It's always fun to give the old noggin a workout with ThinkFun's games. So we were excited to try one of their latest, Circuit Maze Circuit Maze is the newest addition to ThinkFun's family of classic logic puzzles like Laser Maze and Gravity Maze (affiliate link), which is a hit in our house. Circuit Maze consists of a playing field, tokens that players need to strategically place on the board to meet a given objective, challenge cards and ... [ Read More ]
STEM Gifts are Smart Gifts
We had a great time with ThinkFun, our fab panel, and a bright crowd of STEMchatters talking about holiday magic with a side of STEM. It's not surprising that our crowd knows that STEM gifts are smart gifts even when it comes to tweens and teens (maybe especially so!). That is, they're gifts that keep on giving long after they first come out of the box. ThinkFun’s broad range of STEM games, brainteasers and puzzles give the gift of knowledge with ... [ Read More ]
How To Raise a Young Scientist: April #STEMchat Summary, Part I
The April 2014 #STEMchat Sponsor There's still nearly a week left to enter the 2014 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and if you're looking for last minute ideas or tips to inspire your child to be named America's Top Young Scientist, keep reading! This was one of our liveliest #STEMchats ever with 175 participants. Of course we had a wonderful group of panelists to keep the discussion moving ahead and a fabulous ... [ Read More ]
Top Resources for Tweens and Engineering: #STEMchat Summary
We had a great time at the Tweens and Engineering #STEMchat. In fact, the chat was so lively it trended on Twitter! And as you will see below everyone shared so many great links and ideas. Many thanks to our sponsor and source of many excellent resources for emerging tween engineers, Design Squad. Thanks also to panelists Beth Blecherman, Amy Kraft, and Christy Matte. Kudos also to Jen Merrill bringing a sense of order from a rambling ... [ Read More ]