The wonderful world of STEM is so much fun to explore. Take a look at this incredible STEM toys gift guide to find the most intriguing, fun, and educational toys out there.
From robots, solar powered critters, and Play-Doh creations that come to life… Science, technology, engineering, and math never looked so good!
Let’s make the best out of gifting by combining the thrill and anticipation every excited kiddo feels right before the holidays with a toy that is going to foster a love of learning and exploration.
STEM Toys Gift Guide
- Makey Makey: Turn objects around you into touchpads! This particular STEM toy doesn’t require any coding, at all! This makes it the perfect beginner coding gift for kids.
- Klutz LEGO Chain Reactions: This book has everything you need to build to and create a variety of chain reactions.
- Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Discovery Kit: Turn on lights, sound off the alarms… with this kit you can become an engineer and electrician.
- Grow ‘n Glow Terrarium: Use this kit to make your very own terrarium. It glows at night, which makes for one interesting night light.
- Meccano-Erector M.A.X Robotic Interactive Robot: This little guy works with both programming and artificial intelligence. A great gift for any kiddo looking towards the future.
- Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit: Make your own R2D2… and parents do not need to help thanks to the in app instructions.
- Kids First Automobile Engineer Kit: Preschoolers can build their very own car with the help of a storybook manual!
- Cozmo: This little robot packs a punch. He is programmable your smart device or phone and is able to play several fun games.
- LEGO Boost Creative Toolbox: This LEGO building set comes with enough pieces to make several different objects that all interact with an app on your smart device. Future… meet LEGO!
- Cubelets SIX Robot Blocks: Build over 500 different robots with these interactive blocks.
- Marble Maze: This logic game allows you to build your own marble maze. Thanks to gravity and some brain power, the marbles will find their way to the finish line.
- Crystal Growing Kit: There’s no need to go on a crystal hunt when you can grow them with this science kit.
- Kids First Chemistry Set: Use this kit to get kids excited about chemistry. With 25 hands on experiments to try, they’ll have plenty to keep them busy. Or, if they have a sweet tooth, you can pick up this Candy Chemistry kit.
- Gyrobot-Gyroscopic Robot Kit: You can build 7 gyroscopic machines with this set as well as a robot.
- The Magic School Bus Chemistry Lab: Bring Ms. Frizzle into all the fun STEM learning with this fantastic science kit! Don’t forget to pick up a few of The Magic School Bus Books!
- Puzzlets Starter Pack with Free Programming Game: Kids can program and play their very own video game with this platform.
- Gears! Gears! Gears! Gizmos Building Set: Cause and effect are on display with this colorful STEM gift.
- Smithsonian Diggin’ Up Dinosaurs T-Rex: Become an archeologist and dig for dinosaurs! Once you’ve uncovered all of the bones, you can put them together to create your own T-Rex fossil.
- K’NEX Education Intro to Simple Machines: Build up to 7 machines with this building set that emphasizes how simple machines function including wheels, axles, and inclined planes.
- Makeblock DIY Starter Robot Builder Kit: This kit allows kids to build two robots. Once they are built, you can learn how to program them to complete different actions.
- Prime Club Board Game: The perfect way to learn multiplication and division!
- Ozobot 2.0 Bit Starter Pack Smart Robot Toy: This small robot (he’s only one cubic inch!) can detect color codes on paper and on digital screens.
- Physics Solar Workshop: Learn to harness the power of the sun by building a praying mantis that is fueled by solar power.
- Disgusting Science Kit: Germs are gross! But kids love gross things, so this disgusting science kit makes the perfect gift.
- Table Top Robot: Learn about robotics with this ready to build robot crab.
- Big Bag Of Science: With more than 70 experiments and activities, kids are bound to learn a thing or two about science. Some of the experiments include making fizzing colored water to making worms!
- Energy Stick: Be an electrical human circuit and amaze your friends.
- Tin Can Robot: Recycle a soda can into a robot with this STEM kit.
- Sphero SPRK Robot: Kids can learn how to program this robot with sensors and light sequences.
- Squishy Circuits: If you have a kiddo who loves art, give this gift idea a try.
- Leonardo da Vinci Catapult Kit: Build an exact working replica of da Vinci’s greatest inventions, the catapult.
- Break Your Own Geodes: This set comes with 12 geodes that are ready to be cracked in half. What type of gems will you discover?
- Air Hogs Smash Bots: Put your robot to the test by challenging your opponent to a battle.
- Meccano-Erector M.A.X Robotic Interactive Toy: Robots are becoming smarter and smarter by the day… take a look at this one that has artificial intelligence.
- Metal Detector Robot: This robot has a purpose… to find hidden metal treasures!
- Potato Clock: Who knew you could power a digital clock with a couple of potatoes?
- Volcano Science Kit: Build… and erupt your very own volcano.
- Inventions Kit: If you have an up and coming inventor on your gift list, take a look at this idea. You can several working projects, like a flashlight.
- Miposaur: Gestures control this pet dinosaur! He also can be taught how to dance and he even gives chase.
- Snap Circuits R/C Snap Rover Electronics Discovery Kit: Use snap circuits to build a remote controlled rover.
- R2-D2 App-Enabled Droid: Gift the, all time favorite robot, R2-D2! This interactive droid will easily become the favorite gift of the holiday season.
- Robotic Arm Edge: This remote control robotic arm has a wrist motion of 120 degrees and gripping abilities.
- Stomp Rocket: Launch these rockets at night to watch them grow.
- MeccaSpider Robot Kit: This is one smart spider! But only you can make it that way through programming!
- Safari Cargo Vest: Explore in your own backyard with all of the necessary tools and pockets to store your specimens.
