Santa's STEM List

Spero Mini alone ($50) is a great gift. Or purchase the

Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit.
No coding experience necessary!

$79-$89

Ages 6+

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Ozobot is a small interactive robot for coding, creating, and playing games.

$99

Ages 5+

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Dash is a codable robot that also responds to voices and sounds and Dash can dance and sing, which makes for a fun and interactive learning experience for kids.

$149

Age 6+.

Cue is a codable robot made for older children. Cue will help them transition from block-based code to state-machine and text-based programming.

$199

Age 11+
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This coding set for kids turns coding into a hands-on analog activity for tactile and visual learners for coding fundamentals.

$65 Age 4-6
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Code along with your first coding friends and their screen-free storybook coding adventure.

$20

Age 4-6
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Light up a love of electronics with this light-chasing robot! Wire up the motors, add the switch, and assemble your robot — all while exploring the science behind circuits and sensors

$40
Ages 9+
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The micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors and many input/output features that you can program and physically interact with. The latest micro:bit adds sound sensing and playback capabilities.

$15+

Ages 7+
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An Invention Kit for Everyone is an invention kit designed to connect everyday objects to computer keys. Using a circuit board, alligator clips, and a USB cable, the toy uses closed-loop electrical signals to send the computer either a keyboard stroke or mouse click signal.

$50 for Makey Makey or $20 or Makey Makey G0

Ages 6+

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Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for anyone making interactive projects. For you more advanced programmer.
Prices Vary
Age 12+

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Snap Circuits® teaches basic engineering, electronics and circuitry concepts by using building components with snaps to assemble electronic circuits on a simple “rows-and-columns” base grid.

Prices Vary
Ages 5+

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Piper is a toolbox that lets anyone build and code real gadgets and real electronics while playing the Raspberry Pi Edition of Minecraft.

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Ages 8+
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Hacker is a cybersecurity coding game and STEM toy where you learn programming principles through fun gameplay. Playing through the challenges builds reasoning and planning skills as well as core programming principles, and provides a great stealth learning experience.

$27

Ages 9+

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Open the box, pull out the pieces, button, and board. Follow the simple steps, connect the parts, build a wand, and learn how it works. This is the first wand of its kind! It knows when it's moving up, down, left, right, forwards, backward, fast or slow. So anyone can do amazing, creative things with it.
$50
Age 6+
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Subscription-based coding courses beginner to advanced. Checkout their Minecraft and Roblox courses!
Prices Vary

Age 8+

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Bring your LEGO® creations to life with the new LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox, learn the basics of coding, engineering, and robotics. Simply choose one of the 5 models available with the BOOST set, download the free, easy-to-use app and you’re ready to go!

$160
Age 7+

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Enjoy advanced all-in-one VR with just a headset and controllers. Discover new adventures, master epic challenges or revisit classic moments in your favorite all-in-one games, shows and experiences.
$299
Ages 13+
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VR Headset Compatible with iPhone and Android Phones

$40

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Virtual reality brings this 64 page book to life, teaching 25 step-by-step science projects in an easy and fun to explore learning format! From chemistry to physics, this delivers core scientific values that foster a fundamental and healthy understanding of basic scientific concepts. $50 Ages 7-11 Learn More

Children discover the joy of creating original works of art or cleverly designed Rube Goldberg style ball-runs. Parents gladly build alongside their kids.

Prices vary

All Ages

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Makedo is a simple to use, open-ended system of tools for creative cardboard construction. Build imaginative and useful creations from upcycled cardboard.
Prices vary
All Ages
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Squigz are fun little suckers! Connecting to each other and to any solid, non-porous surface - Squigz are a species all their own. They flex. They stick. They suck people into creativity.
Prices vary
Ages 3-6
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The new LEGO! One shape, endless possibility! Every brick easily connects to the next. Create colorful flat mosaics or work in 3-D to make more intricate builds. Mix and match any Plus-Plus set to bring more ideas to life! Prices vary Ages 1+ Learn More

Handcrafted wooden blocks for creative building. Wooden gems of many faces can be stacked together in various ways using the different sides to create unusual towers.

Prices vary
Ages 2+
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Did you know Magformers is a Michigan based company!

They have something for every child! MAGFORMERS® is the industry leader in magnetic building toys for children. The ‘always attracting’ magnetic technology delivers a unique constructional play experience.
Prices vary
Ages 1+
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Q-BA-MAZE is a unique system of colorful cubes that interlock to form an exciting marble run. The big difference? The configurations are UNLIMITED! Build shapes like flowers, fish or dinosaurs! Challenge your child's spatial skills with hours of continuous play. All Q-BA-MAZE kits are compatible.
Prices vary
Age 5+
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Each kit consists of just two primary building components that easily weave together into countless configurations; combine pieces from the different kits to build your unique, colorful creations! Prices vary Age 6+ Learn More

Aim, shoot, and score with this physics-friendly crate! Engineer an adjustable catapult and play a spirited game of basketball. Learn about the science of sports, and experiment with different angles and arcs until you're a hoop superstar.
$20
Age 5+
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Ruth Spiro is the author of the Baby Loves Science series. The goal of the Baby Loves Science books is to introduce STEM topics in a developmentally appropriate way. Check out the entire collection HERE

Part how-to, part girl-empowerment, and all fun, from the leader of the movement championed by Sheryl Sandberg, Malala Yousafzai, and John Legend.
Check out the entire collection HERE

From world-renowned autism spokesperson, scientist, and inventor Temple Grandin — a book of personal stories, inventions, and facts that will blow young inventors’ minds and make them soar.
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Award-winning, hands-on STEM kits for kids ages 3-16+. Delivered by mail each crate explores a new concept in science, technology, or engineering in a fresh way that's seriously fun & profoundly enriching.
Ages 3-16
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STEM Club is a program that delivers handpicked Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math toys to your door at a great price. Every one, two, or three months, depending on the option you select, Amazon STEM toy experts send a box containing a high-quality, age-appropriate STEM toy that encourages your child to learn through play.
Ages 3-13
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Girls Can! Crate boxes include an activity or STEM project, alongside a book that teaches about a famous woman in history, making it a great education subscription that combines both STEM & history.
Ages 5-10
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