A new generation of children has grown up not knowing a life without technology! This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) showcased lots of really exciting STEM toys perfect for techie kids in your life. Check out our comprehensive roundup of the 2022 CES edutaining STEM-related toys to decide which ones should absolutely make it to your kids’ playroom later this year.
Jooki 2 – Screen-free Wi-Fi music & story speaker
Jooki by MuuseLabs is a fun and educational screen-free Wi-Fi music and story speaker for kids with Spotify connection. It lets kids operate the speaker independently using figurines or tokens as a remote control that triggers playlists that parents preset with a few clicks on the Jooki app (available on Android and iOS). Guided by Montessori education principles, Jooki connects through Wi-Fi for music and audiobook streaming and Bluetooth for wireless headset listening, helping parents empower their children to develop creativity, independence, and emotional awareness through the child’s own access to a wide range of pre-selected songs, music, and stories.
Age: 3 and up
Price: from $112.99
What do you get in the box:
- Jooki music and stories player (5GB internal memory)
- Pre-programmed tokens with songs
- Figurines (Wanda the blue whale, Mia the green dragon, Liam the orange fox, Dan the grey knight, and Alex the white ghost)
- Charging cable
Availability in the UK: unfortunately, no delivery to the UK
For more information, visit https://jooki.rocks.
Pixicade Plus – Interactive mobile game maker
Pixicade Plus by BitOGenius is a great toy for kids who are eager to create their own video games from drawings. All they need to do is, draw the game on paper, snap a photo of it, then play the animated version of the game on any mobile device. Kids can create their own characters, build obstacles, and design goals for how to win the game. They can make a whopping 1,600 games with 7 game types. The only limitation on Pixicade is your imagination! Parents can make their teaching moments more fun and memorable using art, engineering, story, creativity, and playing video games! For example, you could have your child make a game based on their favorite book. Or create a math game based on what they are currently learning in math.
Age: 6 and up
Price: $29.99
What do you get in the box:
- Game design books
- QR codes
- Game templates
- Game stickers
- Markers
Availability in the UK: unfortunately, no delivery to the UK
For more information, visit https://www.pixicade.com/.
Artie Max – Coding drawing robot
Artie Max by Educational Insights is designed to help kids learn coding concepts through STEAM learning. It brings coding and STEM learning to life by converting the code programmed in the simple UI into real line drawings in up to 3 different colours. Kids learn to code in 5 coding languages – Blockly, Snap!, JavaScript, Python, and C++ through fun, creative activities. Artie Max’s colour-changing LED light-up eyes add extra cool fun to coding for kids.
Age: 8 and up
Price: £110
What do you get in the box:
- Robot
- Markers
- Charging cable
Availability in the UK: order today from Learning Resources UK (free delivery) or Amazon UK.
For more information, visit https://www.educationalinsights.com/artie-max-the-coding-robot.
Quincy – Drawing robot
Quincy by Landzo is designed to help kids learn drawing, alphabet, spelling, counting, math, subject recognition, and more – all of this while having fun. It creates the best visual experience for kids as all of the arts are designed with the style of British painter’s selection of drawing. Available in 10 languages: English, Russian, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Hungarian, Italian, and Chinese.
Age: 3-8
Price: $180
What do you get in the box:
- Quincy drawing robot
- Drawing books
- Cards: Letters, Pictures, Numbers, Math Challenge
- Charging cable
- Pens
Availability in the UK: unknown (we reached out to the customer service team)
For more information, visit https://www.landzo.com/product/quincy-arm-drawing-robot-educational-toy-for-kids-white-edition.
Animal Island Learning Adventure AILA Sit & Play – Learning system
Animal Island Learning Adventure AILA Sit & Play is an essential preschool learning system, exclusively on a toddler-friendly device that is hands-free, worry-free, all-in-one intelligent monitor and edutainment system. It provides a fun and complete learning tool blended automatically for a toddler to sing-along, dance and learn their ABCs, 123s, colors, shapes, words, stories, and music.
Age: 1-3
Price: $199
What do you get in the box:
- AILA Sit & Play device
- Animal Island Learning Adventure (new content updated automatically)
- Charging cable
Availability in the UK: unfortunately, no delivery to the UK
For more information, visit https://animalisland.us/product/sit-play/.
Ultimate Squishy Human Body Lab with SmartScan Technology – Anatomy kit
Ultimate Squishy Human Body Lab with SmartScan Technology by Quarto Group is the ultimate human body educational product. Sculpted from a medical model of a real body, the detailed, realistic human body model is composed of 10 removable squishy organs and 15 other removable bones, muscles, and organs. When one of the removable SmartParts is placed on the electronic SmartScan module, the scanner recognizes the part and prompts you to select Scan Mode (you’ll hear information about the part) or Quiz Mode (you’ll test your knowledge).
Age: 8 and up
Price: from £79.99
What do you get in the box:
- Human Body Model + 25 Removable Body Parts + Stand
- Scanner Base with SmartScan Technology
- Organ-Izer Chart
- Illustrated Anatomy Book
Availability in the UK: order soon from Amazon UK or Waterstones
For more information, visit https://www.quarto.com/books/9780760372555/ultimate-squishy-human-body-with-smartscan-technology.
