNDO, REBUILD ideas in order to keep your child's curiosity and creativity at the same level.

10

Organic Terrarium Kids Grow Kit

Watch your terrarium come to life with the magic of organic microgreens in just 7 days! Have fun building and decorating your own edible terrarium, and follow along in the included Discovery Booklet to learn about the magic of nature's ecosystems. Everything included - just add water and watch it grow!

11

BOTZEES Coding Train Set for Toddler

The Botzees Toddler Coding Train set is designed to introduce preschoolers to early coding concepts.  With the beautiful and colorful car and theme park, the highly versatile Botzees Toddler allows children to make connections and intuitively explore early coding concepts.
12

hand2mind Numberblocks MathLink Cubes 1-10 Activity Set

Each set can build all the friendly characters from Numberblocks so you can follow along with the show, or play on your own!

Each set includes:

  • 100 MathLink Numberblocks Cubes
  • 59 faceplates
  • 54 stickers
  • 11 numberlings
  • 11 character cards
  • 15 double-sided Write 'N' Wipe Activity Cards
  • 1 stand for zero
  • 1 activity guide
13

PicassoTiles 100 Piece Set

Entertaining for single or multiple parties and feel the sense of achievement together.

Suitable for all ages (3+ and up) by one party or in groups a great way to spend quality time with the family and loved ones.

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