Spark a career path or inspire creativity with these Edge-tastic STEM gifts for future scientists.

Gifts to Inspire Future Scientists

1. DIY Mobile 4G Phone Kit for obsessed teenagers $169.95

2. Intro to Engineering for kids who like to solve problems $28

3. Scientist LEGO Minifigures for all your doppelgänger needs $20.75

4. Proof Math Game for exponential fun $15

5. Makeblock Neuron Inventor Kit for coding entertainment $99.99

6. Vector Robot for visits to creepy valley $72.00 (on sale because it will no longer be supported by Anki)

7. HEXBUG Nano Robotic Cat Toy for future vets and their feline friends $8.49

8. da Vinci Nano 3D Printer for small inventions $155.95

9. Melissa & Doug Magnetic Anatomy Play Set for when a cadaver just won’t cut it $10.39

10. LEGO Creator Robo because these ARE the droids you’re looking for $27.21

11. Nintendo Labo Robot Kit for robots made of real cardboard $37.99

12. Copernicus Catapult for hurling stocking stuffers at siblings $30

13. Blizzardly Fun Instant Snow for dreaming of nucleated water crystals $12.99

14. Peppermint The Magnificent Mars Expedition for aspiring astrophysicists $21

15. Sphero Specdrums for acoustic pressure waves $44.99

16. Playz Disgusting n’ Gross Zombie Farts, Boogers, & Bloody Slime Science Activity & Experimental Set for middle schoolers everywhere $29.99 

Prices accurate as of 12/5/19

Gifts for Scientists and their Babies

1. Goodnight Lab for bedtime stories with spectrometers $9.38

2. Organic Chemistry for pre-med babies $8.48

3. Experimenting with Babies for little research subjects $7.68

4,. 5., & 6. outfits for nerdy tots $14.95 – $18.00

7. Kids First Aircraft Engineer for young engineers $49.95

8. PlanToys Nuts and Bolts for inclined plane fun $18

9. Magbot Magnetic Block Set for robotic manufacturing $30

10. Coogam Bee Hive for maintaining bee colonies $14.99

11. Fraction Cubes for learning proportional relationships $30

12. What’s Inside Me Doll for cuddles and anatomy $69.99

13. Fisher-Price Code ‘n Learn Kinderbot for baby steps in robotics $35.07

14. Periodic Table Building Blocks for elements of building $32.95

15. Parker the Interactive Bear Patient for picnics and x-rays $50

Prices accurate as of 12/5/19

OTHER RESOURCES

Gifts to Inspire Future Scientists 2018 and 2017

Nerdy Science Gifts for All

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