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The holidays are just around the corner so the time is ticking on getting all your holiday shopping done! It can be a little overwhelming to think of and find the latest holiday gifts and gadgets for kids. That’s why we’ve wrapped up, quite literally, some of the best holiday finds for your little loved ones! These gifts are STEM inspired and are for our little science, technology, engineering, and math lovers. New to STEM? These are also perfect for peaking interests!
Below you’ll find six of the most well (teacher) recommended and kid approved STEM toys. An age suggestion and description will help you find just the right one and the price is listed to ensure it fits within your budget!
Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot is perfect for introducing littles to future careers, supporting imaginative play and boosting critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Botley helps kids as young as 5 learn to code. Kids can code Botley to move in six directions, play music, and even put on a light show! You can even test your memory with the lights and sounds of a game of Botley Says. Your little coders can build coding sequences of up to 150 steps, and go on adventures with a built-in sensor that lights up Botley in the dark!
Nothing says engaging kids better than a crashin', bashin' set of STEM challenges! The worlds of coding and construction collide in the Botley Crashin' Construction Challenge. The world of construction comes alive as little builders can turn Botley into a wrecking ball or tow truck with the moveable crane attachment, or snap on the adjustable plow arms and send Botley on bulldozer adventures! This set includes six STEM challenges to get kids started—build up block structures, then code Botley to knock them down, clean up the mess, or tow them with the hook and cable!
Bring the magic of castle making alive and the perfect twist on building critical thinking skills using the Gears! Gears! Gears! Castle Gears set. This building kit includes 38 pieces and an activity guide. It allows little engineers to create an almost endless combination of castles that actually move for their imaginative play. The gear pieces snap together easily so it’s perfect for little hands and developing fine motor skills. Let your little budding engineer’s imagination soar!
The City Engineering & Design Building Set brings STEM learning to new heights! Your little engineers can create their own skyscrapers, cranes, bridges and more with 89 easy-to-assemble pieces. Use the included activity cards to complete design challenges, or create your own city. It's a unique way to challenge logic, problem solving, and engineering skills.
Explore the world of force and motion by helping Botley set off some crashing chain reactions with Botley the Coding Robot Action Challenge Accessory Set from Learning Resources. This interactive 41-piece accessory setcontains everything kids need to set up STEM-inspired obstacle challenges for Botley to navigate. Kids can either choose to use the instructions inside the set to create 9 obstacle challenges filled with falling dominos, rolling balls, and swinging hammers, or design their own courses using critical thinking skills. Once everything's in place, kids simply code Botley with the desired steps, press transmit on the remote programmer, and watch him get things moving!
Foster critical thinking and early engineering skills with the 1-2-3 Build It! Robot Factory. Kids can build their own twisting, turning STEM creations with the mix-and-match pieces of the 1-2-3 Build It! Robot Factory. Sized just right for little hands, this build-it-yourself toy's chunky plastic pieces are ready to help kids design, build, and tinker with their own robot squad. Use the design guide to practice following directions or bring your own creations to real life!
Kids will absolutely LOVE this activity set! They can build their own maze, and then use the coding cards to create a step-by-step path for Colby, the Programmable Robot Mouse. Program the sequence of steps, and then watch Colby race to find the cheese! This set includes 30 double-sided coding cards, 10 double-sided activity cards, cheese wedge, and Activity Guide to provide the perfect hands-on introduction to coding concepts. Create your path with 16 maze grids to create a 20' x 20' maze board, 22 maze walls, and 3 tunnels for endless possibilities. Colby lights-up, makes sounds, and features 2 speeds along with colorful buttons to match coding cards for easy programming and sequencing. I suggest if you have multiple children, you consider adding additional players with Jack, the Programmable Robot Mouse, sold separately.
The holidays are just around the corner so the time is ticking on getting all your holiday shopping done! It can be a little overwhelming to think of and find the latest holiday gifts and gadgets for kids. That’s why we’ve wrapped up, quite literally, some of the best holiday finds for your little loved ones! These gifts are STEM inspired and are for our little science, technology, engineering, and math lovers. New to STEM? These are also perfect for peaking interests!
Below you’ll find six of the most well (teacher) recommended and kid approved STEM toys. An age suggestion and description will help you find just the right one and the price is listed to ensure it fits within your budget!
Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot is perfect for introducing littles to future careers, supporting imaginative play and boosting critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Botley helps kids as young as 5 learn to code. Kids can code Botley to move in six directions, play music, and even put on a light show! You can even test your memory with the lights and sounds of a game of Botley Says. Your little coders can build coding sequences of up to 150 steps, and go on adventures with a built-in sensor that lights up Botley in the dark!
