Summer is coming to an end, and as you unpack from your vacations and clean out the car post road trip, you’ll all of a sudden remember that school is just around the corner. But fear not: We rounded up the best back to school toys and gear for the upcoming year!
Below we picked out some of our favorite educational toys. From math skills to scissor skills, preschool prep to coding toys, kids can play and learn at the same time. These products will spark kids’ interest in learning, and maybe in some subjects they haven’t explored before. In addition to STEM and literacy, we also called out some social-emotional learning toys, so kids can learn to share, communicate, and more. These toys will get kids back in the swing of learning and make sure they’re starting off the school year strong.
Sprinkled in, you’ll also see some important back-to-school must-haves. Whether it’s Squishmallows shoes, LEGO backpacks, or trusty Sharpie highlighters, your kids will be glad you found them.
Scroll down to see the best back to school toys and gear below! (And feel free to use it as a shopping list on the go.)
LUNA STORYTIME PROJECTOR
Luna nurtures little ones while fostering independence with engaging content. Projection, read-along text, graphics, and music provide a multi-sensory story environment.
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- MSRP:
- $69.99
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MACHIE MOLE SIGHT WORDS
Players grab their handy shovel and dig through the leaves to find words, then read each word out loud for our mole to hear. For every word or picture that matches, they’ll earn treasure. The player with the most gold coins at the end of the game wins.
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S-NOTE CREATIVE MARKERS PASTEL HIGHLIGHTERS
These all-in-one creative markers and highlighters are available in assorted pastel colors for note-taking, highlighting, drawing, and more. Use the two-in-one chisel tip to quickly change between precise and broad lines, while the S-Note Duo is a dual-ended marker featuring an additional fine bullet tip to switch between fine lines and broad strokes.
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- MSRP:
- $21.99
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3DOODLER START+ ESSENTIALS 3D PRINTING PEN SET
Kids can use their imagination to draw anything into a 3D object, teaching them spatial awareness and building skills. Just charge the pen, insert a filament strand, and start drawing.
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- MSRP:
- $49.99
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CHOMPSAW
This kid-safe power tool makes cutting cardboard easy. Kids can use it to transform the cardboard into forts, DIY costumes, educational dioramas, and other creative projects.
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- MSRP:
- $249
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PLAYTAB GO
This travel-friendly toy includes two tactile sensory tiles for kids to move, switch, and replace with other Play Tab tiles. It also has a clip to attach to a car seat, a bag, or a stroller.
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- MSRP:
- $12.95
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CRAYOLA LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTION
Iconic retired crayon colors are back — but only for a limited time. Dandelion, Mulberry, Blizzard Blue, Raw Umber, Lemon Yellow, Orange Red, Violet Blue, and Magic Mint are now available as crayons, markers, colored pencils, and more.
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- MSRP:
- $0.99-2.99
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MY ROBOTIC PET: CODING CHAMELEON
Tweens can build their own robotic reptile that responds to gestures, changes colors, fires, and retracts its tongue.
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- MSRP:
- $54.95
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ADVENTURE PARTNERS PLUSH KEY CHAIN COLLECTION
Pokémon Trainers can catch 29 fan-favorite pocket monsters as plush key chains. Each features a Pokéball-shaped clip.
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- MSRP:
- $12.99
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DK VIRTUAL REALITY TRANSPORT!
This 96-page activity set uses virtual reality and hands-on activities to showcase the world of transportation, including planes, trains, cars, and more.
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- MSRP:
- $59.99
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MINECRAFT SNEAKERS
Kids can build up to big adventures in these sneakers! This duo of kicks features a pair of Creeper-themed high tops and a pink pair of slip-ons featuring tons of Minecraft creatures.
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CONNETIX 70 PIECE PRO CONSTRUCTOR SET
This set features Connetix’s Smart-Spin technology, enabling magnets to rotate 360 degrees within the tile so that it clicks into place. Advanced builders can make intricate designs with the smaller tiles and create cool builds with six refined colors.
