Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined Fox & Friends to show off some of the best new educational toys for kids as they head back to school. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.

SPEAK & SPELL

One of the earliest computerized learning systems, the Speak & Spell helps kids learn to spell using a speech synthesizer. Multiple play modes and challenge levels help kids have fun and learn at the same time. One of the earliest computerized learning systems, the Speak & Spell helps kids learn to spell using a speech…

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  • MSRP:
  • $24.99; $34.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 7+

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K’NEX ARCHITECTURE

Kids can discover their inner architect by snapping together rods and connectors to build designs including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, and the London Eye. Each set comes with historical information about the landmark and detailed easy-to-follow, step-by-step building instructions. Kids can discover their inner architect by snapping together rods and connectors to…

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  • MSRP:
  • $49.99-$59.99
  • Age:
  • 9+

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CIRCUIT EXPLORER

Circuit Explorer combines simple circuits and big imaginations! Construction play meets electrical engineering in this snap-together building system that comes in three different playsets! Kids line up the circuitry graphics on the oversized pieces and snap them together to build a fully powered, large-scale, space-themed world. Connect the pieces to make out-of-this-world custom, light-up builds.…

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  • MSRP:
  • $34.99-64.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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3DOODLER CREATE+ LEARN FROM HOME PEN SET

With this set, at-home learners can make art, design objects, and build real working models that demonstrate their understanding of STEAM concepts. It includes a 3Doodler Create+ pen, a power source, more than 200 strands of colorful Doodling material, a Doodle Pad, nine challenge cards of varying difficulty level, and an easy-to-clean carrying pouch.

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  • MSRP:
  • $99.99
  • Age:
  • 14+

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PUZZLEGEARS: GLOBE

Teens can build a beautiful, library-worthy globe full of amazing details and fun surprises! This D.I.Y. experience is a thrilling introduction to the amazing history of cartography. It features all the Earth's continents presented in relief and engraved with the names of all the capital cities. The sides of the base feature stunning renditions of…

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  • MSRP:
  • $79.95
  • Age:
  • 14+

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MEGA CYBORG HAND

Assemble this cyborg hand using more than 200 plastic pieces, then wear the hand to pick up objects using hydraulic power. Adjusts to fit almost all hand sizes and both left and right hands. Assemble this cyborg hand using more than 200 plastic pieces, then wear the hand to pick up objects using hydraulic power.…

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.95; $56.00 CAD
  • Age:
  • 7+

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About the author

Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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