Nothing says engaging kids better than a crashin', bashin' set of STEM challenges! The worlds of coding and construction collide in the Botley Crashin' Construction Challenge. The world of construction comes alive as little builders can turn Botley into a wrecking ball or tow truck with the moveable crane attachment, or snap on the adjustable plow arms and send Botley on bulldozer adventures! This set includes six STEM challenges to get kids started—build up block structures, then code Botley to knock them down, clean up the mess, or tow them with the hook and cable!
Bring the magic of castle making alive and the perfect twist on building critical thinking skills using the Gears! Gears! Gears! Castle Gears set. This building kit includes 38 pieces and an activity guide. It allows little engineers to create an almost endless combination of castles that actually move for their imaginative play. The gear pieces snap together easily so it’s perfect for little hands and developing fine motor skills. Let your little budding engineer’s imagination soar!
The City Engineering & Design Building Set brings STEM learning to new heights! Your little engineers can create their own skyscrapers, cranes, bridges and more with 89 easy-to-assemble pieces. Use the included activity cards to complete design challenges, or create your own city. It's a unique way to challenge logic, problem solving, and engineering skills.
Explore the world of force and motion by helping Botley set off some crashing chain reactions with Botley the Coding Robot Action Challenge Accessory Set from Learning Resources. This interactive 41-piece accessory setcontains everything kids need to set up STEM-inspired obstacle challenges for Botley to navigate. Kids can either choose to use the instructions inside the set to create 9 obstacle challenges filled with falling dominos, rolling balls, and swinging hammers, or design their own courses using critical thinking skills. Once everything's in place, kids simply code Botley with the desired steps, press transmit on the remote programmer, and watch him get things moving!
Foster critical thinking and early engineering skills with the 1-2-3 Build It! Robot Factory. Kids can build their own twisting, turning STEM creations with the mix-and-match pieces of the 1-2-3 Build It! Robot Factory. Sized just right for little hands, this build-it-yourself toy's chunky plastic pieces are ready to help kids design, build, and tinker with their own robot squad. Use the design guide to practice following directions or bring your own creations to real life!
Kids will absolutely LOVE this activity set! They can build their own maze, and then use the coding cards to create a step-by-step path for Colby, the Programmable Robot Mouse. Program the sequence of steps, and then watch Colby race to find the cheese! This set includes 30 double-sided coding cards, 10 double-sided activity cards, cheese wedge, and Activity Guide to provide the perfect hands-on introduction to coding concepts. Create your path with 16 maze grids to create a 20' x 20' maze board, 22 maze walls, and 3 tunnels for endless possibilities. Colby lights-up, makes sounds, and features 2 speeds along with colorful buttons to match coding cards for easy programming and sequencing. I suggest if you have multiple children, you consider adding additional players with Jack, the Programmable Robot Mouse, sold separately.
I’m so excited to spice up my daughter’s pretend play this holiday by gifting her various kitchen-themed toys! Let’s face it….as parents we can get bored playing with our children, and chances are if we’re feeling bored, they might be too. So what can we do to fix this? Let’s chat about how I’m going to do it in my own home this holiday season with some fun kitchen-themed toys!
Why should I spice up my child’s pretend play?
Before we get into the how first we need to talk about the why! Did you know that children learn best through play? That’s right. Play might be what your child does for fun, but it’s also the best way for your child to learn about the world around them. Through play, children learn communication skills, social skills, cognitive skills, creativity, emotions, and physical skills.
Pretend play or good old-fashioned make-believe is a high-level of play that teaches children that they can be anything they want! Through pretend play, children learn to work through their emotions, take the perspectives of others, negotiate, have courage, and more. Play really is the primary work of a child.
How can you spice up your child’s pretend play?
Now that we’ve talked about why pretend play is so important, let’s talk about how you can spice it up a little! Kitchen-themed play is one of our favorite ways to engage in pretend play in our house, but I’m going to be honest...we’ve gotten pretty bored with making the same food over and over! This year I’m so excited to beef up our kitchen-themed pretend play with these amazing products from Learning Resources:
Not only are these products vibrant and fun, but they also expose children to a variety of new vocabulary and healthy foods!
What skills can you build while playing with these?
Feel like your child has all of these new toys, but doesn’t know what to do with them? Here’s a few specific skills that you can build while playing with these!
Kitchen and food vocabulary: Talk about the different food items you have, and see if your child can label them. You can also add an additional garden, kitchen, and food item vocabulary by incorporating other toys and pretending you’re picking the fruit and veggies straight from the garden!
