What games, toys, or science kits would you recommend for a kid who’s showing an interest in the sciences?

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Legos are a way to motivate creation in children, personally limit the time in front of the screens because they stun and the best way is to motivate the creative part.

A chemistry kit for children is great, that has given me love and respect for science since I was 7 years old, and he is able to create the same things and see the results immediately with everything he does.

I think my first piece of advice would be to avoid the use of screens unless they are science topics for children, on the other hand moving toys are very good at explaining things, for example, a Hotwheels track helps you explain Newton's laws including gravity.

Any toy that is not a screen is linked to science, it is incredible how toys have evolved and more science has entered into the operations, there is a Hasbro product that is a robot that the child assembles piece by piece and in the end, the robot turns on and moves, that motivates any child.

I recommend collections of books that deal with science but are for children, even the Star Wars books are a very good option.

I was a huge fan of Knex when I was a kid, they're sort of like legos but they work with magnets and you can create contraptions with them

How old is the kid? Older kids are probably interested in more challenging or complicated toys

i disagree with the sentiment around computers and screens, I think there are some video games out there that allow children to exercise their creativity and problem solving skills such as Polybridge or Kerbal Space Program, of course if their age is right for it

One of my fondest memories was when my dad bought me a telescope and microscope sets, I used them almost everyday for so long and I think it really helped me develop my curiosity

Check out Discovery Toys, pretty much everything they sell has an educational element to it and they're high quality

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