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items Our family's favorite toys, games, and activities
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My kids (ages 4 and 7) love to play this game. Roll the dice, add or subtract, and then act out different animal motions as you progress around the game board. It's fantastic for reinforcing basic addition and subtraction skills!
Number Hunter Math Board Game – Addition & Subtraction
Great game for all ages! We love to play this as a family (and the kids don't even know they are learning 😉).
Nicecho Shut The Box Dice Game, 2-4 Players
We found that this game is better to be played with a group of kids that are all at the same level. It would be great for a 2nd or 3rd grade classroom! It's a fast paced and quick thinking game that requires you to think of something that starts with...
P For Pizza Kids Card Game - letter to word association
Gemz is always a top pick during family game night! Kids as young as 3-4 years old can play on their own because the goal is to get 6 gemz of the same color to win! We love this one!
Gemz! - Family-Friendly Card Game
Our family calls this game "SUPER TIC-TAC-TOE"! It's a fun game for adults as well as older kids. I highly recommend!
Otrio Strategy Game
Toys
We discovered this buildable robot and my kids are obsessed! All three of my daughters (ages 4, 7, and 13) enjoy building and exploring coding and robotics with Botzee. With simple, step-by-step directions from an app on your phone or other device, b...
botzees robotics
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Fun toys to play with during bath that won't get yucky and moldy from the water.
Suction Bath Toys
Transforms into 100 different shapes! My 13 year old loves this fidget toy and takes it to school with her. Her friends ask to use it, too!
Shape Shifting Box - Award-Winning STEM Fidget Toy
My 13 year old received this as a gift and loves to be challenged by each new level! I love that it teaches problem solving, perseverance, and trial & error.
ThinkFun Gravity Maze - Marble Logic Game
This is probably one of the coolest tools/toys that we have!! Its small and portable so we take it outside to examine nature up close, we use it to see hair follicles in a new way, and more. Possibilities are endless! Clear images on the digital scre...
Handheld Microscope for Kids
My kids have used this for a variety of school projects and just for fun!
Trace & Draw Projector
Activities
One of my puzzle loving 4 year olds favorites! Its like a 3D puzzle!
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Brainometry Puzzle
Do your kids love puzzles? Then this is going to be a hit! This pixel art kit allows kids to follow directions to build a picture with these tiny, foam cubes. They can make their own creations, too! Great for learning about coordinate planes as they ...
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge
We have a few of these different search and find puzzles! My kids love to put them together and then search for the items in the boarder.
Mudpuppy Natural History Museum 64pc Puzzle
This activity is kept in the car to keep my 4 year old busy on long drives. She shouts out with excitement, "I found the butterfly!" It keeps her busy and content!
Chuckle & Roar Sensory Seek & Find Bear