Educational Gift Ideas for Kids Bored at Home This Holiday Season

It's that time again! This year is suppose to be different and more hectic (as far as shipping goes) than years past. So I wanted to get the ball rolling and showcase some gift ideas for kids bored at home this holiday season so you can start your gift giving season off a little earlier than normal so those presents can be in loved ones' hands on time.


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Inspire kids to sink their teeth into the rewards of healthful home cooking! What’s on the menu? Crispy, tender chicken nuggets…bright, zesty zucchini fries…all made from scratch with REAL cooking tools, perfectly engineered for young hands! Color-coded measuring cups and spoons match up with the illustrated recipe cards, keeping your junior home chef cool as a cucumber. Soft-touch silicone utensils, a mixing bowl, star pan and apron are all foodie-approved. The tastiest projects for kids happen in the kitchen! Ages 4+ For older kids, include the Playful Chef: Safety Knife Set. Ages 5+ 

Grow your own brightly-colored hedgehogs with sparkling crystal spikes! Everything you need for this easy and fun science project is included. You can watch the process of crystallization over the course of 24 hours as your two hedgehog figurines grow amazing crystal spines on their backs. They’re a spectacular feat of science – display them in your favorite space when you’re done for a brilliant pop of color. Ages 8+ 

What magical molecules are behind the fun of slime and oobleck? Learn as you mix up 10 custom squishy stress balls! Ooze through these chemistry crafts as you test how differences in mass, density and Newton’s law of Viscosity affect your creations! Colorful beads, glitter and other accessories allow you to break out your artistic streak along with your inner scientist. Ages 8+ 

Discover the endless possibilities of Tileblox 20Pc set. With the step-by-step idea sheet, create one-of-a-kind masterpieces! A great set for beginner builders looking to explore and learn through play. Arrives with 8 Triangles and 12 Square in Rainbow colors. Each geometric shape contains magnets that let you build with endless possibilities! TileBlox is perfect for STEM education and when playtime is over, use the magnetic power to simply stack and store. Ages 3+ 

Learning Resources Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot Activity Set is the next generation of our award-winning Botley the Coding Robot. With the innovative modes, features, and fun found in Botley the Coding Robot 2. 0, our smartest coding robot yet. Botley 2. 0 helps kids as young as five learn to code through 100% screen-free play. It's easy to get started with Botley 2. 0. It's ready to code from the first go - code it to move in six directions, play music, and even put on a light show. Discover Botley 2. 0’s 16 fun interactions - transform it into a train, police car, ghost, and more. You can even test your memory with the lights and sounds of a game of Botley Says. Your little coders can build coding sequences of up to 150 steps, and go on adventures with a built-in sensor that lights up Botley 2. 0 in the dark. With the help of Botley 2. 0’s 77-piece activity set, kids will be solving their first coding and STEM challenges in just minutes. Ages 5+ 

It’s the perfect sparkle set for your princess/engineer. Q-BA-MAZE is a unique system of colorful cubes that interlock to form an exciting marble run. The configurations are UNLIMITED: use the guide for inspiration to build your own creations, or follow the instructions to construct a bunny, butterfly or hummingbird-shaped mazes. Compatible with all Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 sets. Ages 6+ 

Take a crack at this egg and discover all seven different species of dinosaurs hidden inside! Will you find the stegosaurus first, or the mighty T-Rex? Learn more about each creature with the excavation guide when you’re done. Just soak the egg in a bowl or sink, chip away with your chisels, and discover! Ages 4+ 

Enjoy an easier version of Gearjits and build an intricate, sound activated wooden dinosaur that moves and roars. Made from laser-cut wooden pieces, this 3D dino puzzle is part architectural genius, part engineering marvel, featuring the skeleton outline of the king of prehistoric predators. Once you assemble all the pieces, use sound activation to make the dinosaur robot move forward or turn. The battery-operated mechanics include a sound chip that adds realistic roars to your roaming dinosaur. Ages 8+


A combination of construction pieces and electronic circuitry components, Archi-TECH Electronic Smart House 2020 teaches creative engineering and circuitry in a whole new way with re-engineering for better fit and construction! Ages 8+ 

