STEM Learning Through Toys
Making learning fun and enjoyable is the key to nurturing the love for knowledge. The number of educational toys that promote STEM-related skills is on the rise. You may already own such toys without realizing their connection to STEM education. Well loved by both boys and girls, LEGO bricks are known to stimulate creativity, spatial thinking, problem solving and teamwork. There are also STEM certified toys that are specifically designed to integrate play with STEM learning.
Wouldn't it be great to encourage your child to fall in love with reading and STEM learning at the same time? Luckily, there are quite a few well-written books that teach STEM subjects in fun and engaging ways for students at different stages of learning. Some of our favorites include the Magic School Bus series, the Little Scientists books, and DK's awarding-winning new release Maker Lab.
Children learn fast and best through hands-on activities. You can try to come up with DIY projects at home or send your kids to more structured STEM programs like those being offered at Snapology. Rated one of the Best Kids' Franchise, Snapology discovery centers provide hands-on, interactive activities for children ages 1-14 using LEGO® bricks, K’Nex and technology. They create STEM learning experiences through classes, workshops, camps, birthday parties, school field trips, scouting events and more. They also offer amazing franchise opportunities that are affordable, flexible and can provide quick profitability. If you've been thinking about becoming your own boss, this could be the best opportunity. Please visit Snapology.com to learn more about what Snapology has to offer.
What is your or your child's favorite STEM learning activity? Do you have any tips to share about sparking kids' interest in STEM subjects? What have you found to be an effective way to promote STEM learning for children? Feel free to leave a comment below. I'd love to learn from you! And anyone who cares to leave a thoughtful comment is eligible to win a nice prize.
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We love Legos. This is a really nice fun design. Would love to try it.
I love that kids can learn STEM principles through play.
Lgos ad Lincoln Logs are my favorite ways to encourage STEM!
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My grand9on would love this! Thanks and good luck
In school last week my kids loved a project involving eggs in their STEAM class.Thanks for the chance.
I have three children ages 16, 13, and 6 one thing that they actually enjoy doing together is legos. It is so hard to find an activity that all of them can enjoy, between the age differences and having 2 boys and one girl.
i have a grandson with mild autism that would benefit from a program like this
We have not had a chance to purchase any STEM Products yet. Of course, the nephews love Legos and can play together for hours building.
My grandson is only 3 but he loves Lego's. He and his father love to put them together.
I love the idea of stem learning through activities and play. What a great way to reach children!
Simple science fun at home is a great learning time. Kids like science experiments like a mentos geyser. My biggest tip is just make it fun!
Lego has so many different properties under their umbrella now that it should be easy to find sets that your kids would enjoy building.
Gears, Gears, Gears sets are my favorite not only for my own daughter but also my speech therapy kids. So many wonderful ways to implement these amazing toys.
We love STEM learning! Great to see companies popping up to help kids learn!
My grandson loves legos and everything to do with them.
my grandson will spend hours with his legos. I plan on visiting Snapology.com
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My boyfriends grandsons would love, love this. I grew up with LEGO envy.
My niece would love it! We like legos
I have 3 young nephews who would love this. (jozywails@gmail.com)
My kids would enjoy this.my kids have great imaginations
My son Michael loves Legos. This is a cute set.
I like to use creative play with math manipulatives.
I think STEM learning is so great! I love that Lego is involved because that is one of our favorite toy brands!
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Ashley C
I love all of the new STEM toys. Its good to know that our children will have the ability to use this.
My daughters would love this. They love to build with toys and other objects. Thank you for the chance.
We own a ton of lego sets. We really like the robotics ones as they involve so many learning oportunities
My grandson would love this. He's very imaginative & loves making things.
We use a lot of STEM principles, I love that Lego is involved, my son would die without Legos
We love Lego's, they are such a fun way to foster creativity.
STEM Learning Through Toys Before retiring I worked with a company that our number 1 priority was stem education in school. We work with a company that was using the rubric cube in math. So I am a fan of toys having something that is for learning. My great nephew plays a lot with lego's.
this is a neat addition to legos which are so fun already
Love the Stem opportunity, this is educational and fun toy.
We are a LEGO-loving family. We also go crazy buying STEM toys, so this is a perfect combination to us!
My son would love this! He loves his legos and can build anything!
