Toy Insider Senior Editor/Toy Book Editor-in-Chief James Zahn joined KING-TV in Seattle to show off the smartest STEAM toys of the holiday season. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for the complete rundown of the best gifts of the holiday season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
SNAP FM RADIO
With this entry-level Snap Circuits kit, kids can participate in four hands-on projects to build a working FM radio. The project will teach kids about the science of radio waves, amplifiers, circuits, and electricity.
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SORTING SNACKS MINI FRIDGE
Kids can open this fridge-shaped playset to discover 30 miniature foods in five colors, along with five shopping baskets. Kids can use these to practice counting, sorting, identifying patterns, and other learning skills.
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BUILD-A-BUDDY JOHN DEERE GREEN DUMP TRUCK
This 13-piece construction toy includes a screwdriver and a ratchet that kids can use to take apart the truck and put it back together again, which encourages problem-solving skills. Made of chunky parts, it's easy for little hands to assemble.
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SPY LABS LOCATION TRACKER
Find hidden treasures, track your suspects, mark secret meeting points, and create scavenger hunts. The transmitter emits silent, ultrasonic sound waves, which kids can detect and track using the handheld detector. Hide the transmitter with a valuable object, an important case document, or a suspect, and then use the detector to search for its whereabouts.…
