Back-to-School Toys Kids Will Love on WGN Chicago

Get all the gear into the canoe by carefully slotting and balancing pieces on an ever-growing stack. One player will become the perfect packer by balancing all their pieces and the family dog.

Kids can build this motorized flower model with moving petals, powered by a solar panel, while learning about mechanical systems like motors and planetary gears. The kit teaches kids about how solar cells generate electricity.

Kids can build their own robotic vacuum cleaner that actually sucks up dust, lint, crumbs, and small bits of debris from their desktop. Mechanical sensors prevent the robot from falling off the edge and getting stuck.

Speed puzzlers press matching light patterns, racing through electronic challenges before three strikes end the round. Play solo or with friends in multiplayer mode

The National Geographic Power Rocket takes outdoor play to new heights! This isn’t your ordinary model rocket—with its powerful electric motor and rechargeable battery, it can soar up to 200 feet into the air and launch up to 20 times per charge. Launching is simple. Once the rocket is fully charged, place it on the…

CrunchLabs takes on the classic volcano kit and gives it a modern, super-fun upgrade. Taking a cue from some of Mark Rober’s most-watched YouTube videos, Elephant Toothpaste Blast is inspired by Mark Rober’s Guinness World Record-breaking achievement of the highest ever elephant toothpaste experiment. This child-safe-at-home version explores chemistry and levels it up to the…