Toy Insider Editor-in-Chief Ali Mierzejewski joined Good Day D.C. to show off some educational toys that are so much fun, kids won’t realize they’re also learning. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
STEM MASTER BUILDER 24 PC SET
This set comes with colorful, magnetic pieces in nine different shapes that kids can use to create 3D structures. Kids can learn math principles and other STEM skills as they build.
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WONDERS OF SPACE SENSORY ACTIVITY KIT
As the perfect gift this holiday, kids can learn about outer space—planets, constellations, alien habitats, and more—through endless hours of open-ended, screen-free, sensory play. Kids can engage their senses while strengthening their fine motor skills, encouraging them to explore their own ideas, and facilitating independent play. Kids combine loose parts to make amazing creations while…
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CODING STARTER KIT
Kids can use hands-on physical blocks and coding commands to control the character Awbie on a fun-filled adventure while learning coding's creative side and developing an ear for rhythm, melody, and harmony. Kids can make their beats come alive and learn patterns and loops with more than 300 musical sounds. Compatible with the iPad and…
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PINXIES BUTTERFLY HOT AIR BALLOON
Designed to inspire storytelling, this STEM-based construction set includes graphic paperboard panels, colorful plastic building links, accessories, and stickers that kids can use to build a hot air balloon. It’s compatible with other Pinxies building sets.
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VIRTUAL REALITY HUMAN BODY
Explore the human body like never before, with this immersive gift box and activity set, including an 80 page interactive DK book and an anatomical model of the human body. Build the skeletal system, then arrange and place vital organs to see how our bodies work. Put on the included VR goggles to ride through…
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RUBIK’S PHANTOM
Adding an additional challenge to the 3×3 Cube, the Rubik's Phantom features innovative thermochromic technology to temporarily reveal the tile color. The added innovation improves kid's cognitive memory, muscle memory, fine motor, and problem-solving skills in a fun and challenging way.
