Christmas Gift Guide 2020: Gifts For Kids!
TerraCycle Include USA Vtech/LeapFrogLooking for some gifts for kids this year that may not be on their wanted list? I have some fun, educational, new, and creative gifts for kids that you may want to add to your list of what you are going to get your child, grandchild, niece, nephew, or any special child you are giving gifts to this year!
The creators of the KIBO™ robot kit, announced the release of the new KIBO Home Edition line. Available for a limited time, this line was created to support parents and children during the pandemic, especially those with limitations on in-person school attendance. The KIBO Home Edition Robot Kit provides families an affordable way to bring a playful, screen-free coding and engineering toy home for the holidays and for years of creative enjoyment.
The affordable new KIBO Home Edition introduces young children to coding and robotics, inspiring parents, children, and siblings to engage and collaborate. With KIBO, children ages 4–7 create, design, decorate, and bring their own robot to life. Children build onto KIBO with familiar arts and crafts materials, engaging in imaginative play and storytelling that motivates and guides their learning. They can tell stories, choreograph dances, create a robotic vehicle to explore a cardboard town, create an animal habitat, and more.
“We’ve heard from many parents who are struggling to find new ways to keep their children engaged and excited about learning when schooling is limited or remote,” said Jason Innes, KinderLab’s Director of Curriculum, Training, and Product Management. “Unlike so many other ‘tech toys’ for young kids, KIBO is screen-free, open-ended, and creative. KIBO is based on extensive research about how young children learn abstract concepts like coding and the design process—and that’s by getting off the screen and engaging with physical toys, movement, and concrete play.”
It is super easy to get the robot to move – you just scan command cards and tell it what to do. Then you can do some really cool things with it like you’ll see in some videos here!
Botley the Coding Robot
The Botley the Coding Robot helps your child learn early STEM skills while playing and having fun. He teaches kids to code with active, screen-free play that’s perfect for promoting critical thinking and problem solving skills. Botley is ready to code right out of the box and will have your kid coding in minutes! Botley features completely screen-free coding; no phone or tablet required. Botley’s easy-to-use remote programmer transmits your commands and sends him rolling.
Botley’s smart logic lets him detect objects in front of him and avoid them. He can also follow looping commands, take on obstacle courses, and follow black-line paths. He even has hidden features to unlock!
This is a more affordable STEM robot your kids can use at home. My girls have programmed a few obstacle courses for Botley to get through and it’s been a fun STEM learning activity in our household!
Vivia Colors Gift Set
A perfect wholesome gift for an artist, hobbyist, or anyone who is interested in art and watercoloring.
The Gift Set includes:
- 1 x Personalized Wooden Case
- 1 x Viviva Colorsheets
- 1 x Waterbrush
- 16 Incredibly Vibrant Colors
- An inbuilt reusable Mixing Palette
- Special Water Resistant sheets to separate different colors
- Color-Coded sheets for easy use