Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined ABC 7 in Chicago to talk about the best educational and STEM toys for the holiday season. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for a rundown of the best toys, games, and gifts of the season, check out our complete Toy Insider Holiday Gift Guide.
MY ROBOTIC PET: CODING CHAMELEON
Tweens can build their own robotic reptile that responds to gestures, changes colors, and fires its retractable tongue.
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- MSRP:
- $54.95
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BILL NYE’S ROCKET LAB VR
This kit contains nine VR experiences, 23 experiment pieces, and a 40-page educational book. With the VR headset and included app, kids can witness a real rocket launch, explore the International Space Station, return to Earth in the Orion Capsule, and more.
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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:
- $249.00
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MAGSHUTO STUNT PARK
Kids can build a trickshot arena with 15 included challenges, ramps, stunts, and targets. Everything stays in place thanks to the magnets and sticky pads.
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- MSRP:
- $21.95
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SNAP CIRCUITS SPY KIT
With this kit, kids can go on more than 20 spy missions while learning 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:
- $54.99
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MAGNA-TILES RAIL RACERS DELUXE 90-PIECE SET
This 90-piece set comes with patent-pending Rails, microMAGS, and new pieces like gates and fences. Kids can use the included pieces to build racetracks, ramps, and more.
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- MSRP:
- $89.99
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Author: 360 Technology Group
