Need STEM gift suggestions

[madringal]

Under $30 for a 10-12 year old.  Any suggestions? She already gets the STEM Kiwi box (which I HIGHLY recommend! We love them!)

[Deleted]

Following because I was going to make the exact same post today, except my price range is more $100 or less. I'm not opposed to buying multiple gifts within that range.

[cleo29]

Lakeshore learning has a lot of stuff. could you stretch your budget a little?

www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/stem/N/538022790/page-1/sort-best/num-24?view=grid

[nicolewi]

I am thinking of getting Snap Circuits this year for my 8 year old. They cover a big age range and are supposed to be pretty cool.

[juliachild]

Things I liked/ would have liked around that age:
Snap circuits
Erector set
K'nex
Rock tumbler
Microscope
Geode kit
Spirograph
Mancala

[madringal]

Nov 19, 2018 13:14:52 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Lakeshore learning has a lot of stuff. could you stretch your budget a little?

www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/stem/N/538022790/page-1/sort-best/num-24?view=grid

This is great! Thanks! My oldest is looking for gift suggestions to give to others, so I tell her to stay under $30. Some family will spend more, but I hate for her to through only $100 ideas out there!

[cleo29]

Nov 19, 2018 13:26:34 GMT -5 madringal said:

Nov 19, 2018 13:14:52 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Lakeshore learning has a lot of stuff. could you stretch your budget a little?

www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/stem/N/538022790/page-1/sort-best/num-24?view=grid

This is great! Thanks! My oldest is looking for gift suggestions to give to others, so I tell her to stay under $30. Some family will spend more, but I hate for her to through only $100 ideas out there!

I love that store. When I go there, it brings back that feeling of grade school and stepping into a room with a decorated bulletin board. lol Just a lot of fun stuff. 

[pbandj]

Crystal Growing kit www.amazon.com/4M-5557-Crystal-Growing-Experiment/dp/B00ITX1K4K/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1542652160&sr=8-4&keywords=crystal+making+kit

Gemstone mining www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HGJJGI/ref=s9_dcacsd_dcoop_bw_c_x_2_w

Gumball machine building kit (my 10 year old put this together herself this summer) www.amazon.com/Klutz-Maker-Lab-Gumball-Kit/dp/1338159658?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_2594924011

Microscope? I think we have this one www.amazon.com/AmScope-Microscope-40X-1000X-All-Metal-Framework-x/dp/B0167T5ATS/ref=sr_1_4?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1542652726&sr=1-4&keywords=amscope+microscope

[mala]

@sameoldstory, We got B a real microscope last year for Christmas. She loves it, even though she's only 6. We have 100% gotten our money's worth out of it already.

madringal, have you checked out fatbraintoys.com? B has gotten several gifts from them over the years. I love browsing their site, too.

[Captain Serious]

Prime climb is a great game. We play it all the time, with all ages.

[madringal]

Nov 19, 2018 13:50:21 GMT -5 mala said:

madringal , have you checked out fatbraintoys.com? B has gotten several gifts from them over the years. I love browsing their site, too.

Thanks! I'll check it out!

[stephm0188]

Merge Cube
Makey Makey
Ozobot

The last two are above your price range, but you may be able to find a decent sale.

[chimera]

The age range varies and is a bit jumbled with no age filter, but this site is usually my go to

www.amightygirl.com/toys/toys-games/science-math

www.amightygirl.com/books/general-interest/science-technology

[mich1]

Have you looked at any of the Arduino kits for electronics? Amazon has quite a selection.

There is also a website that demonstrates how to put the pieces together to get them to work.

[tommygirl03]

Following. My 10yo DD has asked for the Anki Cosmo, but that is more than i want to spend. I’d like to stay under $75 for some sort of robot/coding thing....suggestions?

[mommac]

engineering.purdue.edu/INSPIRE/EngineeringGiftGuide

[madringal]

Nov 19, 2018 15:04:12 GMT -5 mommac said:

engineering.purdue.edu/INSPIRE/EngineeringGiftGuide

Ohhh...this is awesome. DH got his engineering degree from Purdue, so DD will love checking our their list.

[CrazyLucky]

Nov 19, 2018 13:19:51 GMT -5 nicolewi said:

I am thinking of getting Snap Circuits this year for my 8 year old. They cover a big age range and are supposed to be pretty cool.

My kid LOVES snap circuits (and they're pretty fun for adults too!)

[notsopicky]

This thread is awesome for librarians trying to beef up their makerspace. Thank you.

[buffalogal]

Some of DSs favorites are:
Snap circuits / snapino
Gravity maze
Laser maze

Edit to add the Lego klutz book chain reactions is fun too.

[lolo]

Kiwi crate.

[minzy]

I can’t vouch for them yet, but recently saw two things in a charity basket that caught my eye as potential STEM gifts, a 4M solar rover kit ($15) and a KidzLab robotic hand ($11).

[madringal]

Thanks everyone, she was excited to check out some of these suggestions. She also told me that they recently played with Ozobots at school and she loved them. So we’re adding that to her list for Santa, they look really cool!