Toy Insider Parent Charlene DeLoach stopped by The Rhode Show in Providence to show off some of the smartest STEM toys of 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 toys of the holiday season, be sure to check our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.

ARTIE 3000

This WiFi-enabled coding/drawing robot puts kids in control. The easy-to-use drag and drop programming can be used on a Mac, PC, or tablet. As kids tell Artie what to draw next, they learn left-brain skills like basic programming, geometry, and math, while engaging the right side of their brains to create cool, colorful designs using…

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  • MSRP:
  • $69.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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GUMBALL MACHINE MAKER

Kids learn physics concepts as they build their own gumball machine and watch the gumball perform stunts and tricks through trial-and-error experiments. Each segment of the track teaches a different lesson in mechanical physics. Kids learn physics concepts as they build their own gumball machine and watch the gumball perform stunts and tricks through trial-and-error…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.95; $67.50 CAD
  • Age:
  • 6+

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VEX ROBOTICS CATAPULT

Kids can launch into a world of fun with the redesigned VEX Robotics Catapult. This construction kit featuring more than 150 pieces is great for budding engineers who want to build, test, and launch projectiles over 20 feet. They can develop their love for physics and STEM concepts, all while letting their imagination loose when…

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  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 14+

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MAGFORMERS MINIATURE SETS

Sets include Max's House Set, Maggy's House Set, Minibot Kitchen, and Milo's Mansion. MAX loves to play outside on his playground. Children can create the playground of their dreams with MAX. MAGGY loves to decorate and build a beautiful new house every day. Children can build and decorate different houses with MAGGY and MAGFORMERS.

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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HARRY POTTER INVISIBILITY CLOAK

Budding Wizards and Muggles can appear to disappear. Using the cloak's green screen technology and the free Wow! Stuff app, wearers can recreate the excitement of the invisibility illusion from the Harry Potter films. Budding Wizards and Muggles can appear to disappear. Using the cloak's green screen technology and the free Wow! Stuff app, wearers…

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99-69.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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