Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NY1 in New York to show off the smartest 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.
3DOODLER START+ ESSENTIALS 3D PEN SET
This set includes a wireless 3D pen, safe and environmentally friendly filament, and an activity guide with 10 new hands-on projects to ensure immediate success right out of the box. Comment end
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POKÉMON TCG MY FIRST BATTLE
Young trainers can get the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) experience through fast decks with simplified rules designed for beginners. Kids will learn the difference between active and benched Pokémon, how to attack and evolve, and more.
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PINXIES UNICORN CREATION STUDIO
The Pinxies building toy line expands with this 80-piece set that kids can combine to create and customize 10 unicorn figures.
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SMITHSONIAN PLANETARIUM PROJECTOR
When kids aim the projector at a light-colored wall or ceiling, it will project a rotating star pattern of the northern sky. The set includes three disks with 24 space images that kids can project alongside the stars.
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BEYBLADE BURST QUADSTRIKE LIGHT IGNITE BATTLE SET
This battle set comes with a Beystadium featuring Glow Tech, two right/left-spin launchers, and two extra Armor Tips (stamina and defense types). Glow Tech changes the color appearance of the tops as kids battle.
