It’s the gift giving season! Check out some of our Staff Picks on great STEM gifts for the science-loving kids in your life!

Give the gift of STEM! Purchase a Children’s Science Center Lab Family Membership starting at just $160 for a family of 4.  A Lab memberships include unlimited admission during Timed Entries, discounts on Camps and other programming, priority registration for our most popular programs, and more!  To learn more about a family membership or to purchase one, please visit us at:  www.childsci.org/join

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How about a book by a local author?  Sue Fliess is the author of several STEM books for kids including Marine Biologists on a Dive.  You can see all her books here:

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Magna Tiles are perfect manipulatives for young hands.  With lots of colorful tiles to build with, this gift is sure to bring out the engineer in every child.  www.magnatiles.com

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3D Printers might not be in everyone’s budget this year.  To give your child a taste for 3Ddesign and printing without buying a whole printer, try a 3D Printing Pen.  https://scrib3dpen.com/

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Bee-Bots is a great introduction to programming for children ages 3 and up with a focus on math and science fun.

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Do you have a budding naturist on your hands?  How about National Geographic Ultimate Rocks and Fossils kit, geared for children ages 4 and older.  

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