Understanding spatial concepts (in/on/off/out): Work on these early developing spatial concepts by having your child take different foods out of a basket, putting them on a plate, and placing them in a shopping bag.
Sequential concepts (first/then/next): Practice baking together, and talk about what you need first, second, and last. By practicing this over and over, your child will be able to make their own food in no time!
Requesting: Have your child request for fruits and vegetables. Depending on how much expressive language they have, they could use a simple word such as, “food” or “more,” or a phrase or sentence like, “I want corn” or “Can I have the apple?”
Use of prepositional phrases: Place different items in different locations and have your child use phrases to describe their locations. Put the frosting on the cupcakes, water in the cup, or the fork next to the plate.
Turn-taking: Develop turn-taking abilities by asking your child if you can have a turn washing the fruits and veggies, serving the food, or eating!
What else can you do to support your child’s pretend play at home?
Model! Children learn best from models and experiences, so it’s only normal that if they haven’t experienced something over and over they might need more exposure. So parents, grab those toys and start playing! Pretend you’re making a delicious smoothie with the New Sprouts Smoothie Maker, or some cupcakes with the Smart Snacks Shape Sorting Cupcakes.
Engage in parallel play with your child. Parallel play is when you play next to your child without trying to directly influence their behavior. Instead, your child will show interest, watch you, and next thing you know they’ll be grabbing the same toys and copying your every move! How do you do this? Grab the dishes from the New Sprouts Serve It set and start setting the table, while your child cooks the food from the New Sprouts Multicultural Food Set in their New Sprouts Cook It! pots and pans.
Try following your child’s lead! I know, I know, this isn’t always the easiest thing to do, but it is so important! By following our child’s lead, we allow them to feel confident and encourage their independence. We also allow them to problem solve on their own while building a trusting connection with them.
Building skills through pretend play doesn’t have to be hard, and it sure doesn’t have to be boring! I know I personally cannot wait to see where my daughter’s imagination takes her when she begins to play with all of these new kitchen toys.
I’m so excited to spice up my daughter’s pretend play this holiday by gifting her various kitchen-themed toys! Let’s face it….as parents we can get bored playing with our children, and chances are if we’re feeling bored, they might be too. So what can we do to fix this? Let’s chat about how I’m going to do it in my own home this holiday season with some fun kitchen-themed toys!
Why should I spice up my child’s pretend play?
Before we get into the how first we need to talk about the why! Did you know that children learn best through play? That’s right. Play might be what your child does for fun, but it’s also the best way for your child to learn about the world around them. Through play, children learn communication skills, social skills, cognitive skills, creativity, emotions, and physical skills.
Pretend play or good old-fashioned make-believe is a high-level of play that teaches children that they can be anything they want! Through pretend play, children learn to work through their emotions, take the perspectives of others, negotiate, have courage, and more. Play really is the primary work of a child.
How can you spice up your child’s pretend play?
Now that we’ve talked about why pretend play is so important, let’s talk about how you can spice it up a little! Kitchen-themed play is one of our favorite ways to engage in pretend play in our house, but I’m going to be honest...we’ve gotten pretty bored with making the same food over and over! This year I’m so excited to beef up our kitchen-themed pretend play with these amazing products from Learning Resources:
Not only are these products vibrant and fun, but they also expose children to a variety of new vocabulary and healthy foods!
What skills can you build while playing with these?
Feel like your child has all of these new toys, but doesn’t know what to do with them? Here’s a few specific skills that you can build while playing with these!
Kitchen and food vocabulary: Talk about the different food items you have, and see if your child can label them. You can also add an additional garden, kitchen, and food item vocabulary by incorporating other toys and pretending you’re picking the fruit and veggies straight from the garden!
Understanding spatial concepts (in/on/off/out): Work on these early developing spatial concepts by having your child take different foods out of a basket, putting them on a plate, and placing them in a shopping bag.
Sequential concepts (first/then/next): Practice baking together, and talk about what you need first, second, and last. By practicing this over and over, your child will be able to make their own food in no time!
Requesting: Have your child request for fruits and vegetables. Depending on how much expressive language they have, they could use a simple word such as, “food” or “more,” or a phrase or sentence like, “I want corn” or “Can I have the apple?”
Use of prepositional phrases: Place different items in different locations and have your child use phrases to describe their locations. Put the frosting on the cupcakes, water in the cup, or the fork next to the plate.
Turn-taking: Develop turn-taking abilities by asking your child if you can have a turn washing the fruits and veggies, serving the food, or eating!
What else can you do to support your child’s pretend play at home?
