Gift Ideas: 30 best STEAM Toys to Buy in 2021

Our children are very lucky, there is an incredible variety of fun toys, well designed and oriented to engage kids in STEAM.

Are you searching for STEM toys (also called STEAM toys) that your kids can use at home?

Here’s our pick of best STEAM at home toys for girls and boys aged 3 and up. Christmas 2021 updated edition!

More than 30 STEAM Toys that make learning Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts & Math fun. 

Kid tested and parent approved!

Awesome STEAM Toys to Get Kids into SCIENCE

For children who like to experiment with biology, geology, chemistry, physics or the human body.

Awesome STEAM Toys to Get Kids into TECHNOLOGY

For maker children, who start programming or like robots. Toys that combine the physical with the interactive, that promote active use of the screens, with an open and attentive mind.

Awesome STEAM Toys to Get Kids into ENGINEERING

For children engineers and mechanics, toys to build and destroy, to discover and experiment with mechanisms, pulleys and gears.

Best STEM Lego Engineering Kits to Challenge Your Kids

Lego is one of them most amazing toys to learn through PLAY. From Lego Classic, to Lego Technic or Lego robotics sets, Lego engineering sets can help your child get excited about STEAM.

Lego STEM kits that your kid will love it!

The last one, LEGO Gadgets (Klutz Science/STEM Activity Kit) book includes all the Lego bricks that you need and cost less than $25. This book will repurpose all your child’s Lego.

Awesome STEAM Toys to Get Kids into ART

For children who like to dance, paint, music, costumes, invent characters from comics or modeling. Toys to enjoy combining artistic expression and imagination with any other discipline.

Awesome STEAM Toys to Get Kids into MATHS

For children who like numbers, geometric shapes and mathematical challenges. Games and toys for the kids that love to give the coconut to solve problems.

What are STEAM toys?

We have written an article about what are STEAM toys, what are not STEAM toys, if Lego is o not a STEM brand and everything STEAM related like what educational areas are STEAM toys enhancing and why you should buy STEAM toys for kids, tweens and teens.

Why buy STEAM toys?

• STEAM toys are great to have fun and learn. Your child does not have to have a technical or scientific research profile, they are all toys to promote competencies related to innovation but focusing on one or other skills or interests.
  
• STEAM toys are an investment. Kids will not get bored with them in  just a week. At home, we have seen how we take a lot of advantage, our children use these toys in different ways.

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If you need a birthday gift or any other special holiday gift like Christmas, there are plenty of fun toys that also help teach your kids Science or Tech.

Let toys be toys, not just for girls or boys. We believe parents, relatives and communities can help reduce the impacts of gender stereotypes on children. All the toys we recommend are perfect for everyone.

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