Laser Pegs® Sci-Fi Kit. Build the light up Transatmospheric Fighter and 15 more light up models like the All Terrain Racer, Alien Rover Droid, and the Automaton.

This toy lets you build on 2 dimensions on a sturdy mounting bracket which at the same time is the top of the box where the content is saved. It includes various formats of platelets and strips with different designs, plus screws and screwdriver to secure the assemblies. This valuable collection includes 12 different activity cards, represented in large sheets that complement the game.  We emphasize the practical container box that will help you organize and store all your pieces neatly. No batteries required. Suitable for children 3-7 years old. Builds on STEM abilities. Includes 180 pieces and 12 activity cards.

Get preschoolers excited about science and introduce them to the miracles of magnification with My First Microscope! Magnify any small object – flat or dimensional – at 8x with this real, working microscope designed especially for little kids! Encourages scientific exploration; Rewards curiosity ; Introduces kids to a key scientific tool.
— Matt Peel, manager of Toys & Co. in Greensboro, N.C., told TDmonthly in a January 2015 survey that the GeoSafari line from Educational Insights was their store's best-selling STEM toys.

Our Earth Science kits are guaranteed to bring out the geologist in everyone! Each kit includes rock specimens, an educational booklet and other accessories for learning fun.

These deluxe kits are an amazing way to make learning fun!
Each kit contains a sculpted and painted dig block, digging tool, dusting brush, magnifier, keepsake bag and educational booklet.  Each booklet has interesting information about the subject and fun activities. 
Assortment includes 9 kits: 2 of the Amethyst, Gemstone and Dinosaur Poop Fossil kits and 1 each of the Meteorite, Real Sea Life Fossils and Dinosaur kits.

Endorsed by Haynes (World's No. 1 publisher of Car Repair Manuals). Construct a fully working model of a car engine with ignition sound and light-up spark plugs. These models are fun and challenging to put together. Both kits contain all the tools you'll need to assemble over 100 detailed and precise parts of this working model. Includes and electric motor to stimulate engine function and a clear step-by-step Haynes Manual to assist intrepid mechanics and motorheads. Requires two AA batteries.

Introductory DNA classroom study kit, includes buffer, protease + salt, test tubes/holders, disposable pipets, curriculum, and all materials to make DNA necklaces, for 36 students; education use only.

Product Description: Ready to learn about how airplanes work by building awesome flying gliders? With this kit, you can build five different glider models and test them to learn how they fly. You can try all sorts of wing positions and angles. You can even design your own gliders! You’ll learn how wings generate lift and how the wing’s shape and the configuration of the wings affect the plane’s flying performance. (16-page manual, 44 building pieces). Ages 8 and up.
— In a May 2014 survey Mary Porter Green, owner of Curiosity Zone in Broadlands, Va., told TDmonthly that Thames & Kosmos makes her store's best-selling activity kits. They sell dozens of toys from the brand each month.

Build an energetic bouncing robot that uses an electric motor and a springloaded mechanism to jump forward in a continuous motion. Watch the robot crouch down, compress its coil spring, and store up energy. Then see how it instantly extends its legs and releases the stored energy all at once, launching itself upward and forward. Experiment with the metal coil spring to discover how the robot’s jumping mechanism works. See if the robot can jump over objects in an obstacle course you design for it. Learn about elasticity, potential and kinetic energy, the spring constant, cams, and linkages. Build seven other functional models using the same mechanical components — the spring, cams, and motor — to perform other tasks and demonstrate physical science principles firsthand. Construct a car that moves forward on spiral-shaped wheels. Build a crab that moves sideways, a kicking machine that uses the spring-loaded mechanism to propel an object away, a pitching machine, and a grappler claw. Assemble a fun amusement park ride that spins around using the electric motor. Learn about the physics of force, mass, and weight by making and experimenting with a spring scale. The full-color, 24-page instruction manual provides step-by-step illustrated assembly instructions.

