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Holiday Tech Guide: 9 fantastic no-screen tech and STEM toys for kids of all ages
Read Essay →: Holiday Tech Guide: 9 fantastic no-screen tech and STEM toys for kids of all agesTech gifts are at the top of every one of my kids’ wish-lists this year, from my 6-year-old to my…
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LEGO’s new NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander building set is out of this world.
Read Essay →: LEGO’s new NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander building set is out of this world.This summer, July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Lunar Landing. Even though space travel has been…
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Code your own Star Wars video game, you can. (And we will.)
Read Essay →: Code your own Star Wars video game, you can. (And we will.)Raise your hand if you already have tickets to see The Last Jedi. Yep, we’re obsessed too at our house,…
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Pixel Kit: It’s Lite-Brite for the 21st-century tech-savvy kid. And it’s awesome.
Read Essay →: Pixel Kit: It’s Lite-Brite for the 21st-century tech-savvy kid. And it’s awesome.If you were obsessed with Lite-Brite as a kid like I was, I bet you, er, your kids will love Pixel…
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Mover Kit: A new wearable STEM coding toy we had our kids put to the test
Read Essay →: Mover Kit: A new wearable STEM coding toy we had our kids put to the testYou’ll find no shortage of STEM kits for kids these days, many of which, like Bitsbox and Little Passports’ new Science…
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Pixlplay turns any smart phone into a cool camera for kids
Read Essay →: Pixlplay turns any smart phone into a cool camera for kidsIf your kids are like mine, they’re obsessed with taking pictures, and well, your phone is a better camera option than your DSLR.…
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Cubetto: A robot that teaches kids to code, even before they can read. No screens required.
Read Essay →: Cubetto: A robot that teaches kids to code, even before they can read. No screens required.You know how much we love to find a cool, innovative STEM toys for kids at Cool Mom Tech. Well, we…
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Flybrix kits let kids build their own LEGO drones. Then crash them. Then build them again.
Read Essay →: Flybrix kits let kids build their own LEGO drones. Then crash them. Then build them again.Of all the STEM toys out there for kids these days, LEGOs are my hands-down favorite. Except when I step on…
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Can you teach coding to preschoolers? Here are three toys that will try
Read Essay →: Can you teach coding to preschoolers? Here are three toys that will tryCoding is certainly one of the new buzzwords in education, along with STEM, STEAM, and now, believe it or not,…
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16 really cool STEM toys and gifts for kids: 2015 Tech Gift Guide
Read Essay →: 16 really cool STEM toys and gifts for kids: 2015 Tech Gift GuideWe love toys for kids that are educational too, which is why we’re so happy to share of these some favorite cool STEM…
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littleBits’ new Gizmos and Gadgets Kit makes inventing cool things even easier
Read Essay →: littleBits’ new Gizmos and Gadgets Kit makes inventing cool things even easierOne thing we’ve always loved about littleBits’ magnetic electronic building blocks is that kids can snap them together in any way…
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STEM kits for girls that may not need to be called “STEM kits for girls”
Read Essay →: STEM kits for girls that may not need to be called “STEM kits for girls”We have always been big proponents of the idea that all toys are for all kids, sharing finds like dolls made for…
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Wonder Workshop Dot and Dash Robots: 1 tech toy. 4 kids. 3 project ideas. And no fighting, mostly.
Read Essay →: Wonder Workshop Dot and Dash Robots: 1 tech toy. 4 kids. 3 project ideas. And no fighting, mostly.With four kids in the house ranging in age from five up to 11, it’s no small feat to find…
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7 cool finds for families from the 2015 World Maker Faire.
Read Essay →: 7 cool finds for families from the 2015 World Maker Faire.It’s hard to believe this was my first ever year attending the Maker Faire in NYC, but yep. It’s true.…
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Playmobil toys now with electricity. Creative playtime just got way more interesting.
Read Essay →: Playmobil toys now with electricity. Creative playtime just got way more interesting.When it comes to build-it-yourself toys for our kids, Playmobil is a classic. There’s just something thrilling about opening up…
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Rebrickable helps breathe new life into your kids’ old LEGO sets.
Read Essay →: Rebrickable helps breathe new life into your kids’ old LEGO sets.I’m usually hesitant about buying a big, expensive LEGO kit because, after my kids put it together once, then what? Sometimes kids…
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Piquing our Geek: A 3D printer just for kids. Like they won’t be begging for that.
Read Essay →: Piquing our Geek: A 3D printer just for kids. Like they won’t be begging for that.After spending a fun afternoon at Makerbot‘s NYC store last fall, my kids are now completely fascinated with 3D printing. It’s a pretty…
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Piper: The ultimate toy for budding engineers who love Minecraft. In other words, our kids.
Read Essay →: Piper: The ultimate toy for budding engineers who love Minecraft. In other words, our kids.As you can see just from browsing our site, Minecraft and STEM toys rank high on our list of the…
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Light Stax glow above and beyond
Read Essay →: Light Stax glow above and beyondAt Toy Fair this week, I was totally entranced by the Light Stax Electric Light Blocks, sort of a Lite Brite-LEGO…
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Get started at the very beginning with the Kano computer kit
Read Essay →: Get started at the very beginning with the Kano computer kitI’m not alone in wanting my kids to learn the basics of coding and am thankful there are so many ways…