Top 10 Educational Gifts for Kids | All Great Gift Ideas

Top reviewed educational gifts for kids.

Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium
“I was amazed how easy it was to get our new SkyScout up and running. The “identify” feature immediately identifies the star or planet you are pointing at, and my daughter easily used the “locate” feature the first time she tried. Two thumbs up!”	Identifies celestial objects with the click of a button. Locates over 6,000 stars, planets and constellations from built-in celestial database and provides scientific information for each object. Provides comprehensive text and audio descriptions providing history, mythology and other entertaining information for the most popular objects. Tonight’s Highlights: a customized list of the 20 best objects to view for your exact date, time and location anywhere in the world. Constellation lessons: if the star you identify or locate is part of a constellation like the Big Dipper, you can actually take a guided tour through all the stars in that constellation and even see an onscreen map of the constellation.
EyeClops BioniCam
“My son plays with this for hours! I have to admit that I like it too and find myself looking at so many things around the house under the microscope. I wish we had toys like this when I was a kid.“	The Bionic Cam Boasting is the next generation of the award winning Bionic Eye, with a full color LCD screen, Multiple lenses and battery pack, Everyone can take EyeClops on the go explore the world around you indoor and outdoors Use the LCD screen as a viewfinder for specimens, zoom in with one of three powerful new magnifications (100x, 200x and an eye popping 400x) and take digital pictures and video of your amazing discoveries, and send around the world via the internet. Save and share your findings with the built-in flash drive and removable USB key – view on any standard television and upload your files to your PC to email and send to friends USB Key included Portable and recordable, the EyeClops BioniCam is the ultimate Bionic Eye Winner of Many of this years Toy Awards
Paradice – A Game of Give and Take
This game uses non-toxic dyes, the wood is made of off-cuts and is sustainable. Paradice meets the highest European safety standards and is suitable for ages 8-adult!	This game is stunning in appearance, a true work of art. It is appropriate to leave this game out as an art piece, a conversation piece and to be reminded to use as a game. Paradice is a “green” game for today’s consciousness and teaches about give and take, in this game only the giver can win and the taker plays for a chance to become the giver. Paradice is about interaction more than competition and domination of another. It uses the game as a platform for players to compete for a goal beneficial to both – balancing taking with giving to save the earth. We LOVE this game, it is suitable for children 8 and up, but is a game of strategy (think Chess) so can be played by adults as well.
Bananagrams Jumbo
	The anagram game that will drive you double BANANAS! This award-winning word game for the big bunch needs no pencil, paper, or bulky board. It is fast and fun. Play at home, in restaurants, campgrounds, etc. Ages 7 – 107 288 tiles up to 16+ players “I just love this game. Bought it for my 7 year old nephew and he wanted to play it non-stop with the adults. Everyone was addicted.”
LeapFrog® Leapster® Learning Game: Scholastic Math Missions
	Save the stores of Spectacle City and develop real-world math skills as you complete orders at a candy store, build a skyscraper and more! Earn reward money by solving math problems, then spend your hard-earned cash on exciting arcade games. Leapster2 players can connect online for extra activities and rewards. And with the LeapFrog® Learning Path, parents can see what their child is learning. Appropriate for ages 4 years to 8 years. All Leapster games work with all Leapster systems. “My four year old was so happy to get this game. He played all evening and even went to sleep playing it. It’s very educational for his fast growing mind.”
MindWare Qwirkle Cubes
	The follow-up to one of the most awarded games of all time has finally arrived. Qwirkle Cubes plays very much like Qwerkle. However, you have more control over your hand because you can roll and re-roll your dice to get the shapes you want. Also, because everyone plays open-handed, you can better judge your opponent’s future moves. Simply create rows and columns of matching colors or shapes to score most points. And, as always, no reading is required, making Qwerkle Cubes truly a game the entire family can play.”This is an excellent mind exercise “game“. Although 4 could play, it’s probably better with 2 since that provides an opportunity for more defensive strategy. At the same time, it could easily become an intergenerational activity since all you have to be able to do is recognize colors and shapes.”
Snap Circuits SC-300
	Electronic Snap Circuits by Elenco is an award-winning toy for budding engineers eight years old and above. The SC-300 model includes over 60 parts for creating more than 300 exciting projects. With lights, sounds, motors, and more, you’ll not only enjoy creating beeping games, but also learn about basic electronics as well! “My husband and I just bought this for our son on his 7th birthday. We had read the other reviews here and were expecting a good toy but it’s even better than we thought it would be. I am impressed with the construction and durability. It was easy to get started the first time we opened up the package. The instructions are well-written and the diagrams are easy to follow.”
LEGO® Creator Monster Dino
	LEGO® Creator Monster Dino (4958) – Bring the Monster Dino to life! Build a roaring and walking dino creature that has a glow-in-the-dark spine! Monster Dino’s arms and mouth really move! Includes instructions to rebuild into a spider that crawls or a crocodile that really moves! Includes remote control, battery box, receiver, two motors and sound brick! Requires 3 AAA (1.5v) and 6 AA (1.5v) batteries, not included. “I bought this for my youngest son for his 8th birthday. He loves it, and has already built all three creatures. Keeps him busy for hours!”
World of Zoo
	Build on relationships with the world’s most amazing animals through hands on interaction. Create unlimited animals with the Animal Creator Hours of play with mini-games, achievements and unlockables. Co-op play Create and customize your own zoo Experience over 90 different animal species Learn about each animal with the National Geographic animal fact cards “She loves it and would spend every waking hour creating her “humane zoo” if I let her. I can recommend this program.”