A souped-up version of the best-selling Remote-Control Machines kit! Build your own motorized vehicles and machines and control them with a wireless remote control unit. A unique six-button infrared remote allows you to control three different motors simultaneously, moving each of them forward or in reverse, with easy-to-activate touch sensors. The three motors can be combined to make complex vehicles and machines in numerous configurations limited only by your imagination. Assemble 20 models demonstrating different ways in which the motors can be used including a three-wheeled car, bat-bot, stag beetle, robot, battle car, ball collector car, forklift, tunneling vehicle, truck, drilling machine, crane, robotic arm and more. After you have built the models in the instructions, you can design your own remote control creations! The kit comes with three motors, remote control unit, battery holder, and 155 building pieces. 128-page, full-color instruction book.
— In a September 2014 survey, Kai Rady, owner of Shenanigans Inc in Charlottesville, Va., told TDmonthly that Remote Control Machines is the store's best-selling science & nature toy.

The Geek & Co. Craft line connects science, art, and nature through fun, hands-on activity kits. With Braided Slingshot, you can learn how to weave, interlace, and ultimately transform a thin string into a strong elastic cord. Attach a sewn leather cuff to hold a soft foam ball and voila - you’ve made your own slingshot! One of 10 new kits in two different sizes.

MSRP: $11.95

Fractiles - a Real STEM toy!

This set includes 48 brilliantly colored flexible MAGNETIC tiles and a color-Illustrated cardboard CD-style package to store the tiles. Board not included. Fridge Fractiles make great stocking stuffers and can be used on a fridge or filing cabinet. They are made in the USA.

"For the past several years, my wife and I have featured Fractiles in workshops we do with public school students. We have been following the currently popular STEM philosophy of combining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to get kids interested in how to teach themselves and learn independently, with really promising results. Fractiles is ideally suited to this kind of program and extremely popular with our students as it encourages creativity and innovation. We wish there were other materials of a similarly versatile and compelling nature." - Professor John L. Hall; University of Colorado, Boulder; Nobel Prize for Physics, 2005

"It is a perfect 'STEM' toy that teaches math while kids play.  In fact, it plays into 'STEAM' because it has a strong art component, too! Fractiles was way ahead of its time, and now is perfectly positioned to become a hot seller for all the families who are looking to enhance education through play!" - Sallie Kashiwa, owner/president of Timbuck Toys in Colorado

"We have carried Fractiles for several years and, on top of being a great selling toy, they have become one of our personal favorites. They are educational, reasonably priced, and made in America by a reputable company. It's very rare for a toy line to meet all of those qualifications. " - Kristine Reed from Whispering Winds in Mr. Dora, Fla.

MSRP: $49.95

Fractiles - a Real STEM toy!

This award-winning magnetic tiling toy allows one to make an infinite variety of beautiful designs. It can be used to create starbursts, spirals, butterflies, beautiful mandalas of infinite complexity, bouquets of flowers, swarms of fireflies, spaceships, illusions of 3D space, and lots more. The set includes 192 brilliantly colored flexible MAGNETIC tiles, a sturdy, 12” x 12” black textured steel activity board, color-illustrated instructional material, and a double-record album-style package to store the board and tiles. It is great for the ambitious budding designer or for classroom use. This product is made in the USA.

"For the past several years, my wife and I have featured Fractiles in workshops we do with public school students. We have been following the currently popular STEM philosophy of combining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to get kids interested in how to teach themselves and learn independently, with really promising results. Fractiles is ideally suited to this kind of program and extremely popular with our students as it encourages creativity and innovation." - Professor John L. Hall; University of Colorado, Boulder; Nobel Prize for Physics, 2005

"It is a perfect 'STEM' toy that teaches math while kids play...Fractiles was way ahead of its time, and now is perfectly positioned to become a hot seller." - Sallie Kashiwa, owner/president of Timbuck Toys in Co.

"On top of being a great selling toy, [Fractiles] have become one of our personal favorites. They are educational, reasonably priced, and made in America by a reputable company." - Kristine Reed from Whispering Winds in Mr. Dora, Fla.

MSRP: $11.95 - $49.95

Fractiles - a Real STEM toy!

This award-winning magnetic tiling toy allows one to make an infinite variety of beautiful designs. It can be used to create starbursts, spirals, butterflies, beautiful mandalas of infinite complexity, bouquets of flowers, swarms of fireflies, spaceships, illusions of 3D space, and lots more. It is easy and creative. This product is made in the USA.

