If your child is already old enough to play with complex LEGO sets and is ready to go deeper, you can stop reading right now and buy LEGO Boost. It’s. That. Good. The set combines real programming skills with fantastic interactive robots so that kids will enjoy learning the foundations …

Snap Circuits 3D Illumination is another brilliant entry in the Snap Circuits series that continues the line’s fun and educational experiments with electronics. This edition offers the chance to explore various light projects, including mirrors, projectors and light sensors. As part of the “3D” branch of Snap Circuits, young engineers …

Gravity Maze combines 3D building skills with logic and strategy to provide a unique “marble run” puzzle that pre-teens and adults will love. Gravity Maze is made by ThinkFun and is one of their most popular products; you’ll see why it’s a perennial best-selling logic puzzle in our full review, …