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Understanding the World Around Us: 5 Toys That Will Make Your Kids Fall in Love with Science.
As the holiday season approaches, you’re probably thinking about different gift options for your kids or your other young relatives. You may feel like the best gifts are those that are educational as well as fun, and if that’s the case, then you’re in luck, as there are lots of scientific gifts out there. These are five of our most enthusiastic picks for presents that encourage a love of science as well as being lots of fun.
Bigshot Camera Kit
The Bigshot Camera Kit is a fun way for kids to learn about photography. It expands on the old idea of constructing a pinhole camera to learn the basics of capturing images. This kit allows children to build a digital camera with a hand crank. In the process, they’ll learn about electronics, mechanics, and optics. There’s also a mode that takes 3D pictures, and glasses are included so your young photographer can get the full effect.
Skyrocket Toys Quick Attach Microscope
This microscope from Skyrocket Toys can attach to any tablet or smartphone. It’s fully compatible with most Android devices and iOS as well. Your kids can use it to take pictures and video of the microscopic world, and during warm weather, they’ll be fascinated by the closeup views of flora and fauna to be found in the park or backyard. The microscope can magnify by up to 30x.
Lego Mindstorms EV3
From popular building brand Lego, the Mindstorms EV3 is genuinely innovative. It includes a Bluetooth radio that lets the builders control the robot via an app, a marriage of toy and technology that your young prodigy will appreciate. It also has a new sensor suite that lets these creations react and navigate with their surroundings autonomously. It has sensitive reactors, and Lego’s fastest processor speed and fastest motors ever. Your kids will have a blast chasing this durable little tank around the house.
Nancy B’s Science Club Aquascope
Maybe your kids like getting out of the house and playing in the woods or down by the creek. This aquascape has a built-in thermometer and can magnify up to 5X. It also has an LED flashlight. Your young zoologist-in-training can observe minnows, newts, and frogs in their natural habitat, and an activity journal is included so they can make sketches and record their observations on the natural world.
Thinkfun Laser Maze
If there’s anything more fascinating to children than lasers, we haven’t found it. This is a single-player game where mirrors on the board must be positioned to direct the laser beams till they reach the target. There are 60 different games in one, with varying levels of difficulty. Your child can start with the more basic versions and work their up to the challenging ones as they get more experienced.
Any of these toys are great for not just hours of playtime, but falling in love with science, too. There are so many possible scientific careers that can prove both profitable and creatively stimulating, and it’s these very toys that could set your child on the path that gets them there.
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