"For the past several years, my wife and I have featured Fractiles in workshops we do with public school students. We have been following the currently popular STEM philosophy of combining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to get kids interested in how to teach themselves and learn independently, with really promising results. Fractiles is ideally suited to this kind of program and extremely popular with our students as it encourages creativity and innovation. We wish there were other materials of a similarly versatile and compelling nature." - Professor John L. Hall; University of Colorado, Boulder; Nobel Prize for Physics, 2005

"It is a perfect 'STEM' toy that teaches math while kids play...it has a strong art component, too! Fractiles was way ahead of its time, and now is perfectly positioned to become a hot seller for all the families who are looking to enhance education through play!" - Sallie Kashiwa, owner/president of Timbuck Toys in Co.

"On top of being a great selling toy, [Fractiles] have become one of our personal favorites. They are educational, reasonably priced, and made in America by a reputable company. It's very rare for a toy line to meet all of those qualifications. " - Kristine Reed from Whispering Winds in Mr. Dora, Fla.

MSRP: $29.95

Fractiles - a Real STEM toy!

These 96 brilliantly colored, flexible magnetic tiles come with a sturdy 8" by 8" black textured steel activity board, color-illustrated instructional material, and a double-record album-style package to store the board and tiles. The diamond-shaped tiles are used to create everything from snowflakes and starbursts to a bouquet of flowers and swarm of fireflies. Made in the USA.
— Patti Tepper-Rasmussen, owner of Learning Tree Toys, Games & Books, Inc. in Oklahoma City, Okla., told TDmonthly in an April 2013 survey that Fractiles are one of the store's best-selling travel products.
—  "For the past several years, my wife and I have featured Fractiles in workshops we do with public school students. We have been following the currently popular STEM philosophy of combining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to get kids interested in how to teach themselves and learn independently, with really promising results. Fractiles is ideally suited to this kind of program and extremely popular with our students as it encourages creativity and innovation." - Professor John L. Hall; University of Colorado, Boulder; Nobel Prize for Physics, 2005

"It is a perfect 'STEM' toy that teaches math while kids play...Fractiles was way ahead of its time, and now is perfectly positioned to become a hot seller." - Sallie Kashiwa, owner/president of Timbuck Toys in Co.

"A great selling toy, [Fractiles] have become one of our personal favorites. They are educational, reasonably priced, and made in America by a reputable company." - Kristine Reed from Whispering Winds in Mr. Dora, Fla.

Yamie Chess is a Harvard/MIT math PhD-backed STEM learning aid based on classic chess. Supports math education for 12 year olds in the K-8 educational grades. The math learning aid has been designed by MIT, Caltech, Stanford, Columbia, Vanderbilt and University of Arizona math educators and engineers in collaboration with 2-time United States chess champion Jennifer Shahade. Made in America.

Praise for Yamie Chess:
"Yamie Chess is a beautiful, inspiring and very valuable educational tool. Teaching chess and math in a playful manner, embedding both in a fantasy story, is a great approach. The outcome is a feel-good-book for children and their parents with great pedagogical value. I recommend it highly." – Harvard University Mathematics Professor Christian Hesse

"I highly recommend Yamie Chess: The Adventures of Tigermore & The Mind Angels. When a child learns how to play chess, adds a lot to his or her science education, and has a wonderful time walking through a rich fantasy world, you can’t go wrong!" International Master Jeremy Silman, Harry Potter chess consultant on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Warner Bros, 2001)

This jigsaw puzzle features unique interlocking pieces that fit together to reveal a Star Wars scene with Grogu, making it a fun challenge for young fans. Working on the puzzle helps kids develop problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination, focus, and teamwork—all while they play. The pieces are printed with rich, vibrant colors that are easy on the eyes, without any glare. Designed for ages 5 and up, the puzzle has large, sturdy pieces that are simple for small hands to grip and assemble. It’s also made with responsibly sourced materials, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), so you can feel good about supporting sustainable forestry practices.

This Mandalorian Crossfire jigsaw puzzle brings the excitement of Star Wars to life for kids ages 8-10. The pieces fit together smoothly to create a complete picture, making assembly satisfying and frustration-free. Made from sturdy materials, the puzzle holds up well to repeated use by young hands. As children work on the puzzle, they'll naturally develop problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination, and the ability to focus—whether they're piecing it together alone or with friends. The puzzle is crafted from responsibly sourced materials certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, meeting Climate Pledge Friendly standards.

