Looking for some brilliant learning and science toys for four-year-old children? You’re in luck because we’ve compiled the ultimate list of cool STEM toys for 4-year-olds! From fun engineering kits and DIY robots to hands-on nature toys, here are our top picks!
Cool STEM Toys for 4 Year Olds :
- Talking Wildlife Camera
- Jump Rocket – Light Up & Fly, Day or Night!
- Animal Torch and Projector
- Build Your Own Shark – 30 Piece Set
- Robot – Design and Drill
- Gemology Crystal Lab – 5 Fun Activities
- My First Microscope – For Little Hands
- Intro To Gears – First Easy Build Kit
- Animal Alphabet – Wooden Topple Tower with 6 Games
- Dizzy Droid – 50 Piece STEM Set
1 Talking Wildlife Camera , £54.99 £54.99
With Robert Irwin!
Explore our wonderful world with this interactive slideshow camera, with dual eyepiece and sturdy tripod. This high-tech toy features the voice and photography of wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin. Select from one of five regions, from the Amazonian Rainforest to the Arctic, and look through the viewfinder to see over 130 high-resolution images of awesome animals. Listen as Robert’s guiding voice details over 200 amazing animal facts, like why giraffes have black tongues and why koala bears aren’t really bears! Then test your knowledge with the Quiz mode, or put the camera in pretend-play mode and have your own wildlife adventures. Explore the wonders of the animal kingdom – fascinating.
2 Air Blaster – Flying Foam Rocket , £12.99 £12.99
Harness the power of your feet!
This highly entertaining set makes a great gift for future NASA scientists! Just load a lightweight rocket and jump onto the launch pad to send your rocket shooting towards the sky. The higher you jump and the harder you land on the launch pad, the further the rocket will soar. Coolest of all, the three rockets light up, so you can even play in the dark. Run, jump, fly!
3 Animal Torch and Projector , £7.99 £7.99
Projects images up to 1 meter!
Young naturalists, this one’s for you! This 11-centimetre-long torch comes with three slide discs containing 24 wildlife images to project on the wall. Light up your bedroom with a tiger, an elephant, an alligator and more! Remove the slides to use the gadget as a normal torch, ideal for late-night reading, sleepovers and sneaking to the fridge for a midnight snack. Roar-some!
4 Design & Drill Shark – Jawsome! , £16.99 £16.99
Use a real working drill to build a shark
This awesome set combines creativity and construction as you build your very own shark friend! Snap together the sturdy pieces to assemble your shark, then use the chunky screwdriver to add eight colourful bolts including his eyes. With moving tail-fin and chomping jaw, perfect for imaginative play with built-in wheels. The bolts are fully removeable, so the set can be used again and again for endless building fun!
5 Robot – Design and Drill , £19.99 £19.99
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Build your own robot
Four-year-olds will have heaps of fun building their very own robot friend with this clever construction set! First, use the toy screwdriver to fit the 15 colourful, removable plastic bolts onto the sturdy 8-inch robot body. Then, decorate your robotic creation with cool robot stickers. Once you’re finished building, you can move the robot’s arms, head and upper body. Ideal for encouraging basic STEM skills and imaginative play!
6 Gemology Crystal Lab – 5 Fun Activities , £24.99 £24.99
Explore the wonders of gem science with kid-safe lab equipment
Early-learning set with five fun experiments to create your own gemstones.
Explore the fascinating world of gemstones with this exciting kit. Perfect for early learners, use basic household materials like Epsom salts and food colouring to craft your own imitation gems. Grow a string of sparkling crystals, then create transparent geodes too. Explore early STEM concepts like measuring, observation and more. The set includes a full-colour guide, five activities and lots of kid-safe equipment too.
Explore the fascinating world of gemstones with this exciting kit. Perfect for early learners, use basic household materials like Epsom salts and food colouring to craft your own imitation gems. Grow a string of sparkling crystals, then create transparent geodes too. Explore early STEM concepts like measuring, observation and more. The set includes a full-colour guide, five activities and lots of kid-safe equipment too.
7 My First Microscope – Explore your World , £24.99 £24.99
Explore the mini wonders of the world
Four-year-olds will have endless fun exploring the mini-world all around them with this fully functional microscope! The sturdy design is chunky and specially designed for little ones. The extra-large dual rubberised eyepieces mean there’s no need to close one eye when peering through. The microscope also features low 8x magnification and an oversized knob for simple focusing. The perfect first microscope!
8 Intro To Gears – Easy Build Kit , £39.99 £39.99
A First Introduction to the Workings of Gears
Learn how gears make the world go round. This easy assembly 61 piece set is a fun and engaging way to explore the many amazing things gears can do. Build four simple machines that move. With large durable pieces, perfect for small hands, it’s the perfect introduction to simple engineering concepts. With a colour, step-by-step manual which explains how to build the models, these gears are endlessly fascinating at this age – time to get moving!
9 Radical Rainbow Veg , £19.99 £19.99
Colourful wooden blocks
This fun STEM set has 51 coloured building blocks, each with an animal character. Play Topple Tower, always entertaining, using the dice or the 26 animal alphabet cards to determine which block to move. Use the 20 word flash cards to spell the 3-letter-word, or see how many words you can make by yourself, well done! Or for imaginative play, line the blocks up as dominoes to knock them down or be creative building different shapes. Encourage ABC learning through play – lots of fun!
10 Dizzy Droid – 50 Piece STEM Set , £29.99 £29.99
Easily build a robot with motor, gears & moving parts
Perfect for kids that are keen on construction, this clever STEM set contains 50 chunky plastic pieces. Follow the illustrated instructions as you easily assemble your own robot with colourful gears and an integrated motor! Turn him on and watch in wonder as he rolls across the floor on his blue wheels, with his arms and head spinning round and round. An action-packed introduction to early engineering concepts.
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