Create in delicious style with the better-than-ever Chocolate Pen! New kid-friendly design automatically loads the pen with chocolate while the warming tray keeps your candy melted and ready to go. At the touch of a button you can write words, draw one-of-a-kind designs, or use the 40 molds to make rainbows, hearts and other fun shapes, including bonus molds inspired by Blume Dolls. Kid chefs will love adding their chocolatey touches to fruit, cookies, cupcakes, or anything else their sweet tooth desires! Your DIY creations will magically harden in minutes and make a perfect gift for friends and family to enjoy. Ages 6+





Snap Circuits Elenco Plus My Home Electronics Building Kit

Build 53 exciting STEM projects that are based on electric circuits you would find in most homes. Learn how power gets to your home, how power travels inside your walls, what happen when you turn on a light, what happens when the power goes out, what are fuses, circuits breakers, and more! Use the color and number coded building blocks with snaps to build and understand electrical circuits, home security, overhead lights, dependent and independent lights, and even an infrared controlled lighting system. This STEM learning toy contains over 70 parts including a base grid, IC modules, solar cell, microphone, fiber optic tree, slide and press switches, vertical, snap and jumper wires, battery holder, resistors, capacitor, LED's, lamp, sound module, transistors, a meter, a motor, detailed instructions, and more!
Purchase on elenco.com, use code HOLIDAY263 for free shipping & 5% off or on Amazon.com




PINXIES Magical Friends Kids Play Set

INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND CONFIDENCE - Pinxies sets are specially designed to combine both simple problem-solving skills, which help boost confidence, and imaginative exploration to enhance creativity. Learning and creating have never been more fun. POSITIVE STORYTELLING: While exploring the enchanting world of Pinxies with the Magical Friends, girls will learn that friendships can come in many different forms. Koral’s interchangeable expressions and interlocking hands inspire deeper storytelling. BRIGHT AND HAPPY: The Magical Friends Set is assembled using colorful plastic building links and vibrant glossy paperboard panels. These pieces are secured by slotting them together, making for easy assembly and storage. Product designed in California. STEM AUTHENTICATED by STEM.org, the foremost Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics credentialing organization. Combining problem-solving skills and narrative abilities, Pinxies sets the stage for young minds to excel at STEM.
Purchase on Amazon.com

GUJO Adventure Underwater Base & Minisub Kids Play Set

GUJO IS BIG: The Underwater Base is over 17 inches tall & about 15 inches wide, and delivers huge play while making a statement in any house! With multiple rooms & areas to explore, boys will find that their play exploration & imagination have no limits. A FUN BUILDING EXPERIENCE: A clear step by step color instruction manual ensures a fun assembly experience. The Ocean Base is constructed using high-quality sturdy plastic connectors and durable plastic panels. All pieces are waterproof and washable. EXCITING ADVENTURE: Each set is designed to combine both simple problem-solving skills to help boost confidence & imaginative storytelling to enhance creativity. Each character also has four interchangeable expressions to create fun & authentic stories. STEM AUTHENTICATED by STEM.org, the foremost Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics credentialing organization. Combining problem-solving skills and narrative abilities, Gujo Adventure helps lay the foundation for young minds to excel at STEM.
Purchase on Amazon.com

What gift ideas are on your shopping list this season?


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88 comments

  1. I have given my grandson a gift that deals with coding. I was nervous at first, but he picked it up even though I didn’t. That’s another gift I would get again! I bought my girls long ago an Easy Bake Oven. Like you mentioned, they loved eating what they made. The cooking kit is one I would buy again. The crystal growing kits remind me of the Chia pet. These are all great suggestions that I had to do pin so I can remember them when all the sales come around. I’m also sharing for my friends on Facebook and Twitter. Thank you for sharing!!

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  2. These are great ideas. The Gearjits Tyrannosaurus Rex looks like fun!

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  3. I am totally blanking on gift ideas this year! Thank you for the ideas!

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  4. Love these ideas, Great for kiddos!

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  5. These look like they'd make great gifts!

