Toy Insider Senior Editor Nadia Velit joined Studio 40 on Fox in Sacramento to show off the smartest new STEM toys for the holidays. 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.
DRILL AND LEARN WORKBENCH
This interactive workbench comes with power tools, hand tools, a tray, a peg board, and more. When kids place each tool on the bench, they'll hear fun facts and sound effects. Includes nine project ideas for young builders.
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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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3DOODLER START+ ESSENTIALS 3D PRINTING PEN SET
Kids can use their imagination to draw anything into a 3D object, teaching them spatial awareness and building skills. Just charge the pen, insert a filament strand, and start drawing.
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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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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.
