Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined ABC 7 in Chicago to show off the smartest new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) 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 toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
STEM STARTER BUILDER 15 PC SET
With the STEM Starter Builder 15-piece set, kids can create six geometric shapes! Includes eight equilateral triangles, two squares, one inner circle square, two circles, one logo square, and one rectangle. Kids can learn colors, shapes, and Magformers math net pull-up tricks.
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MAGIC ADVENTURES MICROSCOPE
Kids can zoom in on eight double-sided smart slides that activate BBC videos and images, or use the reusable slides and the sample tray to collect their own discoveries. The microscope also has games and quizzes.
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OSMO CODING STARTER KIT
Kids learn basic to complex coding concepts by manipulating physical game pieces to create music, solve puzzles, and more in three app-based games. Includes Osmo base, app, and game pieces. Smart device not included.
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TRESTLE TRACKS DELUXE
This marble run set comes with hollow stacking cubes and perfectly flat tracks. The paths cut out of each track widen almost imperceptibly from one end to the other, creating an invisible slope that propels the marbles forward.
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BILL NYE’S VR SCIENCE KIT
Explore science with Bill Nye "The Science Guy" in this interactive science kit for kids, complete with more than 30 hands-on experiments! Includes an 80 page interactive book with step-by-step lessons in augmented reality, as pictures in the book turn into videos. Then, place a smart device into the included VR goggles and teleport to…