- Geckobot Wall Climbing Robot: This robot, who happens to be part gecko, can climb walls!
- Osmo Genius Kit: This gift idea combines hands on learning in the digital world. There are a lot of Osmo Add-Ons you can purchase that allow you to use the kit in even more fun and educational ways.
- Dance Code Princess Belle: This STEM toy reminds us that we can find science in just about everything.
- Rule Your Room Kit: Sound the alarms! When your little brother or sister is around…. there doesn’t seem to be much choice. But when you add a little science to the mix, it can solve one big problem. Younger siblings that snoop.
- Play-Doh Touch Shape to Life Studio: The creations that kids make with Play-Doh can now come to life in the digital world.
- FM Radio Kit: You can build your own radio with this kit.
- Zoomer Kitty: The purrrrfect pet! She pounces, purrs, and interacts the more you train her.
- Water Rocket Kit: Build a rocket that is powered by water and see how high you can get it to launch into the air.
- Tasty Science Kit: Let the kid’s discover how tasty science can be with this science kit that is made for the kitchen.
- Rock Tumbler: Turn those treasured rock finds into actual treasures with this cool STEM gift idea.
- Bug Playground: This is perfect for all of those bug loving kiddos out there. This bug container has a playground for them to play.
- Great White Shark Anatomy Model: Get an inside look at a great white shark with this figurine that has removable organs and body parts.
- Newton’s Law Construction Kit: Build a working balloon powered plane, dragster car, and more all while learning about Newton’s law.
- Anti Gravity Magnetic Levitation Science Kit: Through science, kids can learn how to make objects levitate!
- Bubble Science: Make an unbreakable bubble amongst lots of other bubbles with this science kit.
- Static Science: Experiment with static!
- Fisher-Price Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar: Even toddlers and preschoolers can get in on the programming fun with this adorable caterpillar.
- Magformers Set: These building pieces have magnets which make it possible for kids to build everything from a ball to a building.
- My 1st Microscope: Get a detailed look at rocks, leaves, shells, and even bugs with this easy to use a microscope. Perfect for small hands.
- Bucket Balance Teaching Scale: Compare weight between solid items and liquids with this scale. Perfect addition to any young scientist’s tools.
- Learning Wrap-Ups Multiplication: These cards give kids a way to memorize their multiplication tables without the hassle! Perfect for hands on learners.
- Salt Water Powered Robot: Not only can we utilize solar power, but you can actually power things with salt water!
- Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wand Number Maze: Use the magnetic wand to match up the numbers with the number of apples each animal needs to eat.
- Green Science Dynamo Torch: Use toy motor to light up a light bulb.
- Bug Bucket Habitat Nature Set: With this STEM gift, kids can explore everything about bugs! Catch them with the net, and watch them crawl around in the bug container.
- Live Butterfly Kit: Watch caterpillars transform into butterflies right before your eyes!
- Molecular Model Kit: Learn all about the structures of compounds with this hands on learning kit.
- Magnetic Mightmind: You can learn how to make shapes, with more shapes. A challenging puzzle that comes with magnetic shapes to help kids crack the shape puzzles.
- Rocket Car Kit: Build a car that is powered by a rocket!
- Guidecraft Grippies Builders: These toddler safe building blocks give young kids the opportunity to start exploring the wonderful world of STEM.
- The Learning Journey Learn with Me, Count and Learn Cookie Jar: A great tool to use in the quest of learning numbers!
- Monkey Math: With the help of a little monkey and bunches of bananas, kids can learn all about addition.
- STEM Through the Months Book: There are a ton of STEM activities to try out in this book. Perfect for year round STEM fun.
- K’NEX Education STEM Explorations: Build and operate a swing ride with this STEM gift.
- Hand Cranked Power Generator: Kids can build a hand crank generator, that really works!
- Jimu Robot Tankbot: You can control this robot with your smart device.
- My First Telescope: Take a close look at the moon with this kid friendly telescope.
- Build Your Own R/C Tank: Build your very own remote control tank!
- Euler’s Disk: No, this isn’t a magic trick…. it’s science!
- Kids First Science Laboratory Kit: Start them young and they will love science forever.
- The Magic School Bus A Journey into the Human Body: Ms. Frizzle is here to show kids how the human body works.
- Illusion Science Kit: Making illusions is all part of science! How fun!
- Meteor Rocket Kit: Use the chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar to launch a rocket as high as 100 feet into the air!
- Physics Pro Science Kit: This kit is perfect for kids who are ready for advanced physics.
- Fingerprint Kit: Become a forensic expert by finding and collecting fingerprints.
- Sci-Fi Slime Science Kit: Science just got a very fun twist…. all you need to do is add some slime!
- Lollipopter: This crazy lollipop can be spun into a crazy shape, thanks to science!
- Slick Tricks: Engage kids with the wonders of science by using this eye opening science kit. It is full of experiments that will get those curious kids interested in science!
- Gyroscope: This scientific toy is fun to play with, but it also has a purpose.
- Light Experiment Kit: Play with light, make it bend, and see just how fun science can really be with this experiment kit.
- Remote-Control Machines: Build working vehicles and machines that can be controlled with a remote control.
- Ultralight Airplanes: Explore the science behind flight by building a lightweight glider.
- Wacky Weather: Dive into the wonderful world of weather! Kids will have everything they need to become a scientist.
- Physics Solar Workshop: Build 12 different models with this kit. They are all powered with solar energy.
- Brain Tickling Science Kit: Perform 20 incredible science experiments to keep those brains busy!
What are some of your favorite STEM toys? Did they make my list? I hope you were able to find the ultimate gift for one very lucky kiddo.