{"id":69570,"date":"2024-11-26T06:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemomcom.bigscoots-staging.com\/blog\/best-stem-gifts-for-kids\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T21:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:18:41","slug":"best-stem-gifts-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/best-stem-gifts-for-kids","title":{"rendered":"15 of the Best STEM Gifts for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the pleasant surprises about parenthood is how awesome it can be to find Christmas or Hanukkah gifts for our kids. Figuring out that ideal combination of gifts that are fun, that will delight them, and that will get used and played with can be a little daunting (especially for last-minute shoppers \u2014 don&#8217;t let that happen this year!) but can also be part of the fun of <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/ways-moms-can-make-holidays-more-magical\">making holiday magic<\/a> happen. Who doesn&#8217;t love the moment when a kid opens a gift and totally lights up with joy?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re here to help make that magic a little easier by rounding up some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/lifestyle\/20-of-the-best-walmart-black-friday-deals\">best gifts<\/a> out there for kids of all ages. We&#8217;re going to to focus on one of our favorite types of present for this holiday season: gifts that help encourage a love of <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/how-steam-helps-you-be-a-better-parent\">science, technology, engineering, and math<\/a> (also known as STEM). 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Figuring out that ideal combination of gifts that are fun, that will delight them, and that will get used and played with can be a little daunting (especially for last-minute shoppers \u2014 don&#8217;t 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