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- MSRP:
- $99.99
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SNAP CIRCUITS SPY KIT
With this kit, kids can go on more than 20 spy missions. The STEM kit teaches kids about the science and engineering behind spy tools and tricks, including how to build motion detectors, use voice changers, discover trip wires, and more.
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- MSRP:
- $49.99
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MS. RACHEL FIRST WORDS TALKING FLASH CARDS
This electronic flash card reader imitates Ms. Rachel’s blue overalls and features her soothing voice. Designed to aid with pronunciation and memory building, it includes more than 100 flash cards of practical words and corresponding drawings.
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- MSRP:
- $29.99
- Age:
- 12 MOS+
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TAMAGOTCHI PARADISE
Players raise Tamagotchi characters across generations, with genetics and care shaping more than 50,000 possible characters. Enjoy fun mini-games and explore at both micro and macro scales. Use the zoom lens in to explore their character’s cell composition or zoom out to watch the Tamagotchi Planet grow into Paradise.
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- MSRP:
- $44.99
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MAGNA-TILES RAIL RACERS 33-PIECE SET
Kids can build and race with this magnetic tile building set. With the new Rail Racers pieces, kids can build bridges, ramps, and rails for the ball to roll down. All of this set’s pieces are compatible with other MAGNA-TILES sets.
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- MSRP:
- $39.99
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FISHER-PRICE BIG LITTLE FEELINGS: THE SHARING KIT
Parents can teach toddlers about kindness and sharing with this hands-on kit. The kit includes a pretend ice cream playset, a monster plush, a custom board book, and a mini-course about social-emotional learning.
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- MSRP:
- $43.19
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SNAP 2 IT
Each player races to be the first to snap a path between their light and the communal battery. Build the circuit path solo or play competitively with up to four players as everyone learns the basics of electricity.
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- MSRP:
- $39.99
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ROBOTIC DRAGON BANK KIT
Construct your own mechanical coin bank that’s shaped like a dragon guarding a treasure chest as they learn about electrical conductivity, gears, and other mechanisms. When they place a metal coin in the dragon’s mouth, it completes the electric circuit, and the dragon’s wings flap and its jaws shut to store the coin.
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- MSRP:
- $19.95
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DOUBLE BANANAGRAMS
The classic Bananagrams game now has double the tiles. This double pack lets up to 16 players play.
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PUMA X SQUISHMALLOWS COLLECTION 2.0
Join seven Squishmallows as they take the form of a comfy, sporty shoe. Soccer-playing mushroom Malcolm, cutie banana Junie, yogi cactus Graciela, purple cow Carina, magenta Bigfoot Moxie, adorable pineapple Maui, and Cam the Cat inspired this new line.
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- MSRP:
- $60-100
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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT LATTE
These cuddly plush lattes feature heartwarming expressions for kids to identify and relate to their emotions. The set includes five pumpkin spice latte plushes.
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- MSRP:
- $16.99
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HERSCHEL SUPPLY X LEGO COLLECTION
Kids can take their favorite building sets on the go with these backpacks, bags, lunchboxes, and pencil cases inspired by classic LEGO bricks and LEGO Botanicals sets.
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- MSRP:
- $28-140
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TALKING ROCKS AND MINERALS: A FACT-PACKED GUIDE TO GEOLOGY
This picture book rocks — literally! Pebble the Rock Reporter is after the scoop on the geology, and the other rocks and minerals are ready for their close-up. Filled with fun facts and puns galore, kids can learn the origins of their favorite rocks and even how to spot them in their everyday lives.
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- MSRP:
- $16.99
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SKILLMATICS SNIP, SNIP!
Designed with 3 levels of progressive difficulty, this kit guides kids step by step — from cutting straight lines to curved and zigzag patterns, and finally, cutting out shapes with confidence. It includes an activity booklet with 25 cutting activities, two child-safe scissors, and a glue stick. Available in different themes.
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MATH MAESTRO
Make Music Count is a math experience taught through playing songs on the piano. Kids can solve real math equations where the answers are musical notes to immediately play on the piano in the lessons. It comes with two workbooks (addition and subtraction), a 49-key piano keyboard, and the free Make Music Count app.
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- MSRP:
- $99.99
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