Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined The Weather Channel to show off some of the best educational toys of the new school year. 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.
THE YOUNG SCIENTISTS CLUB LUNAR ROVER
This STEM kit has all the materials kids need to build a functional wooden space explorer with wheels. Kids can assemble the easy-to-connect pieces and customize the explorer with the included glow-in-the-dark stickers and paint.
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MAGIC ADVENTURES TELESCOPE
Kids can look through the digital telescope at up to 110-times magnification to explore the world around them, check out more than 100 NASA videos and images, and play games on the 2.4-inch screen. 5+
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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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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK GRIZZLY BEAR GAMES PLAY SET
Pretend to be a hungry bear and play bear food catching, racing, and search-and-find games with this playful introduction to Yellowstone National Park. Plush versions of some of grizzly bears’ favorite snacks stick to self-stick hook-and-loop tabs on bear paw gloves and the snout of strap-on bear heads.
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PANDAS’ BAMBOO HOUSE
Sam, Pam, and their panda family live in a three-story, feature-packed, bamboo house that kids can explore for hours. Crafted using eco-friendly materials, the playset comes with multiple furniture pieces and play accessories.
