Best STEM learning toys to entertain and educate your kids at home

From a kitchen lab to an AI robot, five of the best STEM toys to entertain and educate your kids at home

By Corinna Burton For Mailonline

Published: 16:01 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 18:21 BST, 18 April 2020

Struggling for ideas to help your kids learn at home whilst still having fun? If so, you might want to invest in STEM toys.

STEM is an acronym that groups together four academic subjects: Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. From building their very own smart robot to conducting fun science experiments and catching bugs in the garden, here are five of the best STEM learning toys to entertain your kids at home.

This kit from Galt Toys is packed with fun kitchen science experiments to encourage early STEM learning and scientific thinking. The kit includes a 16-page full colour book with six exciting experiments and the parts you need to complete them.

Budding scientists can learn how to power a clock with an apple, make colour changing concoctions and write secret messages.

One Amazon customer wrote in their review: 'Great simple experiments. Ideal for kids who love to try out ideas. Good introduction to science.' 

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Enhance your child's development and creativity while encouraging them to have hours of fun with these magnetic building blocks from Limmys. This set includes a whopping 74 pieces and an idea booklet to inspire your little ones to build everything from animals and cars to castles.

The magnets are strong, powerful and durable, but also safe for kids and easy enough for smaller hands to pull apart. 

One Amazon customer commented in their review: 'Really pleased with this toy. The kids played with a similar toy while visiting a science museum but they were really expensive. Found this for half the price but they are pretty much identical! 

'They are really simple to use. My three year old can build with them easily but also versatile enough that my eight year old enjoys them too!'

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Little Tikes have been making award-winning children's toys for generations, and this Wonder Lab Centre is just another fabulous creation from the brand to power up creative STEM play.

With 20 unique experiments, more than 50 accessories, and fun sounds and phrases, children will be entertained for hours. Experiments include developing engineering skills with the Ball Maze and creating a little magic with Wizard's Brew. 

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Tobbie is an ultra-intelligent robotic friend who you have to build from scratch. The easy-to-assemble pieces are designed to promote STEM learning, and there's a well-explained, step-by-step instruction manual included to help you assemble Tobbie.

Once your eight-legged smart robot is built, Tobbie will use his AI intelligence to interact with you and his surroundings. He can even respond with gestures and emotions, as well as play sounds and use light effects.

Tobbie has two difference modes: 'Follow Me' and 'Explore'. He uses his infrared sensor to detect movement (whether it's your hand or your pet) and to make sure he doesn't bump into anything.

This smart yellow robot will offer tons of entertainment whilst also educating both children and the young at heart.

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Help your children learn all about dinosaurs and bugs with this exciting Kids Explorer Bug Hunting Kit from Cheerful Children Toys. 

The 21-piece set includes a ton of different elements including educational flash cards, a dress-up set to spark imagination and bug catching essentials like a butterfly net and bug container. If you don't have access to a garden, children can pretend to catch plastic bugs inside your home.

One Amazon customer wrote in their review: 'Absolutely brilliant! I bought this for my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter as a present to play with in the garden . We saw her open it on FaceTime and she was delighted with it. She immediately put the jacket and hat on and played with the many items included.

'It has literally everything you need to go bug exploring. The jacket was plenty big enough for her and she is a tall girl. I think any budding explorer would be very pleased with this toy/kit, I think it was good value for money.'

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