STEM learning — focusing on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — builds critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills that are essential in today’s world. Encouraging girls to explore STEM from a young age empowers them to pursue their passions with confidence. In this blog post, we’ve curated a list of engaging STEM gifts for girls that spark curiosity, inspire innovation, and make learning both fun and meaningful. From logic puzzles and board games to a cool crystal growing kit, here are our top STEM toys for girls of all ages.
Best STEM Toys for Girls:
- The Human Body – Under X-Ray
- Horrible Histories – The Board Game
- Fun Tape Measure – Filled with Silly Facts and Statistics
- Stepping Into Science – Kids First
- IQ Puzzler Pro – 2D and 3D Brain Teaser
- Hydraulic Cyborg Hand – Build Your Own
- Animal Alphabet – Wooden Topple Tower with 6 Games
- IQ Love – 120 Logic Challenges
- Gemology Crystal Lab – 5 Fun Activities
- Stars and Planets Science Kit – Little Labs
1 The Human Body – Under X-Ray , £19.99 £19.99
Piece together the body puzzle, then solve missions using UV torch.
From Headu, a fun learning aid about the structure of the human body. This 84 piece jigsaw puzzle is a fun way to help your child develop their understanding of the human body, including the bones, organs and the different functions of your body. Fit the pieces together and study the images to discover how fascinating the human body is. Then attempt the mission cards with different body parts listed on them, identify the sternum, jaw bone and manubrium (we didn’t know it either!). Use the special UV torchlight to locate and reveal what cannot be seen with the naked eye. Very clever!
2 Horrible Histories – The Board Game , £19.99 £19.99
Race through history answering questions, full of facts & jokes!
From the Rotten Romans to the Vile Victorians and beyond, this brilliantly entertaining game takes you on a journey through history. Move round the board by answering a question from three (often very odd!) answers or perform an action, like miming Admiral Nelson. For 2 to 4 players, watch out for cheeky Rattus and his Horrible Chance cards, from being press-ganged into the navy to being accused of witchcraft! With over 600 questions, packed with foul facts and hilariously misleading possible answers, fabulous fun!
3 Fun Tape Measure – Filled with Silly Facts , £7.99 £7.99
From the largest diamond to how high a pig can jump!
This entertaining double-sided tape measure includes both centimetres and inches, as well as sixty incredible scientific facts. Find out how big your things are compared to everything else – have you ever wondered whether the Mona Lisa would fit on your wall, how big an Oscar is or how high a pig can jump? Did you know that a snail can travel 39 inches in one hour? With a handy auto-locking mechanism, this is a fascinating gift for inquisitive minds – made to measure fun!
4 Stepping Into Science – Kids First , £29.99 £29.99
Easy experiments to answer everyday questions
Perfect for start-up scientists age 5+, learn basic scientific concepts with fun experiments.
From the award-winning Kids First STEM range, this cool kit is a hands-on introduction to the wonders of science. Carry out 29 easy experiments to answer everyday questions, from how soap cleans things to why boats float. Learn how a magnifying glass works, create a weather station, grow cress seeds from scratch and much more!
From the award-winning Kids First STEM range, this cool kit is a hands-on introduction to the wonders of science. Carry out 29 easy experiments to answer everyday questions, from how soap cleans things to why boats float. Learn how a magnifying glass works, create a weather station, grow cress seeds from scratch and much more!
5 IQ Puzzler Pro – 2D & 3D Brain Teaser , £15.95 £15.95
Over 100 multi-level challenges from easy to expert
Using combinations of coloured connected balls, the challenge is to complete the constructed designs from the enclosed booklet. Split into levels of difficulty from easy to expert, the 120 challenges get harder as you need to fill in more missing pieces, moving from the tricky 2D puzzles to cunning twisted 3D pyramids. Suitable for any age from 6 to ‘very wise’ – build that genius IQ!
6 Hydraulic Cyborg Hand – Build Kit , £36.99 £36.99
Awesome 203-piece kit – build a cool & functional 40cm hand
Explore engineering with this innovative 40cm robot hand that uses hydraulic power to simulate the movements of the human hand. The 40-page full-colour manual shows you how to assemble the 203 pieces, allowing you to learn how hydraulic power works, with piston tubes filled with water. Worn over your hand, the lightweight, 4-fingered Cyborg Hand is easily manipulated to grip objects, fitting both right-handed and left-handed users. Have fun challenging yourself to pick up and use a variety of items like bottles, pencils and small items or even shake hands with your friends! An advanced build perfect for any budding engineer – hands-on!
7 Animal Alphabet – Wooden Topple Tower with 6 Games , £19.99 £19.99
Play fun games with letters & animals
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!
8 IQ Love – 120 Logic Challenges , £19.99 £19.99
From Easy to Expert, fit the pieces together to complete the heart!
Test your skills of logic and deduction with this single player puzzle game. Simply place the ten bright pieces into the heart-shaped game board in different configurations, completing the puzzles from the guide. There are 120 challenges in five difficulty levels to enjoy. But look out – the puzzles get more complicated as you go! With only one solution to each mind boggling task and a handy travel case, this fun set is for real puzzle lovers!
9 Gemology Crystal Lab – 5 Fun Activities , £24.99 £24.99
Explore the wonders of gem science
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.
10 Stars & Planets Science Kit – Little Labs , £19.99 £19.99
Learn all about the solar system – for aspiring astronomers!
Do plants grow on other planets? Why does the moon have a face? The answers to these questions and many more can all be found in this inspiring kit with easy hands-on experiments. Great way to learn all about outer space and have fun investigating the solar system. Also useful for NASA job applications.
What is STEM learning?
STEM learning encompasses the integrated study of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It encourages little learners to explore the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the world around us.
What are the benefits of a STEM approach?
STEM learning has a lot of real-world applications. It encourages curiosity, as well as fostering an increase in innovative thinking. It teaches little learners to tackle problems creatively and work well as a team. Lots of STEM projects also teach an acceptance of failure and build confidence.
“The mind that opens to a new idea will never return to its original size.”
– Albert Einstein
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