Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined ABC 7 in Chicago to show off the smartest new STEM 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.
PROFESSOR MAXWELL’S VR ATLAS 2.0
Kids can explore famous places and cultures using this VR set, which comes with more than 200 experiences and 15 activities. The set is also accompanied by a book.
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NUMBERBLOCKS STEP SQUAD MISSION HEADQUARTERS
Kids can join Numberblock Three on secret agent adventures in this playset. It features everything kids need to learn about counting in exciting imaginative play, including accessories and a ride-on elevator/
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PYXEL A CODER’S BEST FRIEND
Kids can use a tablet to code Pyxel to perform tricks, make sounds, and more. Pyxel and its companion app will help kids learn the basics of two coding languages: Blockly and Python.
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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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CRAYOLA HD COLORING KIT
This kit comes with 20 premium pages of pre-shaded, HD, black-and-white photos that tweens can color using the 30 included colored pencils. The end result is a professional-looking art piece that they can display.
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HYDRAULIC BOXING BOTS
Kids can build two boxing robots that use hydraulic power to move with complex shoulder gestures, jabs, and uppercuts. The fighter who knocks back the opposing robot's head scores a point on the included scoreboard.
