Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined NBC 5 in Dallas to show off stealthy STEM toys that are so much fun, kids won’t realize that they’re also learning. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for a rundown of the best toys, games, and gifts of the season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
CHOMPSAW
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.
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MAGNA-TILES RAIL RACERS DELUXE 90-PIECE SET
This 90-piece set comes with patent-pending Rails, microMAGS, and new pieces like gates and fences. Kids can use the included pieces to build racetracks, ramps, and more.
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THE AMAZING HUMAN BODY
Kids will explore the human body with this set, complete with an eight-page, full-color experiment guide full of facts, scientific explanations, and detailed illustrations. Listen to content from Wow in the World’s Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas via the included QR codes.
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SNAP CIRCUITS FLIGHT DECK
This set guides kids through building paper airplanes, installing a motor circuit to launch airplanes and flying saucers, creating art on a spinning wheel, levitating objects over a fan with air pressure, and more.
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ESPN VIRTUAL REALITY
With these VR goggles, kids can experience more than 20 sports up close while also reading about gameplay and strategy in the included illustrated book.