Model! Children learn best from models and experiences, so it’s only normal that if they haven’t experienced something over and over they might need more exposure. So parents, grab those toys and start playing! Pretend you’re making a delicious smoothie with the New Sprouts Smoothie Maker, or some cupcakes with the Smart Snacks Shape Sorting Cupcakes.
Engage in parallel play with your child. Parallel play is when you play next to your child without trying to directly influence their behavior. Instead, your child will show interest, watch you, and next thing you know they’ll be grabbing the same toys and copying your every move! How do you do this? Grab the dishes from the New Sprouts Serve It set and start setting the table, while your child cooks the food from the New Sprouts Multicultural Food Set in their New Sprouts Cook It! pots and pans.
Try following your child’s lead! I know, I know, this isn’t always the easiest thing to do, but it is so important! By following our child’s lead, we allow them to feel confident and encourage their independence. We also allow them to problem solve on their own while building a trusting connection with them.
Building skills through pretend play doesn’t have to be hard, and it sure doesn’t have to be boring! I know I personally cannot wait to see where my daughter’s imagination takes her when she begins to play with all of these new kitchen toys.
From building fine motor skills to introducing colors, shapes and numbers, these hands-on toys help your toddler get ready for life in the great big world. With these gifts your toddlers will be taking big steps in learning by recognizing names, saying words, and following simple directions. These toys help them build even bigger skills!
Steggy the Fine Motor Dino
This prehistoric pal is ready for fine motor fun! Kids build the hand strength they need to succeed in school and beyond every time they play with Steggy the Fine Motor Dino. The friendliest fine motor toy for toddlers, this easygoing dinosaur comes with ten pinchable, pullable scales, whose indented surfaces make it easy for kids to build their pincer grasp, hand strength, and other essentials of fine motor skills development. Steggy's scales also come with a 3-in-1 learning surprise— in addition to building fine motor skills, scales also introduce kids to early color matching and number recognition skills thanks to their vibrant designs and 1–10 numbered surfaces. With Steggy the Fine Motor Dino, there are always multiple ways to learn.
Our hedgehog lost his quills, and only your little ones can help him get them back! Spike, the Fine Motor Hedgehog, helps kids build up hand muscles and fine motor skills by replacing the chunky, peg-shaped 'quills' within the holes that dot the smiling hedgehog's back. The learning doesn't end there- Spike's colorful quills also lend themselves well to lessons in counting, sorting, and color identification skills. Kids can arrange the quills by warm or cool colors, work on sequences and patterns by alternating colors, or count up the quills with the help of numbers printed on the hedgehog's back. Once playtime is over, Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog is a snap to clean up-each piece is made of plastic that can be easily wiped clean, and the quills stow snugly inside the hedgehog's body, which adds simplicity to storage too.
There's more than hay inside these barns— there's farmyard learning fun! Kids learn counting, color, matching, and sorting skills during every imaginative adventure with the farm friends found within the Peekaboo Learning Farm. Each of the set's 5 numbered two-piece barns comes in a different vibrant color, including red, orange, blue, green, and purple. Each barn also pops open to reveal 5 different animal finger puppets— meet the set's friendly cow, pig, duck, and more! Unlike many toys for toddlers, the Peekaboo Learning Farms grows along with your little one— build new fine motor skills during early games of pretend, then move on to early math and color identification! Find the animals during games of hide and seek, make your own memory game, or just let your imagination go! The Peekaboo Learning Farm's two-piece barns also help kids build coordination and other fine motor skills every time they pop them open or snap them shut.
A new twist on the classic game of stacking rings, Smart Snacks Stack 'Em Up Doughnuts teaches your child color recognition and size comparison. Great for helping build your child's fine motor skills, Smart Snacks Stack Em' Up Doughnuts from Learning Resources is a colorful and food-theme take on the classic stacking rings activity. Skills stack up with these Stack ‘em Up Doughnuts! Children place the doughnuts from biggest to smallest and fit the doughnut hole on top. They’re also perfect for inspiring hours of play in their pretend kitchen, store, or restaurant.
Counting sheep isn't just for falling asleep anymore! Discover a wooly and wonderful way to learn new number and color skills with the Snap-n-Learn Counting Sheep. These educational toys include ten friendly two-piece number sheep numbered 1–10 and ready for early math lessons in number recognition, counting, sequencing, and more. Each sheep also features a different color of the rainbow— instead of the usual white or black, these sheep have wool that's red, blue, orange, green, and more! Sized just right for little hands, the number sheep's removable snap-on, snap-off wool doubles as a fine motor skills toy and builds coordination and other essential skills. It also hides a surprise—each sheep also comes numbered with dots beneath their wool, which reinforce number recognition and add barnyard fun to matching games for 2-year-olds. Best of all, the Snap-n-Learn Counting Sheep comes with a reusable plastic storage tub that makes cleanup a snap.