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  6. My kids would love all of these. I really like the Playful Chef: Deluxe Cooking Kit.

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  7. These are perfect for winter break! Crystal Growing Hedgehogs would be ideal because it is something to check on over the course of days while other are good for revisiting for longer learning like the coding Botely 2.0

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  8. I like gifts that are fun and also educational.

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  9. What a cool list of fun, educational things! I know my grandsons would love some of these items as gifts.

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  10. Learning Resources Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot is my favorite. I'd like to win because I think my daughters would enjoy these.

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  11. I like that the Playful Chef Kit has color-coded measuring cups and spoons that match up with the illustrated recipe cards. If I won, those items would be for our family.

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  12. The cooking kit. I think my oldest daughter would love it.

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  13. Darlene Carbajal12/16/2020 02:15:00 PM

    I like the Pinxies for my niece.

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  14. Snap Circuits Elenco Plus My Home Electronics Building Kit. My kids would love it!

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  15. always love gifts and educate

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  16. I like the Crystal Hedgehogs and The Cooking Kit

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  17. I'd like the robotic dinosaur for my friend's son who would love it!

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  18. I like the Snap Circuits Elenco Plus My Home Electronics Building Kit as I think it will be a great STEM gift for the kids

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  19. I like the Learning Resources Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot Activity Set because it looks educational and also like lots of fun. I would like to win for my 2 kids.

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  20. The t rex by my little one is obsessed with dinos right now

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  21. My favorite featured product is the Crystal Growing Kits: Hedgehogs. I would like to win to gift my nieces and nephew.

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  22. WOW, what FUN! As a single working Mom and teacher, I really like the Playful Chef: Deluxe Cooking Kit. (nicole bowers)

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  23. So many great products here! I think the Q-Ba maze might be my son’s favorite, and the cooking may be my daughter’s favorite. The mini sub playset looks so cool. I would love to win, because we are a home school family always looking for new, fun ways to learn!

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  24. My son would love Dig it up the big egg. He loves digging intp things to see what he can find.

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  25. Botley the coding robot is my favorite. I would love to win this for my kids, we are stuck home for the school year and this is better than video games and tv when they are done with school.

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  26. I think my grandson would enjoy Dig It Up, The Big Egg. He loves dinosaurs and has reached an inquisitive age.

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  27. PINXIES Magical Friends Kids Play Set would be great for my daughter who like unicorns

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  28. My daughter loves to bake so the Deluxe Cooking Kit is definitely favorite

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  29. Playful Chef: Deluxe Cooking Kit is the one my niece would love to play with.

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  30. They looks fun. I would love such educational gifts for my kids.

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  31. I would like the Snap Circuits for my son.

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  32. Snap Circuits Elenco Plus My Home Electronics Building Kit - my daughter learnt about electricity in school and she would love to know more about it. This kit would give her the perfect experience

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  33. There are so many good ones but I would pick Gearjits Tyrannosaurus Rex. I have a huge dinosaur lover in my house, she would love it!

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  34. i would like to win the squishy ball lab, because that is the one my daughter just squealed about when she saw me on this page!

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  35. Science Academy: Deluxe Squishy Ball Lab
    I think that starting STEM early can be a good thing.

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  36. My favorite would have to be the hedgehog Crystal growing kit! I like that it is basically a home science experiment! My nieces would have a ball making these!

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  37. My grandson would love the snap circuit, he loves to put things together.

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  38. My shopping list this year included lots and lots of art supplies, board games, and Legos. Lots of stuff to do together to beat boredom. The hedgehog crystal growing kit looks super cute and like lots of fun to do!

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  39. I'm really excited about the Gearjits Tyrannosaurus Rex. My son absolutely loves everything dinosaur so I know we would have a blast putting it together!

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  40. My favorite featured product is the Crystal Growing Kits: Hedgehogs. My nephew would love it

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  41. Terri Schneider12/19/2020 07:49:00 PM

    The Crystal Hedgehogs!!

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  42. The Snaps Circuits looks really cool!

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  43. I like the crystal hedge hogs. They are educational and adorable.

