The Kid Should See This Gift Guide
December 5, 2021 1:31 PM Subscribe
A nice set of STEAM oriented, often sustainable gifts for kids A product of the the blog: The Kid Should See This, which was linked previously. Has affiliate links, generally includes Amazon alternatives like bookshop, etc.
The kid in me says this is the best science museum gift shop ever.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:19 PM on December 5, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:19 PM on December 5, 2021 [3 favorites]
TKSST on its front page has that Lego Mindstorms robot roll over (and etc.) gaps challenge, and it made me look to see what's new. Middle of the first year of the pandemic they released a new set, and it looks, honestly, like the best thing since RCX. I absolutely disliked with passion the NXT divergence - less compact, quite bulky. Now they're going back to small form factor, and that's wonderful.
posted by JoeXIII007 at 4:37 PM on December 5, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by JoeXIII007 at 4:37 PM on December 5, 2021 [1 favorite]
If you've got a science-oriented kid and they don't have an Arduino starter kit yet, well, there's your Christmas present taken care of. Just a cheap generic kit is like being handed the keys to the electronic universe, it's pretty amazing. A search at the online retailer of your choice should turn up a bunch of fun options.
posted by MrVisible at 4:55 PM on December 5, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by MrVisible at 4:55 PM on December 5, 2021 [1 favorite]
This takes me back 10, 15 years when I was buying all this kind of stuff for my kids.
posted by Orlop at 5:02 PM on December 5, 2021
posted by Orlop at 5:02 PM on December 5, 2021
OK, my kids are now 14, 17, 20, and 27 but I am still seeing things in here that would made good gifts for them. Or me.
posted by Orlop at 5:07 PM on December 5, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Orlop at 5:07 PM on December 5, 2021 [1 favorite]
Great list, it is a big help this year - thank you @rockindata.
Wingspan, one game on the list, is amazing so get that for the fam/friend group. Many ways to score and it is hard to tell who won until the score is tallied. Gorgeous materials too. You have to just plunge in and play it to learn it but one session is all it takes.
I was excited to learn that the inventor who made wingspan has another game out. I get overwhelmed by most game lists so another thanks to OP!
posted by drowsy at 4:31 AM on December 6, 2021
Wingspan, one game on the list, is amazing so get that for the fam/friend group. Many ways to score and it is hard to tell who won until the score is tallied. Gorgeous materials too. You have to just plunge in and play it to learn it but one session is all it takes.
I was excited to learn that the inventor who made wingspan has another game out. I get overwhelmed by most game lists so another thanks to OP!
posted by drowsy at 4:31 AM on December 6, 2021
This is so helpful! Thanks so much for posting this!
posted by TheCoug at 8:34 AM on December 6, 2021
posted by TheCoug at 8:34 AM on December 6, 2021
Thanks for posting this! Little Gal will begrudgingly accept several of these as presents!
posted by kirkaracha at 12:10 PM on December 6, 2021
posted by kirkaracha at 12:10 PM on December 6, 2021
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posted by wenestvedt at 2:03 PM on December 5, 2021 [1 favorite]