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  • Personal Protective Equipment for Safer Welding
    January 7, 2020

    Personal Protective Equipment for Safer Welding

    There’s an estimated 500,000 work-related injuries associated with welding due to risks like electric shock, fumes and gases, exposure to UV radiation, loss of vision, burns and many more. The unfortunate reality of this is that there are many safety...

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  • Elenco Bric Snap Circuits
    May 10, 2019

    Elenco Bric Snap Circuits

    Snap Circuits have been a longtime staple of STEM toys and are widely recognized as a great way for kids to learn about the complexities of electricity in a fun and low stress way. Elenco makes a lot of different...

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  • Robot Toys, Solar Energy and Saltwater Energy
    October 11, 2018

    Robot Toys, Solar Energy and Saltwater Energy

    Discover some fun and affordable STEM toys for the children in your life this Black Friday and Cyber Monday! We’ve got a lot of selection of many top brands like Elenco’s and Thames & Kosmos Science Kits, but today we’re...

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  • STEM Development for Kids:  Basic Biology
    October 1, 2018

    STEM Development for Kids: Basic Biology

    There are quite a few amazing STEM and STEAM toys for kids interested in chemistry and engineering/electricity. The Thames & Kosmos chemistry and other science kits fill quite a few holes there, and the Elenco Snap Circuits are pretty safe...

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  • How Does Magnetism Work?
    August 22, 2018

    How Does Magnetism Work?

    Magnets are seemingly magic force that kids love to play with because they do things that appeal to the senses which kids are exploring the use of. They can see the magnets defying gravity by holding onto the refrigerator, they...

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  • What Else Can I do With Elenco Snap Circuits?
    August 14, 2018

    What Else Can I do With Elenco Snap Circuits?

    You’ve mastered the Elenco Snap Circuits 300 and the SC-500. The SC-750 is no longer challenging enough. You’ve done light shows with the SCL-175 and you’ve built the SCROV-50 with the launcher and aren’t sure what else to do. With...

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  • Exploring Microscopes and Optical Science
    August 2, 2018

    Exploring Microscopes and Optical Science

    How do lenses and cameras work? Why is there color? What do things look like up close? What is an Ames Room? What’s inside a drop of water? These are all questions that kids probably have, and many of us...

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