Toy Insider’s Chief Toy Officer Laurie Schacht joined The Weather Channel to show off the best new toys to get kids interested in science. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below.


NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MOTORIZED AIR ROCKET

The Power Rocket is no ordinary model rocket — with its powerful electric motor, it can launch up to 200 feet in the air. Unlike a traditional stomp rocket, the Power Rocket's electric motor is self-powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, providing up to 20 launches on a single charge. Includes a Power Rocket with…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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GEOSAFARI JR. MY FIRST TELESCOPE

Little ones can discover amazing, up-close lunar exploration! Explore the moon and stars with this focus-free telescope, built specifically for little hands and growing minds. Provides hands-on experience with a real scientific tool. Perfect for STEM learning. The 9x magnification provides fantastic views of the moon while keeping the field of vision wide, which is…

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  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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SNAP CIRCUITS BRIC STRUCTURES

Kids can combine Snap Circuits with ordinary building bricks to make endless construction and circuitry combinations. With Bric-2-Snap technology, kids can wire up their brick builds to add lights, sounds, and moving components.

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  • MSRP:
  • $54.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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LOLLIPOP LAB

Get ready to have fun making delicious lollipops while learning science and math! Whip up batches of red cherry and blue raspberry lollipops, plus a massive ring lollipop with both flavors. Learn about temperature as kids use the thermometer to boil sugar and discover how it crystallizes to form hard candy. Gain experience with measurements,…

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  • MSRP:
  • $21.95; $31.00 CAD
  • Age:
  • 8+

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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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