From building fine motor skills to introducing colors, shapes and numbers, these hands-on toys help your toddler get ready for life in the great big world. With these gifts your toddlers will be taking big steps in learning by recognizing names, saying words, and following simple directions. These toys help them build even bigger skills!
Steggy the Fine Motor Dino
This prehistoric pal is ready for fine motor fun! Kids build the hand strength they need to succeed in school and beyond every time they play with Steggy the Fine Motor Dino. The friendliest fine motor toy for toddlers, this easygoing dinosaur comes with ten pinchable, pullable scales, whose indented surfaces make it easy for kids to build their pincer grasp, hand strength, and other essentials of fine motor skills development. Steggy's scales also come with a 3-in-1 learning surprise— in addition to building fine motor skills, scales also introduce kids to early color matching and number recognition skills thanks to their vibrant designs and 1–10 numbered surfaces. With Steggy the Fine Motor Dino, there are always multiple ways to learn.
Our hedgehog lost his quills, and only your little ones can help him get them back! Spike, the Fine Motor Hedgehog, helps kids build up hand muscles and fine motor skills by replacing the chunky, peg-shaped 'quills' within the holes that dot the smiling hedgehog's back. The learning doesn't end there- Spike's colorful quills also lend themselves well to lessons in counting, sorting, and color identification skills. Kids can arrange the quills by warm or cool colors, work on sequences and patterns by alternating colors, or count up the quills with the help of numbers printed on the hedgehog's back. Once playtime is over, Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog is a snap to clean up-each piece is made of plastic that can be easily wiped clean, and the quills stow snugly inside the hedgehog's body, which adds simplicity to storage too.
There's more than hay inside these barns— there's farmyard learning fun! Kids learn counting, color, matching, and sorting skills during every imaginative adventure with the farm friends found within the Peekaboo Learning Farm. Each of the set's 5 numbered two-piece barns comes in a different vibrant color, including red, orange, blue, green, and purple. Each barn also pops open to reveal 5 different animal finger puppets— meet the set's friendly cow, pig, duck, and more! Unlike many toys for toddlers, the Peekaboo Learning Farms grows along with your little one— build new fine motor skills during early games of pretend, then move on to early math and color identification! Find the animals during games of hide and seek, make your own memory game, or just let your imagination go! The Peekaboo Learning Farm's two-piece barns also help kids build coordination and other fine motor skills every time they pop them open or snap them shut.
A new twist on the classic game of stacking rings, Smart Snacks Stack 'Em Up Doughnuts teaches your child color recognition and size comparison. Great for helping build your child's fine motor skills, Smart Snacks Stack Em' Up Doughnuts from Learning Resources is a colorful and food-theme take on the classic stacking rings activity. Skills stack up with these Stack ‘em Up Doughnuts! Children place the doughnuts from biggest to smallest and fit the doughnut hole on top. They’re also perfect for inspiring hours of play in their pretend kitchen, store, or restaurant.
Counting sheep isn't just for falling asleep anymore! Discover a wooly and wonderful way to learn new number and color skills with the Snap-n-Learn Counting Sheep. These educational toys include ten friendly two-piece number sheep numbered 1–10 and ready for early math lessons in number recognition, counting, sequencing, and more. Each sheep also features a different color of the rainbow— instead of the usual white or black, these sheep have wool that's red, blue, orange, green, and more! Sized just right for little hands, the number sheep's removable snap-on, snap-off wool doubles as a fine motor skills toy and builds coordination and other essential skills. It also hides a surprise—each sheep also comes numbered with dots beneath their wool, which reinforce number recognition and add barnyard fun to matching games for 2-year-olds. Best of all, the Snap-n-Learn Counting Sheep comes with a reusable plastic storage tub that makes cleanup a snap.
As they learn the basics of reading, writing, and math, your kids can use these toys to build new skills for kindergarten and beyond! When you give your kids toys from Learning Resources, you're giving them skills that last long after the holidays end!
Counting Surprise Party™
Unbox new counting and color skills in every surprise present! You never know what might be inside the presents of Counting Surprise Party from Learning Resources. Little ones will find a fun surprise toy within each colorful numbered box - from a little blue robot to a high-flying plane to a friendly teddy bear, and there are ten manipulative-style gifts in all that kids can wrap and rewrap and again. In addition to building new fine motor skills with every unboxing, they'll also build new skills in color and number recognition, whether they're sorting their toys by the colors on the boxes, counting up their stack of presents, or matching the dots on the present lids with the numerals printed on the boxes' fronts.