My kids are homeschooled. The older of the two is really into electricity and magnetism so he enjoys testing theories about what materials are magnetic. My little one is a mini engineer. His favorite thing to do is create elaborate tunnels, bridges, and highways for his Hot Wheels.
My tip for promoting STEM learning in kids is to try different things with them, even if you can't go and get materials for experiments or whatever you can pick up a book and try to engage them. You can stretch your own creativity by looking around the house and using every day things to demonstrate various principles; like the chemical reaction of baking soda mixed with vinegar, for example.
Also realize that not every topic is likely going to grab a kid's attention. Put your effort into finding out what sparks their curiosity and then feed it with books, projects, YouTube videos, whatever you can think of to expand that knowledge. Pretty soon, they'll be telling you stuff you probably never even knew :)
We have a lot of legos, they are my son's favorite STEM activity.
My son loves Legos. His favorite at the moment is sets with plants vs zombies. I love that they teach stem principals .
I feel that kids need hands on things to play with, not just watching T.V. or a computer monitor.
My girls love building with Legos!! This looks like a great set!
I love how these encourage STEM learning!
While all my kids love LEGOs (as do I) my youngest son is a predator fanatic :-) This would be awesome
This is such an innovative and creative design! Really encourages imagination!
I like the DIY home projects. The hands on activities are great for teaching the kids
Legos are a great way to get children interested in STEM. They are great for a variety of age groups too both my nieces would love this,
All of my kids would benefit from stem learning. They would have so much fun with the legos
My son and daughter love their lego's, It always amazes me when I come home to see what they have created.
i am a huge lego fan and these robotics are awesome too!
My kids have always loved Legos and puzzle activities such as Rubik's Cube. Snap Circuits have been a big hit, too!
My three grandsons would love this. They play with Legos all of the time and love creating new Lego designs.
This is interesting stuff. My grandson loves his legos. Heres a new twist.
I live in New Jersey. There is one in South Jersey but its about 2 hours away. Boo.
My kids really enjoy legos. I think they are a great learning tool. This is a great prize!
My son is only 2 but loves legos!
The twins would like to add this to their massive Lego collection. It is super cute.
Our kids are busy little engineers.
My grandson would be thrilled if I would won this prize. He is really into Legos and robotics.
Anytime you make learning fun kids will enjoy doing it
Any of the STEM that help them learn through play are great. I love the building of Legos it stimulates my son's imagination.
TallulahJane
My daughter loves any kind of building and blocks.
We have been enjoying building with Legos for years.
Both of my boys LOVE Legos! We have used them for STEM activities in the past. They are the most used toy in our home!
We haven't tried any lego stem sets yet but I've heard good things.
My son absolutely loves learning by using his Lego sets, puzzles, and blocks!
lego are great toy and they are fun topaly with
Love learning through play it means even as a grandparent can be involved in the learning of new things with the grandkids. Lego is a timeless favourite.
Legos are great to encourage STEM learning. We try to build things with the legos that can really be used. Just today, he was watching tractors so we built a tractor with his legos! When kids are playing with something they love, they don't even realize that they are learning!
My girls would be really into this. I love how creative kids can be with these sets.
I had legos when I was a kid and they are still around.
I love the Stem idea. Always a plus when kids can learn through play.
My kids love LEGOs. They are great for building and kids can still play with them as they get older. My kids school system got a 3D printer & the teachers help the kids design their own little 3D models. Programs like that seem to get the kids more interested in STEM.
My sons enjoy playing with Legos and building cars with them.
STEM products should be in every home and in every preschool.
I would love to win these products for their education potential.
My son would love this, he loves legos and he loves to learn.
My son would absolutely love this, he is addicted to legos!
My husband and son love legos
Lego is such a reminder of my childhood!
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I encourage stem activities by finding local activities that promote stem
I like that a child can use these for fun while at the same time they can learn from using them. This will help them realize that learning can be fun.
My kid loves legos
I love that it teaches STEM through fun. My kids would enjoy this.
My son would love this. Who doesnt love legos.
They all look like so much fun to make. My kids all love Legos.
Mine have always loved their legos and science kits.
we love legos! we build with them a lot! my kiddos love to make castles for their ninja turtles!
I have so much legos in storage, these new mechanical gizmos is just the thing to breath new life into my sad legos.
My favorite STEM learning activity is practicing coding.
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