Educational Toys for Older Kids on FOX 29 Philadelphia

With these collectible 3D puzzles, builders can re-create iconic city skylines such as New York City and Paris. Each set comes embellished with a display-style “TV box,” transforming the completed build into a shelf-ready scene. The sets also include LED lights and dual-sided cutouts for enhanced viewing.

Inspired by Mark Rober’s amazing Egg Drop from Space YouTube video, the Egg Drop Challenge will send kids ‘scrambling’ to test their skills and try this classic engineering experiment at home. The challenge: keep the egg safe from cracking open by building a protective structure around it. Start by using the connectors and pieces to…

Kids can crush and mash everyday items like soda cans, bananas, and ping pong balls using the machine’s three interchangeable crunch plates, and record their findings with the set’s included phone holder.

Kids can join Barbie on a STEM adventure to conduct more than 15 chemistry experiments, creating glowing chalk, slime, and more. The included learning guide helps kids discover how each experiment connects to science concepts.

Families can create wearable designs like glasses and bracelets or build 3D structures by snapping together more than 130 colorful geometric shapes. The construction set also includes 10 guided activities.

Delight young plant lovers with the LEGO Botanicals Flowering Cactus building set for kids ages 9 and up. Packed with details, it lets girls and boys have fun creating cool cactus decor. Kids will feel their creativity flourish as they build 2 cacti models. The larger LEGO cactus is in full bloom and features a…