Solve brain-teasing puzzle challenges that test your knowledge of shapes, critical thinking, fine motor skills, and more! Four colors and patterns also boost recognition skills. Includes 24 shapes and double-sided challenge cards. Designed with solo play in mind, these puzzles are a great way to build essential logic and critical thinking skills!
Crack open a colorful gem surprise! Little ones get a no-mess introduction to sorting, matching, and counting with the play geodes and gems of Rock 'n' Gem Surprise from Learning Resources. Using the included play hammer and chisel, kids can crack open each reusable play geode and discover the translucent plastic gemstones inside. Gems double as manipulatives and come in eight different colors and four different shapes - you might find a red heart, a purple triangle, a green diamond, or more fun combinations. In addition to helping kids learn early sorting, matching, and counting skills, Rock 'n' Gem Surprise also introduces kids to early STEM and geology concepts without the messy clean-up associated with real rocks and geodes.
Build new elementary math skills one MathLink Cube at a time! Whether in the classroom or homeschool, students explore addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, geometry, and more with the fun math challenges found within the MathLink Cubes Elementary Math Activity Set from Learning Resources. Our most advanced counting cube activity set yet, this elementary educational toy pairs the popular hands-on math manipulatives with a fun set of challenges that grow with students' skills.
Botley 2.0 helps kids as young as 5 learn to code through 100% screen-free play. Botley 2.0 knows multiple ways to code right out of the box— code him to move in six directions, play music, and even put on a light show! Discover Botley 2.0’s 16 fun interactions— transform him into a train, police car, ghost, and more! You can even test your memory with the lights and sounds of a game of Botley Says!
As they learn the basics of reading, writing, and math, your kids can use these toys to build new skills for kindergarten and beyond! When you give your kids toys from Learning Resources, you're giving them skills that last long after the holidays end!
Counting Surprise Party™
Unbox new counting and color skills in every surprise present! You never know what might be inside the presents of Counting Surprise Party from Learning Resources. Little ones will find a fun surprise toy within each colorful numbered box - from a little blue robot to a high-flying plane to a friendly teddy bear, and there are ten manipulative-style gifts in all that kids can wrap and rewrap and again. In addition to building new fine motor skills with every unboxing, they'll also build new skills in color and number recognition, whether they're sorting their toys by the colors on the boxes, counting up their stack of presents, or matching the dots on the present lids with the numerals printed on the boxes' fronts.
Solve brain-teasing puzzle challenges that test your knowledge of shapes, critical thinking, fine motor skills, and more! Four colors and patterns also boost recognition skills. Includes 24 shapes and double-sided challenge cards. Designed with solo play in mind, these puzzles are a great way to build essential logic and critical thinking skills!
Crack open a colorful gem surprise! Little ones get a no-mess introduction to sorting, matching, and counting with the play geodes and gems of Rock 'n' Gem Surprise from Learning Resources. Using the included play hammer and chisel, kids can crack open each reusable play geode and discover the translucent plastic gemstones inside. Gems double as manipulatives and come in eight different colors and four different shapes - you might find a red heart, a purple triangle, a green diamond, or more fun combinations. In addition to helping kids learn early sorting, matching, and counting skills, Rock 'n' Gem Surprise also introduces kids to early STEM and geology concepts without the messy clean-up associated with real rocks and geodes.
Build new elementary math skills one MathLink Cube at a time! Whether in the classroom or homeschool, students explore addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, geometry, and more with the fun math challenges found within the MathLink Cubes Elementary Math Activity Set from Learning Resources. Our most advanced counting cube activity set yet, this elementary educational toy pairs the popular hands-on math manipulatives with a fun set of challenges that grow with students' skills.
Botley 2.0 helps kids as young as 5 learn to code through 100% screen-free play. Botley 2.0 knows multiple ways to code right out of the box— code him to move in six directions, play music, and even put on a light show! Discover Botley 2.0’s 16 fun interactions— transform him into a train, police car, ghost, and more! You can even test your memory with the lights and sounds of a game of Botley Says!
Our toys help kids build amazing preschool skills, whether they're exploring the wonder of words, learning new colors, or solving puzzling problems! These gifts will grow with your children and help you discover new learning fun every time you give a gift!
Oodles of Aliens™ Sorting Saucer
Grab the Tri-Grip Tongs, pop the dice, and help these aliens sort out their spaceship in a sorting game of cosmic proportions! In addition to sorting, this game builds three additional skills at once—strengthen your counting, color recognition, and fine motor skills every time you play! Includes 30 alien creature counters, as well as an activity guide with fun sorting games!
