This solar-powered robotics kit lets users build and experiment with eight distinct robot models: a drummer bot, tank bot, racer bot, big-wheel bot, solar bug, armadillo bot, spinning bot, and dinosaur bot. The set operates without batteries, using only the included compact solar panel and sunlight for power. It introduces practical applications of solar technology while demonstrating its potential. The 48-page full-color manual provides step-by-step assembly instructions for each model and includes educational scientific facts. This kit was a 2021 finalist for The Toy Association’s Construction Toy of the Year Award.

A Gecko Run marble run that sticks to whiteboards, doors, windows and other smooth surfaces with nano-adhesive pads, so it can build height with fewer pieces. The STEM edition teaches physics concepts such as potential and kinetic energy, momentum and centripetal force.

A cooperative escape-room card game from the EXIT series. Players work together to find the missing sheriff of the frontier town of Fortune City. They choose the order of locations to search and the townspeople to question, and collect clues along the way.

Kids' binoculars with large, chunky parts, adjustable width, soft eyecups and a focus wheel. The kit adds a specimen box and compass that clip onto the strap, plus stickers. It's tied to the Wow in the World podcast, with exclusive audio for a guided nature scavenger hunt.

A build-it-yourself 3D marble maze with a space theme from Thames & Kosmos. You build three modules that click into a spherical base, then use two handles with thumb wheels to tilt and rotate the maze and guide a marble to the Mission Capsule. The modules can be swapped for new challenges. Listed as coming soon or pre-order.

A Thames & Kosmos kit for building a model truck that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell. You add water, the fuel cell splits it into hydrogen and oxygen, and the same cell then combines the gases to make electricity that drives the truck. Listed on the maker's site as coming soon or pre-order.

KICKSTART YOUR ASTRONOMY ADVENTURE: This high-quality, durable refractor telescope is perfect for young scientists starting their observations of the moon, stars, planets, and wows in the sky! DETAILS & SPECS: This beginner scope features two eyepieces for 25x and 50x magnification, a focus knob, and an altitude adjustment handle. It also comes with a sturdy aluminum tripod with adjustable legs (can extend up to 48 inches) to keep your telescope steady during your observations. LEARN ABOUT & OBSERVE THE WOWS IN THE SKY: The 8-page, illustrated “Wow-To Guide” explains to kids (and their grownups!) how the telescope works, and what to look for in the night sky–examine the Moon’s craters, planets like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and identify specific stars and constellations. BONUS SCIENCE TOOL: This kit comes with a star wheel so that kids can determine what stars and constellations to look out for at any given date and time in the Northern Hemisphere! EXCLUSIVE AUDIO CONTENT: The #1 family science podcast “Wow in the World” hosts Guy Raz & Mindy Thomas transform this classic scientific instrument into a unique, multi-sensory experience: tune into the audio “Wow Facts” that await you, accessible only within the pages of the “Wow-To Guide!”

A Thames & Kosmos rock tumbler that turns rough stones into polished rocks while teaching erosion, weathering and the rock cycle. It comes with natural rock samples, including tiger's eye, aventurine and rose quartz, plus four polishing grits and jewelry settings for making accessories.

A Thames & Kosmos kit for building a race car powered only by compressed air. An integrated pump fills the tank, and the air-powered piston engine works like a combustion engine without burning fuel.

A cooperative escape-room card game from the EXIT series in which players work to stop a plot to destroy Venice. For 1 to 4 players ages 12 and up, with 60 to 120 minute games. Designed by Inka and Markus Brand.

A Gecko Run expansion that lets marble run tracks bend around corners at any angle or span obstacles such as doorknobs and window frames. It rotates 360 degrees. 19 pieces, for ages 8 and up.