Coding is one aspect of digital making. When you write code, you are writing instructions for a computer to follow. The instructions might just be "turn this graphic by one degree each second", or ...

What kid doesn't want to be a superhero? Especially this year – between the Avengers, Black Panther, and Ant-Man movies, everyone's feeling inspired. Now, when you gift someone littleBits, kids (or ...

There’s no doubt the STEM toys category has lost a bit of its magic. The hype that started about a decade ago, powering a wave of startups to launch creative and experimental products — pitching ...

VERNON HILLS, Ill., July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- hand2mind ®, a trusted leader in hands-on educational resources, today announced an official licensing agreement with the Scratch Foundation and is ...

Coding is a necessary skill in today’s world, but it is relatively challenging to master, especially for kids. Its complexity is not necessarily because it is incomprehensible, but because it is a new ...

In 2020, parents and guardians are super spoilt for choice in the STEM toys gift department — which is great news in the midst of a pandemic that’s supercharging homeschooling needs. The category has ...

It’s a Sunday morning at East Dulwich Picturehouse in South London, and a group of three- and four-year-old children is playing in a backroom. But not with cars or dolls. Instead, they are learning ...

MOUNT VERNON - Laila Issa had taken a class in block-based coding program called Alice a few years ago but left with the feeling that she “didn't really understand it that much.” Although the ...

If you're a parent, then chances are you've heard endless debates about how screen time affects children. And while it's always a good idea to encourage your kids to put down their phones, tablets, ...