February 2016 Notable Toys — STEM Skills

The race is on to build hands-on coding skills! Build your maze, and then use the coding cards to create a step-by-step path for Colby, the Programmable Robot Mouse. Program the sequence of steps, and then watch Colby race to find the cheese! This deluxe set includes 30 double-sided coding cards, 10 double-sided activity cards, cheese wedge, and Activity Guide to provide the perfect hands-on introduction to coding concepts. Create your path with 16 maze grids to create a 20" x 20" maze board, 22 maze walls, and 3 tunnels for endless possibilities. Colby lights-up, makes sounds, and features 2 speeds along with colorful buttons to match coding cards for easy programming and sequencing. Add multiple players with Jack, the Programmable Robot Mouse (LER 2841), sold separately. Colby measures 4"L and requires 3 AAA batteries (not included).

Have fun with Georello Junior, making all the colorful gears move by turning one gear with just one figure. Create a chain reaction that surprises and involve children in endless experimentations. Includes one clear base, nine colorful gears and nine matching discs.

What can be better than science you can eat!  Each kits shows you how to make your own sugar crystals or rock candy.  Educational booklet includes instructions on how to do the experiment and information about how crystals grow in nature.

Our new interactive line of educational science kits.  Each kit explores a different topic and includes an educational booklet, 40" tall coloring poster with markers and hands-on learning activities.

The Build with Stickers projects combine two things children love — stickers and building. Each kit includes novel stickering techniques — no glue involved — and all the materials to engineer, explore and turn their creations into playful, imagination inspiring toys. They get the educational bonus of engaging with engineering, physics and math through a fun-filled approach. Rising STEM stars can build a race car or learn about physics by crafting a sun lounge.

Based on today’s contemporary building techniques, ARCKIT 60 consists of a series of interconnecting modular components permitting you to design, build and modify multiple structures. Ideal for creating smaller structures, student projects, interior designs, home extensions, and for learning the basics. This is also a great gift for budding architects. 220+ pieces, up to 650 sq ft floor area (to scale).

Geeks in space! Explore what it would take to set up an extraterrestrial farm on another planet. Experiment with a nutrient gel to grow garden cress in hydroponic tubes without soil. In the greenhouse dome, grow the alien-like succulent Tiger’s Jaws (Faucaria tigrina). Find out what plants need in order to grow and how those things might be provided on another world. Geekstronaut figures tend to your space farm while it grows.