This 60-piece "Backyard Bug World" jigsaw puzzle features a unique, bug-filled scene illustrated by artist Greg Paprocki, inviting kids to explore a colorful insect habitat. While providing entertainment, the puzzle also helps children develop problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination, and concentration through play. It's made from durable, eco-friendly materials sourced from responsibly managed forests and recycled content. Ravensburger, a trusted puzzle brand with decades of experience, designed this set for lasting quality. The puzzle works well for individual play or group activities, making it a thoughtful gift option for birthdays, holidays, or any occasion that calls for creative fun. Recommended for ages 4 and up.

This giant floor puzzle features 24 large, sturdy pieces that are easy for small hands to handle, showcasing a colorful prehistoric scene with dinosaurs like Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and T-Rex. Ravensburger's precise interlocking system ensures each piece fits smoothly without frustration. Beyond being an engaging activity, the puzzle helps develop problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination, and concentration. The high-quality materials maintain vibrant colors with a matte finish, and the easy-to-clean surface makes it durable for long-term use. Made from responsibly sourced materials certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, this puzzle supports sustainable forestry practices.

This 24-piece floor puzzle invites kids to imagine a day at the beach, complete with buckets, shovels, and sandy adventures—each piece features unique artwork for extra discovery fun. While assembling the puzzle, children naturally practice problem-solving, improve hand-eye coordination, and build concentration skills through play. The sturdy puzzle pieces are made from responsibly sourced materials, including recycled content, making them durable for repeated use and kinder to the environment. Ravensburger, a trusted name in puzzles with over a billion sold globally, designed this set for lasting quality. Whether given as a birthday present, holiday gift, or just-because surprise, the puzzle works well for solo play or group activities, offering creative entertainment for young builders.

This bright and colorful Beach Buddies puzzle is designed for kids ages 4 and up, offering engaging play that kids will want to revisit. The pieces fit together smoothly thanks to Ravensburger’s interlocking technology, making assembly satisfying and frustration-free. As kids work on the puzzle, they’ll naturally develop problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination, and concentration. The durable materials hold up to repeated use, and the glare-free surface wipes clean easily. With its cheerful design and skill-building benefits, this puzzle makes a great gift for birthdays or holidays.

The View-Master features 5 reels with 7 high-quality 3D animal images per reel, offering a visual exploration of wildlife. The viewer has a retro metallic design for a classic look. A deluxe storage case is included with this special edition set. Each reel provides educational facts about the animals displayed. The device is compatible with most standard View-Master reels, allowing for expanded viewing options. The product measures 6.5 x 5.5 x 2 inches and weighs 1.2 pounds.

The ZipString Luma features five glow-in-the-dark strings in varying lengths and colors, including three neon strings and two ultra-glow strings. The built-in LED activates the ultra-glow strings for continuous illumination, allowing users to perform tricks and create shapes in both light and dark settings. Powered by a USB-C rechargeable lithium-ion battery, the device eliminates the need for battery replacements. A full charge takes approximately two hours and provides over four hours of continuous use. The included USB-C cable ensures convenient charging. Designed for portability, the compact ZipString Luma fits easily in a pocket. Its patented floss gap simplifies string swapping and tangle removal, requiring no small or detachable parts. Safety is prioritized in its construction, with automatic motor shutoff in case of irregular operation and compliance with industry safety certifications. Users can explore a wide range of tricks, including the step-through, endless silly string, corkscrew, and bow & arrow. The device responds to movement, enabling limitless creative possibilities, and users can share their techniques within the Zipster community.

The KRUMPLES Plungy toy offers interactive sensory play with a push-pull mechanism and popping action. Its suction cup base attaches securely to high chairs, tables, and airplane trays, making it suitable for mealtime, travel, or bath time. Constructed from BPA-free, food-grade silicone, the toy is safe for teething and durable for extended use. It supports fine motor skill development and hand-eye coordination through grasping and manipulation, while its textured surface provides tactile stimulation. Cleaning is simple—the toy is dishwasher-safe (top rack recommended), can be hand-washed, or boiled for sterilization. Designed for children 10 months and older, it serves as a practical gift option for birthdays or holidays.