Whip up batches of fun with our new Bake it! When the kitchen is just too tempting to resist, provide a colorful and fun collection of baking tools designed to encourage safe role-play. Little bakers will flip for this modern set featuring bakeware with rounded parts and easy-grip handles along with delicious, soft-molded cupcakes, and the cookies are the perfect recipe for toddler play! Work on imaginative play, fine motor, hand-eye coordination, early vocabulary/language, and social skills!
Realistically detailed animals designed for little hands and big imaginations! Figures invite imaginative play and are perfect for vocabulary development. The activity guide includes facts about each animal and early science discussion starters. These animals are perfect for a winter sensory bin or for bringing the zoo into your home!
Reach in and feel all the textures! Help the fuzzy dog find all the bones he hid in his doghouse. All bones are textured and made of rubber or cloth and feature smooth, silky, scratchy, bumpy, ridged, and more textures. Grasping, exploring, and manipulating the different textured bones leads students to further develop their ability to use their fingers and hands purposefully and improve manual dexterity.
Build early sorting and critical thinking skills as your sort and match these puppy pals! Explore six ways to sort: group puppies by size, color, spots, and more. Pieces store inside the dog house for easy clean-up. In addition to sorting and matching, the Sort-'Em-Up Pups come with a big colorful dog house and fenced-in pens that are ready for all kinds of open-ended imaginative play!
Our toys help kids build amazing preschool skills, whether they're exploring the wonder of words, learning new colors, or solving puzzling problems! These gifts will grow with your children and help you discover new learning fun every time you give a gift!
Oodles of Aliens™ Sorting Saucer
Grab the Tri-Grip Tongs, pop the dice, and help these aliens sort out their spaceship in a sorting game of cosmic proportions! In addition to sorting, this game builds three additional skills at once—strengthen your counting, color recognition, and fine motor skills every time you play! Includes 30 alien creature counters, as well as an activity guide with fun sorting games!
Whip up batches of fun with our new Bake it! When the kitchen is just too tempting to resist, provide a colorful and fun collection of baking tools designed to encourage safe role-play. Little bakers will flip for this modern set featuring bakeware with rounded parts and easy-grip handles along with delicious, soft-molded cupcakes, and the cookies are the perfect recipe for toddler play! Work on imaginative play, fine motor, hand-eye coordination, early vocabulary/language, and social skills!
Realistically detailed animals designed for little hands and big imaginations! Figures invite imaginative play and are perfect for vocabulary development. The activity guide includes facts about each animal and early science discussion starters. These animals are perfect for a winter sensory bin or for bringing the zoo into your home!
Reach in and feel all the textures! Help the fuzzy dog find all the bones he hid in his doghouse. All bones are textured and made of rubber or cloth and feature smooth, silky, scratchy, bumpy, ridged, and more textures. Grasping, exploring, and manipulating the different textured bones leads students to further develop their ability to use their fingers and hands purposefully and improve manual dexterity.
Build early sorting and critical thinking skills as your sort and match these puppy pals! Explore six ways to sort: group puppies by size, color, spots, and more. Pieces store inside the dog house for easy clean-up. In addition to sorting and matching, the Sort-'Em-Up Pups come with a big colorful dog house and fenced-in pens that are ready for all kinds of open-ended imaginative play!
It's never too early to introduce science, technology, engineering and math into your child's life, and we make it fun! The benefits of STEM on early childhood development is a true gift to give this season. Check out these awesome Learning Resources STEM Stocking Stuffers for your little learners!
Build three different vehicles from just one set of mix-and-match parts with the 1-2-3 Build It! Rocket-Train-Helicopter . Chunky, easy-to-handle parts let kids build and rebuild on their own before embarking on imaginative journeys to far-off destinations—blast off to distant stars aboard a rocket, fly through the air above a make-believe city with a helicopter, or chug down the tracks toward the station with a train.
Get ready for endless fun with our famous Mathlink Cubes! High-quality plastic cubes measure ¾” each and come in 10 bright colors. These stackable cubes are easy for little hands to connect and twist apart. Great for counting to 100 by ones and tens, grouping, and one-to-one correspondence. These cubes are also great for building, sequencing, and patterns!
Drivers, start your learning engines! Shape, color, and number recognition skills zoom around the track, past the checkered flag, and into your toy box with the Speedy Shapes Racers from Learning Resources. Shaped like old-fashioned racing roadsters, these five colorful race-cars combine skill-building lessons about shapes, colors, and numbers with fun imaginative play opportunities.
