Interesting toy to get introduced to Arduino programming: https://www.amazon.com/Thames-Kosmos-Workshop-Android-Compatible/dp/B01CNT3EGM https://www.amazon.com/

Interesting toy to get introduced to Arduino programming: https://www.amazon.com/Thames-Kosmos-Workshop-Android-Compatible/dp/B01CNT3EGM https://www.amazon.com/Thames-Kosmos-Workshop-Android-Compat... using a video game to teach programming. A bit pricey, though at $135. On the STEM size I would suggest the following: * A microscope never gets old, I bought this one (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NOU54O https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NOU54O) and was surprised by its quality at a very low price. Never buy these from ToysRUs or similar store, those are junk. To jumpstart the fun, I suggest you also buy a set of prepared slides, e.g. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055DZ3EK https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055DZ3EK * An adequate spectroscope (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B84DGDA https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B84DGDA) can be bought for under $10! I bought this for my 9 year old and he had a lots of fun with it. * My son also loved the Zome kit (https://www.amazon.com/Zometool-Creator-1-Construction-Kit/dp/B005C1HCFS https://www.amazon.com/Zometool-Creator-1-Construction-Kit/d...). We had funs discussing how to build a 4-D cube! * Walkie Talkies: I would have killed for these when I was a kid. I bought this pair (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GH7TKVK https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GH7TKVK) but in this age of iPads and the like didn't really entice my son much. He likes to take them with him when we hike, though. * Make your own soma set: Using this supercheap set of cubes (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007F0UQR0 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007F0UQR0) and a glue gun.