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Jess Lee
Jess Lee

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Any STEM-themed gift or activity ideas for kids that aren't books?

I welcome all your suggestions, ideally in the form of stocking stuffer sizes. πŸ˜€

But in seriousness any simple activity ideas for toddlers would be wonderful as well - something we could incorporate alongside the standard reading, drawing, singing, etc.

Older kid stuff is also cool - always thinking about the future!

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Michael R.

Perhaps a robotics kit...something like this?

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Michael Tharrington • Edited

There's a well-known YouTuber named Mark Rober who makes fun engineering videos and is attached to something called CrunchLabs where they send a new toy for kids to build each month. Not sure if they have anything toddler-centric, but it might be worth checking out!

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Fernando

This is the first thing that came to mind too! Heard from him and/or other youtubers about kiwico.com which seems to have recurring packages for toddlers too.

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Chris Jarvis

I just learned of the "Just Add.." series. It's STEM kits that involve adding common house hold items. There's kits for Milk, Eggs, Baking soda.

griddlykids.ca/

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Jess Lee

Oh I love this! Baking soda is magical for all ages πŸ˜‚

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Srikanth

I am getting a pocket microscope