Build number and fine-motor skills with these irresistible ice cream pops! Perfect for practicing with numbers 1–10. Great for color matching too! Each pop features a number of colored dots and a removable cover that has a corresponding number. Children are able to practice counting, number recognition and color matching. This hands-on toy also works to strengthen fine-motor skills and hand eye coordination.
Which creature will you discover? Turn your kids’ love of collectible toys into a real-world science adventure with the Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod from Learning Resources. Within each mysterious Reactor Pod lurks one of 35 Beaker Creatures. They are tiny alien travelers from five planets who’ve come to Earth in search of learning fun. To discover which creature you’ve got, drop the pod into a container of water, watch the bubbling reaction, and extract the creature within! Get your pods at Amazon!!Single Pod - https://amzn.to/2URmjK0 2-Pack - https://amzn.to/2ECGkPw 6-Pack - https://amzn.to/2Lm4MoT
It's never too early to introduce science, technology, engineering and math into your child's life, and we make it fun! The benefits of STEM on early childhood development is a true gift to give this season. Check out these awesome Learning Resources STEM Stocking Stuffers for your little learners!
Build three different vehicles from just one set of mix-and-match parts with the 1-2-3 Build It! Rocket-Train-Helicopter . Chunky, easy-to-handle parts let kids build and rebuild on their own before embarking on imaginative journeys to far-off destinations—blast off to distant stars aboard a rocket, fly through the air above a make-believe city with a helicopter, or chug down the tracks toward the station with a train.
Get ready for endless fun with our famous Mathlink Cubes! High-quality plastic cubes measure ¾” each and come in 10 bright colors. These stackable cubes are easy for little hands to connect and twist apart. Great for counting to 100 by ones and tens, grouping, and one-to-one correspondence. These cubes are also great for building, sequencing, and patterns!
Drivers, start your learning engines! Shape, color, and number recognition skills zoom around the track, past the checkered flag, and into your toy box with the Speedy Shapes Racers from Learning Resources. Shaped like old-fashioned racing roadsters, these five colorful race-cars combine skill-building lessons about shapes, colors, and numbers with fun imaginative play opportunities.
Build number and fine-motor skills with these irresistible ice cream pops! Perfect for practicing with numbers 1–10. Great for color matching too! Each pop features a number of colored dots and a removable cover that has a corresponding number. Children are able to practice counting, number recognition and color matching. This hands-on toy also works to strengthen fine-motor skills and hand eye coordination.
Which creature will you discover? Turn your kids’ love of collectible toys into a real-world science adventure with the Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod from Learning Resources. Within each mysterious Reactor Pod lurks one of 35 Beaker Creatures. They are tiny alien travelers from five planets who’ve come to Earth in search of learning fun. To discover which creature you’ve got, drop the pod into a container of water, watch the bubbling reaction, and extract the creature within! Get your pods at Amazon!!Single Pod - https://amzn.to/2URmjK0 2-Pack - https://amzn.to/2ECGkPw 6-Pack - https://amzn.to/2Lm4MoT
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Build three different vehicles from just one set of mix-and-match parts with the 1-2-3 Build It! Rocket-Train-Helicopter . Chunky, easy-to-handle parts let kids build and rebuild on their own before embarking on imaginative journeys to far-off destinations—blast off to distant stars aboard a rocket, fly through the air above a make-believe city with a helicopter, or chug down the tracks toward the station with a train.
Get ready for endless fun with our famous Mathlink Cubes! High-quality plastic cubes measure ¾” each and come in 10 bright colors. These stackable cubes are easy for little hands to connect and twist apart. Great for counting to 100 by ones and tens, grouping, and one-to-one correspondence. These cubes are also great for building, sequencing, and patterns!
Drivers, start your learning engines! Shape, color, and number recognition skills zoom around the track, past the checkered flag, and into your toy box with the Speedy Shapes Racers from Learning Resources. Shaped like old-fashioned racing roadsters, these five colorful race-cars combine skill-building lessons about shapes, colors, and numbers with fun imaginative play opportunities.
Which creature will you discover? Turn your kids’ love of collectible toys into a real-world science adventure with the Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod from Learning Resources. Within each mysterious Reactor Pod lurks one of 35 Beaker Creatures. They are tiny alien travelers from five planets who’ve come to Earth in search of learning fun. To discover which creature you’ve got, drop the pod into a container of water, watch the bubbling reaction, and extract the creature within! Get your pods at Amazon!!Single Pod - https://amzn.to/2URmjK0 2-Pack - https://amzn.to/2ECGkPw 6-Pack - https://amzn.to/2Lm4MoT 
