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STEM Toys for Christmas!

On my lunchtime outing from the office and into Stevenage town centre I popped into one of the shops looking for ideas for Christmas presents for my nieces (both 4 now) and I found this 'Build your own Den' kit! ?

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Love the idea of getting them to build their own little houses/towers/castles/shops all while learning how things are constructed and all about the laws of physics and structural integrity etc!  The only pity is that it's kind of gender stereotyped by having just a young boy depicted on the packaging which means that both my nieces will complain that it's a 'boys toy' and 'not for girls' ... ?


So why didn't they think to picture both a boy and a girl on the packaging?  Or maybe they do a 'pink' girls version separately... ?


If you have any other ideas for STEM themed toys to entertain a couple of four year old's over the Holiday season then I'd love to hear them!
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    Lisa Miles‍ which shop did you get the den building kit from?


    I have recently ordered a 4 wheel arduino line following robot from alibaba to try with my 7 year old.  Im planning to write a few libraries to make it easier for them to get started with and share that once its done so others can reuse it.


    Also I give the kids blocks of wood and planks in the garden so that can construct and use their imagination to build things.
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    Lisa Miles‍ which shop did you get the den building kit from?


    I have recently ordered a 4 wheel arduino line following robot from alibaba to try with my 7 year old.  Im planning to write a few libraries to make it easier for them to get started with and share that once its done so others can reuse it.


    Also I give the kids blocks of wood and planks in the garden so that can construct and use their imagination to build things.
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