Kids tinkering kit

Here are 50+ creative gift ideas for the kids in your life. Creative and imaginative gifts to let them explore and create their world.

My boys and I had fun pulling together Loose Parts Robot Tinkering Kits for a swap at The Seasonal Classroom earlier in 2016. Each person made 3-5 Loose Parts kits (with some regulations) and another kit of the host. We each shipped them to a central spot where they were divvied out (listening to our preferences) and received different sets back. To make our kit, we recycled some pieces from a friend (eyeballs!), went to our local ReStore shop for odds and ends, and then rounded out our kit…

Instructions for creating an inventor's box/tinker kit for kids. Includes list of electronic components to include. Great STEM gift for elementary-aged kids.

Tinker trays are a simple, creative and engaging way to give children some options with their play. Allow their imaginations to soar.

What is Tinkering? Tinkering is the first step in the Experiential Learning continuum. Experiential Learning is the process of learning through experience but can be more specifically defined as "learning through reflection on doing". ... Beginning in t

December 4, 2018 Do you have kids who enjoy science-oriented educational toys? Or, fun science kits for kids involving STEM activities? My boys have loved the traditional educational toys DIY, Family, Holidays, Product Review

Let your little one's imagination run free with a set of invention inspiring materials. Tips and supply list so you can Build an Inventor's Box. A STEM activity for Kids!

We needed to shed some new light onto organizing our tinker space. My boys are getting older and their...

Gever Tulley recently created this fabulous resource: The Tinkerer's Toolbox , a list on Amazon that has all the "basic tools are selected for their compatibility with children's hands, their general durability, and successful history of use at Tinkering School." Of course I think it's a brilliant list, but it also made me want to offer up this gift suggestion for parents/friends/relations that might want to encourage a child's inner tinkerer, but aren't quite ready to let them have at it…