The Best Toys for Back-to-School on WGN Chicago

Bend rules and stretch imaginations with blocks that kids can squeeze, stretch, and squish. Some blocks feature sensory materials such as sand, foam balls, and more.

Kids can continue stamping stickers and completing activity pages with two new Sticker Wow! characters, Parsnip the Bunny and Sparkle the Purple Unicorn (pictured).

MicroMAGS are smaller than normal Magna-Tiles and are perfect for on-the-go building. The metal tin packaging doubles as storage and a building-base.

This kid-safe power tool makes cutting cardboard easy. Kids can use it to transform the cardboard into forts, DIY costumes, educational dioramas, and other creative projects.

Kids can build an air-powered race car using this kit, which comes with a compressed air tank that propels the car forward at speeds of up to 13 feet per second and a distance of more than 60 feet.

Players roll seven dice and spell words with the letters they’ve rolled. Follow the score sheet and fill in the scoring blocks, just like in regular Yahtzee. Create words of different lengths, multiple words, a seven-letter Yahtzee word, and more.

This kit contains nine VR experiences, 23 experiment pieces, and a 40-page educational book. With the VR headset and included app, kids can witness a real rocket launch, explore the International Space Station, return to Earth in the Orion Capsule, and more.

With this 3D pen, teens can make edible sculptures with candy. The kit includes the Chef pen, a nozzle, a cartridge, and a quick-start guide.