Frantically trying to find last minute STEM gift ideas for the holidays? These educational choices will put a smile on your children’s face and encourage learning through play!
STEM toys come in all shapes and sizes for all ages! Below are some thoughtful STEM gift ideas that you might not have considered!
Check out our STEM Stocking Stuffer Ideas at the bottom of the post!
Stomp Rocket Dueling Rockets
Stomp Rocket sent us this STEM kit to include in our gift guide!
What kid doesn’t love rockets?! This Stomp Rocket Dueling Rockets set is a safe way for kids to enjoy watching rockets fly! These kid-powered rockets launch up to 20 stories high — that’s 200 feet in the air!
Check out our review of the Stomp Rocket Dueling Rockets set here! (coming soon!)
intelino Smart Train Starter Set
intelino sent us their new Smart Train to include in our gift guide!
Easy enough for 3 year olds to pick up and play with right out of the box! Use the included color snaps (screen free!) or the iOS and Android app to run this intelino Smart Train! Buy a track adapter to run it on your wooden tracks too!
Check out our review on the intelino Smart Train STEM Coding toy here! (coming soon!)
INSTAX mini LiPlay Camera
Fujifilm sent us their INSTAX mini LiPlay camera to include in our gift guide!
The INSTAX mini LiPlay can bring explorative discovery to life! It’s a hybrid instant camera that allows you to not only print pictures from the camera OR your phone BUT it also allows you to decide WHICH pictures you want to print! Create your own nature journals, document your travel adventures, and share special moments with your friends! It even has 30 frames & 6 filters!
Check out our review on the INSTAX mini LiPlay here! (coming soon!)
Gold Paydirt & Gem Panning
4 lbs. of Guaranteed Gold in Dirt from Colorado
Gem Panning Kit
Logic Building Games
Gravity Maze Logic Game by ThinkFun
Gravitrax by Ravensburger
Marble Circuit by MindWare
Snap Circuits
I’m pretty sure Snap Circuits will ALWAYS make it on our list and every kid needs to own at least one set! As long as your kids are old enough to keep things out of their mouth they can play with Snap Circuits! Build alarms, launch fans and create light switches!
Young Architect House Designer
This Young Architect House Designer kit is an amazing choice that features both art design and engineering skills! Re-use and re-build over and over!
Build a Computer Kit
Kano Computer Kit – Ages 6+
Piper Computer Kit – Ages 8+
STEM Stocking Stuffer Ideas:
Invisible Ink Pens
Whipz Micro Racers
Moon Torch Projector
512 Magnetic Balls
World’s Smallest Rubik’s Cube
Hatching Dinosaur Eggs
Christmas Tree Soldering Kit
Melting Snowmen
World’s Smallest Lincoln Logs
Break Your Own Geodes