All gifts in the Engineering Gift Guide 2021 sorted by age
For infants and toddlers, this book is a wonderful introduction to the concepts of engineers and engineering for an inquisitive child that has a whole life ahead of them to explore their interests.
For infants and toddlers, this book introduces children to different science and engineering disciplines by comparing them to activities that Baby enjoys.
3D Arranging Creative Stones, by Haba, is a gift for toddlers and preschool-aged children to develop design and spatial reasoning skills.
1-2-3 Build It! Robot Factory, by Learning Resources, is a cute design-your-own robot building kit for children ages 2-6.
3D Arranging Game Varius, by Haba USA, is a colorful, sturdy building block kit designed for children three and up. Item may be purchased from product website.
Four by Four Wooden Building Blocks, by Haba, is a 2D or 3D design building game for ages 3+ that includes 16 wooden blocks in 4 different sizes and 3 different shapes that can be stacked in various conformations to create structures either from the manual or from the user's imagination.
Design & Build Engineering Centers, by Lakeshore Learning, is an engaging engineering set for use in classroom settings for ages 3-6. Item may be purchased from product website.
Catapult Shooters by Butterfly Edufields is a hands-on design challenge for ages 3+ that requires the user to build their own catapult toy.
This is a cute story about a girl named Bina who decides to make bracelets as gifts for her brothers for the Hindu holiday Raksha Bandhan.
This book tells the story of a girl named Maxine and her friend Leo who are determined to design their perfect garden.
Backyard Adventure, by Magformers, is a magnetic building set intended for children 3+.
Penguin Cube House, by Magformers, is a magnetic building kit intended for children 3+. Item may be purchased from product website.
Smart Set, by Magformers, is a colorful magnetic construction set intended for ages 3+.
Mochi Robotics Kit, by My Creativity Box, is a cute and interactive coding set that is recommended for ages 3-9.
STEM Apple Factory, by Skoolzy, is an open-ended design toy for children ages 3-6.
Connect a Straw Structures Construction Kit, by Skoolz, is a construction-based hands-on kit that comes with a large number of plastic straws in two sizes, plastic connectors, and a picture guide providing inspiration for possible projects that can be done with the straws.
Design & Play STEAM Cars Kit, by Lakeshore Learning, is an excellent kit to engage children in STEAM concepts in a fun and exciting way! Item may be purchased from product website.
Remote-Control Gear-Bot, by Lakeshore Learning, in an interactive and controllable robot intended for ages 4-10. Item may be purchased from product website.
Survive the Quake Engineering Kit, by Lakeshore Learning, is a game where children build structures out of provided blocks in hopes that the structure is strong enough to withstand different intensities of simulated earthquakes. Item may be purchased from product website.
Coding Critters: Go-Pets! by Learning Resources is an introductory coding puzzle game for ages 4+.
CycleGears, by Learning Resources, is a motorcycle construction set in the Gears! Gears! Gears! product line for ages 4+. Item may be purchased from product website.
Coding Critters MagiCoders: Blazer the Dragon, by Learning Resources, is a fun and interactive coding toy that is intended for ages 4+.
Abby and her brother Miko set out on their quest to create a folding machine to help their mother with the laundry. Book (Signed!) can be purchased on the author's website.
Coding Critters Magicoders: Skye the Unicorn, by Learning Resources, is a fun and interactive toy for ages 4+ that introduces users to the basics of programming.
Indi, by Sphero, is an endearing, car-like programming robot intended for children ages 4+.
Design & Drill Adventure Circuits, by Educational Insights, is a circuitry toy that introduces circuits and electricity to children ages 5-12.
Design & Drill Marble Maze, from Educational Insights, is a marble run puzzle for children ages 5+.
Castle Building Set, by Learning Resources, is a building toy for ages 5-10.
TreadMobiles, by Learning Resources, is a 108-piece build-your-own vehicle kit for ages 5+.
The House that Cleaned Itself, written by Laura Dershewitz and Susan Romberg and illustrated by Meghan Rader, is a picture book telling the story of Frances Gabe and her self-cleaning house.
Geometiles, by Imathgination, is an entertaining shape-building toy intended for ages 6+.
Math Wizard and the Enchanted World Games, by Osmo, is a game for children ages 6-8, or grades 1-2, to strengthen math, critical thinking, problem solving, and iterative design skills. This gift requires the Osmo base (sold separately) and an iPad or a Fire Tablet to download the Math Wizard app.
Math Wizard and the Amazing Airships, by Osmo, is a game for children ages 6-8, or grades 1-2, to strengthen math, critical thinking, problem solving, and iterative design skills. This gift requires the Osmo base and an iPad or a Fire Tablet to download the Math Wizard app (be sure to check compatibility before purchasing, as many but not all devices are supported).
100 Easy STEAM Activities by Andrea Scalzo Yi is an instructional guide for young STEM readers that includes directions to complete 100 at-home, hands-on activities for ages 6-11.
A Day in Code: An illustrated story written in the C programming language by Shari Eskenas details the story of two siblings that created C files to be able to talk about their day and have their computers understand.
The Girl with a Mind for Math, written by Julia Finley Mosca and illustrated by Daniel Rieley, is a beautifully illustrated picture book telling the story of famous engineer Raye Montague.
Snap Circuits Code Journey, by Elenco, is an engaging programmable rover that provides an applicable, real-world example of coding to younger users that strengthens their computational thinking skills, spatial reasoning skills, and concepts of iterative design.
Snap Circuits Light, by Elenco, is a fantastic introduction to circuits for children 8+.
Coding Charms, by hand2mind, is a screen-free coding kit for children ages 8+.
50 in 1 Tinker Lab Kit is a kit for ages 8+ that contains materials to complete fifty different STEAM projects.
Artie Max the Coding Robot by Educational Insights is a small, robotic drawing machine designed for children 8-12 years old.
SMORE Magazine by Sandscreative is a fantastic quarterly magazine subscription that introduces science topics to kids of all ages.
Makey Makey, by JoyLabz LLC, is a coding kit that is recommended for children ages 8+.
pi Marble Run Starter Set, by Hubelino, is a marble run building kit for children ages 8+. Item may be purchased from product website.
WordStruct MEGA is a 3D wordplay puzzle game that integrates grammar and engineering thinking. Item may be purchased from product website.
A Day in Code: Python, written by Shari Eskenas and illustrated by Ana Quintero Villafraz, details the story of two siblings and their journeys in creating a method to convey stories to their computers through coding.
