Equal parts educational, challenging, and entertaining, there’s nothing quite like giving a child a quality science toy with the hopes of sparking an interest in one of many useful scientific fields.

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My high school physics teacher is a big part of why I went into physics. I've always been interested in science, back as far as I can remember-- the closest thing to a fan letter I ever wrote was to a ...

With the holiday season in full swing, the toy industry is bustling with moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends buying gifts for their littlest loved ones. Toy buying used to be simple: ...

Children in the First World have a lot of choice when it comes to scientific toys. In fact, there are whole stores devoted to selling things like robotics kits, ant farms, and simple microscopes. In ...

A well-made educational toy can do a lot to foster curious young minds. But what if you're not sure where to start shopping, or wonder which toys are appropriate at your kid's age? Amazon is taking an ...

Tim Rowett is an avid collector of science-related toys. Robert P Crease and son drop in to play with them The wow factor: Tim Rowett, collector of scientific toys. “I have a low boredom threshold,” ...

Sales in educational toys are booming, but often there isn’t much weight to their claims of teaching kids science and math. By Chavie Lieber Botley is a small plastic robot that makes a big claim.

Tumble toy template (printed on card stock paper) Tape or glue (hot glue works the best) Large marbles or steel bearings Cardboard ramp Adult supervision 1. Print the tumble toy template on a piece of ...