25 Expertly-Chosen Educational Games & Toys For Kids That Are Stimulating And Fun

Being able to do mental math is especially important when the tip amount is not printed at the bottom of the receipt. Get some practice early with the Math Dice Game. With only five dice and easy-to-learn instructions, it makes doing brain equations fun.

This might be their first microscope, but they may just want to keep it forever. It shows up to 1000x magnification and works on 2D and 3D specimens for an amazing, hands-on STEM activity.

Help develop critical math skills with Math Dice, the fun game that subtlely teaches math as you play! It's easy to learn and extremely popular with both teachers and parents, and makes an excellent stocking stuffer!

The best lessons in science are ones that kids can see and feel with their own hands. This Earth Science kit from National Geographic comes with beautiful specimens to explore and 15 different activities to teach your little one about the wonders of our planet.

It's a classic educational toy for a reason. This light-up, rotating model of our solar system will help kids learn the names and order of the planets and how they rotate and orbit.

Your mini computer scientist will have a blast with this educational game for kids and its accompanying puzzles and parts. Create binary necklaces, decode ancient encryption devices, or work your way through mystery mazes all while learning the basics of IT and coding.

Gone are the days of forcing your kids into boring piano lessons. The little ones will love learning to play and appreciate music on this toy keyboard, and it's portable so you can bring it anywhere.

Chemistry can be delicious! Create your own chocolates, rock candy. and gummies with this kit while kids learn about chemicals, temperature, and measurements. It's way more fun than a lame science experiment!

Tablets aren't all bad when it comes to kids! Use your iPad to guide them through the hands-on puzzles and projects from Osmo Genius. The kit comes with all of the pieces for games that teach math, physics, vocabulary, spelling, and drawing.

There are only so many bugs you can find in the backyard, sometimes you gotta take it up a notch. In this National Geographic kit, your kiddo will find 3 perfectly preserved BIG bugs (spiny spider, fortune beetle, and scorpion). After digging, he can look into the included booklet of info to learn about them.

Brain Freeze combines pieces of your family's favorite board games to create an educational experience that's so fun, they won't even know they're learning. They'll get to practice their memory, deductive reasoning, and problem solving skills as they earn sweet treats.

This circuit board engineering kit is so cool it doesn't even feel like learning. He'll have 25 different experiments at his fingertips and while putting them together will learn valuable STEM concepts about electricity that'll turn him into a physics class whiz.

This easier version of your favorite board game is still just as fun, and it's a great way for kids to learn about money and finances.

Your favorite educational toy from the 80s is still around! Speak & Spell is a simple and fun way for kids to get a little extra help learning to spell tricky words.

Build your mBot robot in 15 minutes and then code it from its desktop or smartphone app to get the fun started. Your young scientists will love teaching it to explore and navigate obstacles.

This rock tumbler doesn't look like much, but once you get to work, the plain rocks will start to sparkle and shine until they become colorful, polished stones. Then, you can turn them into homemade jewelry!

This puzzle book for kids will be Mom and Dad's best friend on your next road trip or long car ride. It's stuffed full with puzzles of all shapes and sizes, from word games to science riddles, that'll keep everyone happily occupied for hours.

Make the culinary arts a special and fun experience for your little girl with The Disney Princess Cookbook. Your pint-size chef will get to make delectable dishes inspired by all the Disney Princesses, like “Ariel’s Seat Turtle Cupcakes, and “Aurora’s Homemade Jam.”