33 Best STEM Toys for Kids (2024). Make learning fun!

Who has? Ever watched a toddler take apart a Tupperware drawer, you should know that many kids are natural engineers. Your only job as a parent is to nurture their creativity… and then clean up the mess. Between Us Reviewer Scott Gilbertson, editor Adrienne Son, and I have seven kids. This is honestly the funnest part of my job. It hardly feels like work for me and my kids to call STEM toys together to test and advise you.

Pack some of these STEM toys (aka STEAM toys, we love you too, artsies) and books for your budding scientist to bake, squish, or deconstruct. Hopefully, they’ll thank you for the early encouragement when they grow up : Be sure to check out our many other buying guidesincluding Our favorite subscription boxes for kids and: How to build the Lego set of your dreams.

Update December 2024. We’ve added the Ambessa Play DIY Flashlight, the specific GoChess Mini, Marty the Robot V2, the Loog Mini Electric Guitar, Bill Nye’s VR Chem Lab, the Astronaut Neapolitan Ice Cream Sandwich, and the age ranges for each entry, removed the canceled products and prices updated throughout.

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