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  44. These all look amazing and I think my older two boys would absolutely love every one! However, the Tyrannosaurus rex would be especially well played with!

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  45. I like the PINXIES Magical Friends Kids Play Set because one of the little girls in my family loves unicorns.

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  46. My nieces would just love the Crystal Hedgehogs.

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  47. My son would love the Snaps Circuit kit.

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  48. The Gearjits Robotic T-Rex is my favorite. I would love to win this for my dinosaur loving child.

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  49. The Gearjits Robotic T-Rex, I think it is something the little would really love!

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  50. I love Snap Circuits! My son has a couple sets, and he plays with them a lot!!

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  51. I think my son would really like the Learning Resources Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot!

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  52. My favorite is the Archi-TECH Electronic Smart House 2020!

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  53. botley would be my favorite featured . my son jethro loves computers and has tried to sign up for coding classes with my email thinking i wouldnt be notified of the use of it .

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  54. I like the Snap Circuits Elenco Plus My Home Electronics Building Kit best.

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  55. The Crystal Hedgehogs look cute. They would be fun to grow.

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  56. Love the Snap Circuits. My son is very interested in that now and would love a nother set!

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  57. My favorite one is the Snap Circuits Elenco Plus My Home Electronics Building Kit! I would love to win this for my nephews.

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  58. Crystal Hedgehogs looks like fun!

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  59. My boy would love Gearjits Tyrannosaurus Rex

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  60. My youngest grandson would love the Chocolate Pen! Love the idea!

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  61. Ashley Chassereau Parks12/25/2020 11:11:00 PM

    I love the Crystal Hedgehogs and the Dig It Up! The Big Egg set! I love science kits and arts and crafts for my kids and that seems to be the best of both worlds!

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  62. I love the Learning Resources Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot. It is a great way to teach kids how to code

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  63. I have 2 kid that would love the cooking kit & 1 who would love the snap circuits.

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  64. I love the Playful Chef: Deluxe Cooking Kit. This would be so much fun to play with my niece's little one.

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  65. THe cooking kit and the snap circuits.

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  66. I’d be most excited about the crystal hedgehogs for my niece! I’d love all of these for her, though!

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  67. I would love to win the cooking set for my son! He enjoys learning things in the kitchen and would love this and his birthday is right around the corner! :)

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  68. Crystal Growing Kits: Hedgehogs, would be one my granddaughter would love.

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  69. I love the Craystal hedgehogs.

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  70. i like the snap cictuits. i would love to win because we love doing educational activities as a family

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  71. I really like the cute cooking kit. I have a 4 year old niece that would love helping her Auntie in the kitchen.

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  72. These are all super-cool gift ideas! i am liking theArchi-TECH Electronic Smart House 2020!My ids would loveit!

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  73. I would love to win for my niece and nephew. I personally love the look of the chocolate pen. How fun.

    -Lauren

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  74. My favorite kits are the cooking kit and the dig it up kit!!

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  75. The cooking kit would be my top favorite! I would love to watch my daughter use all of these quite frankly!

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  76. I really like the Playful Chef: Deluxe Cooking Kit. My 2 daughters would love it!

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  77. The crystal hedgehogs are my fave- so adorable!

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  78. GUJO Adventure Underwater Base & Minisub Kids Play Set is my favorite because my great nephew would love to build it :)

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  79. My favorite would be the Crystal Growing Kits: Hedgehogs

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  80. I love the Pinxies with the twist to storytelling. Such a cool idea.

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  81. These are all awesome! I think my son with love dig it up! The big egg!
    Ashley c
    Addictedtorodeo at gmail dot com

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  82. I like the Crystal Hedgehogs because I love both crystals and hedgehogs. Win/Win!

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  83. My favorite item on the list is the cooking kit because we love to cook with the kids in the family and that one looks so fun.
    Heather

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  84. Botley... we have another stem toy that is supposed to be compatible with botley. I love stem toys.

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  85. the chef kit looks perfect for my little ones

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  86. I like the 3D Gearjits Tyrannosaurus Rex. My grandson is a puzzle addict.
    Jennifer Rote

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Diana