What fun education toys and games can you ‘gift’ that can compete with addicting video games? Believe it or not, there are a lot of great gift ideas to choose from that are not just entertaining but make kids smarter.
Classroom Fun at Home
For example, take a look in a teacher’s classroom. It is full of educational toys, specifically designed to teach students. A teacher’s classroom is the perfect place to get gift ideas that help kids learn. You’ll see lots of toys that teach counting, sorting, shapes, time and so on. You know kids will enjoy them as a gift because they play with them at school and love it!
However, a lot of what teachers use in a classroom is not easily found in department stores. You can find a lot of classroom toys at Learning Resources – one of the top suppliers of classroom toys for teachers and learning centers. Parents and care givers can get the same classroom toys and games as a gift, and extend the fun learning at home.
Take a look at these toys – kids don’t even know they’re learning while having fun:
- Coding Challenge Games
- Critical Thinking games
The Learning Resource website is full of not only fun toys, but also organization and classroom management supplies that are also handy around the house and help with parenting.
Safe Science Fun
For the science oriented kiddo Spangler Science has several science kits as well as a monthly subscription Club to spark kids curiosity while getting an educational gift. Kids explore science while getting hands on experience. that helps them understand science.
Spangler Science Club is a subscription service that sends out a STEM activity kit with all the supplies and instructions to do safe science experiments at home.
No parent supervision necessary, and experiements are appropriate for all science levels.
According to the website the founders “pulled together a team of science teachers and education experts to create a kit-of-the-month club” .
Subscription boxes are like getting a new present every month – you don’t know what you’re going to get.
Spangler Science Club subscription choices are STEMlab or STEMdeluxe package. Try it for 1 month or subscribe for a 3, 6, Or 12 Month Subscription.
The subscription can be cancelled any time or you can choose to suspend or skip deliveries.
Spangler also has individual science kits that parents or kids can choose from as well.
Smarter Tweens & Teens
For the older crowd table games that present a challenge are a fantastic fun way to hide learning.
Cooperative games are a hidden gem to introduce lots of skills. Usually, the object of a game is play against one another.
In cooperative games however, players play against the game, and the only way to win is to work together.
Kids have to learn to be part of a team. They also must learn to compromise and negotiate.
Games like Betrayal at House on the Hill: Windows Walk is an expansion of the super popular game Betrayal at House on the Hill.
It has 20 new rooms, including the roof, a previously unexplored floor. In its halls you’ll find new monsters, items, omens, events, and 50 brand-new haunts.
Great game that’s thrilling without being scary. Recommended for kids and adults.
Other cooperative, strategic, memory games to check out:
More focused STEM games are the brainchild of the company Genius Games, developed by an engineer with the goal to help students understand science classes like Math, Biology and Chemistry. Board games and puzzles remove the stigma of difficult lessons and instead students are able to relate to the material in an engaging manner.
The right games and toys can help your student do better in school, get better grades and get smarter. Along the way, the whole family can have fun too.
With so many options for kids to engage in activities, finding a fun educational game to compete with video games and other past time favorites is not as hard as you may think. Hopefully this article gives you some great gift alternatives that also make kids smarter.
Happy savings, TaLis
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